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The EEA’s needs for data and information on transitional, coastal and marine waters - proposed indicators. Background. EEA moving from best available to best needed information - Bridging the Gap Streamlining data flows and reduction of reporting burden

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  1. The EEA’s needs for data and information on transitional, coastal and marine waters - proposed indicators

  2. Background • EEA moving from best available to best needed information - Bridging the Gap • Streamlining data flows and reduction of reporting burden • Policy-relevant indicators covering the DPSIR framework • Hierarchical approach to indicator production:  datasets  indicator systems (thematic, sectoral and socio-economic)  headline indicators • ETC/WTR developing core set for water

  3. ETC/WTR - 2001 work plan includes • Development of a core set of indicators for all types of water body, and production of an indicator-based report on water • Report on the identification of the overlap between monitoring requirements for the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Conventions with recommendations for rationalising and streamlining monitoring and reporting in coastal and marine waters • Combined with report on representative stations • EIONET workshop in September 2001

  4. Policy questions • To what extent do existing policies and measures serve to reduce critical pressures on the water environment and how is the general state of the water environment improving as a consequence? • Are human health standards being met as set down by international water policies and legislation? • What is the result of actions to address specific impacts on aquatic ecosystems and are ecological standards being met?

  5. Policy questions • What are the impacts of climate change on the water environment • How are socio-economic sectors contributing to the sustainable use of water? • Are the external costs of water management captured by market prices? • Are changes in the quality of water and the water environment contributing to sustainable development and improvements in our overall quality of life?

  6. Issues covered • Eutrophication • Hazardous substances • Organic pollution • Ecological quality • Groundwater quality • Water stress and water use • Microbiological pollution • Fisheries including mariculture • Oil • Climate change

  7. Development of core set of indicators for water EUROWATERNET WATERBASE (Marinebase) Other data sources Inland Waters Marine Waters CORE SET OF INDICATORS “Background indicators” Policy relevance/ effectiveness Societal and socio-economic scenarios (D, P and R) REPORT ON WATER BASED ON INDICATORS Prospective/ spatial analysis

  8. Reports for which water indicators are required Core set of indicators TERM and EERM reports ESR 2002 Indicator based report on water Kiev report State and outlook report 2004

  9. Summary of types of indicator

  10. Development of indicators • For some not possible to produce an indicator based on fully comparable datasets • These will be “demonstrated” in the water indicator report using available, probably regional, datasets • Some indicators will also be developed with time as countries adapt monitoring to meet requirements of Water Framework Directive • Interim indicators

  11. Driving Force indicators - 2002 report

  12. Pressures indicators - 2002 report

  13. State indicators - 2002 report

  14. State indicators - 2002 report

  15. Impact indicators - 2002 report

  16. Response indicators - 2002 report

  17. EUROWATERNET Update 2001 • Rivers, lakes and groundwater bodies • Data for use in Water Indicator report, Kiev report etc. • Update of BASIC network • Start implementation of IMPACT network for rivers and lakes • 15 September to 19 November 2001

  18. Data flows for indicators • Update of EUROWATERNET for rivers, lakes and groundwater • Update of data in MARINEBASE • Could include first steps in developing and implementing EUROWATERNET for transitional, coastal and marine waters • Requests to other data holders: EUROSTAT, DG Environment, FAO • Requests to NRCs: filling in gaps, validation, State of Environment reports

  19. MARINEBASE - Numbers of stations with nutrient and DO data in seawater

  20. Marinebase update - options • National data obtained either from Commissions/ICES if they hold all national data and other required information, • and country has given their permission to EEA • Supplemented by additional national/ regional data and information if not held in existing international databases • Or obtain all data and information from NRCs • EUROWATERNET - first steps and piloting

  21. Access by EEA to national data reported to Marine Conventions + : Marine Convention’s data can be accessed by EEA ? : no reply from country n.r: access not requested yet

  22. Datasets required for transitional, coastal and marine waters

  23. Datasets required for transitional, coastal and marine waters

  24. Datasets required for transitional, coastal and marine waters

  25. Concluding comments • ETC/WTR developing policy relevant core set of indicators for water • Indicators will be hierarchical and will have defined subsets for use in different reports and for different purposes • Datasets for these indicators required from a number of different sources • Update of MARINEBASE • Development of EUROWATERNET for transitional, coastal and marine waters

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