SOER 2015 Project Plan & Indicators EIONET / NFP MEETING

1. SOER 2015 Project Plan & IndicatorsEIONET / NFP MEETING 7 March 2013Integrated Environmental Assessments (Thomas Henrichs)

2. SOER 2015The path from SOER 2010 to SOER 2015 Planning Reflecting Assessing Producing • Content & coverage • Structure & approach • Indicators & types of information • Process & network 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2010

3. SOER 2015The path from SOER 2010 to SOER 2015 Reflecting Assessing Producing Planning • Project Plan • Why? – approach, background, … • What? – products, process, … • Who? & when? – timeline, … 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2010

4. SOER […] publish a report on the state of, trends in and prospects for the environment every five years - report (151 pp) + summary SOER 1995 - addresses 5 EAP targets - focus on sectoral integration 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 - big report (446 pp) + summary SOER 1999 - addresses environmental trends - focus on DPSIR, link between issues 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 - bigger report (569 pp, Part A, B & C) SOER 2005 - addresses air, water, land - focus on DPSIR, core set of indicators 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 - several reports (Parts A, B, C + Synthesis) SOER 2010 - addresses 6EAP priority areas - focus on systemic challenges 2011 2012 2013 ...

5. SOER 2015More of the same, or something different? ... Both! • What should stay similar? • Maintain familiar structure, Parts A (global), B (Europe), Part C (national), Synthesis • Continue the ‘narrative‘, i.e. analysis of systemic challenges, see SOER 2010 • What might be different? • More stakeholder involvement, especially in conclusions and reflection on future ‘prospects‘ • Less ‘new‘ assessments, more focus on, and refering to, existing indicators and reports Publish a credible and reliable, relevant and timely, legitimate and transparent, targeted and accessible assessment in 2015. Aim

6. SOER 2015A suite of product(s): short briefs + up-to-date indicators SYN A B C Synthesis & Derivatives Thematic SOE summaries Country-levelSOE summaries Global Megatrends (GMT) SOER Assessments Synthesis report GMT fiches thematic fiches country fiches 2012 2013 2014 FLIS CSI & IMS SENSE 3 indicator reports & stakeholder workshop country-level indicators forward-looking indicators regular EEA indicators SOER Online FLIS Reportnet (incl. PDF, ...) Eionet(incl. SERIS) ? ? SENSE CDR GMES SENSE IMS GEMET SENSE SENSE Reportnet Data Centres GCI ROD EyeonEarth Signals 2015 and other derivatives ETDS SDI SERIS AoA Discomap

7. SOER 2015Part C – Country-level SOER assessment and information • Country fiches(one – and only one – per country) • 4 page summaries of national SOE Report • drafted by countries (NFP or NRC-SOE) • plus: links to national SOE reports via SERIS C Country-levelSOE summaries 1 • Country comparison fiches(1 per agreed theme) • 4 page each, based on EEA indicators (CSI) • drafted by EEA • plus: link to country level view using SENSE SOER assessments 2 country fiches SENSE SOERonline country-level indicators • National-level indicators (voluntary) • online link between several European and country level indicators via SENSE • maintained jointly by EEA and Eionet Eionet(incl. SERIS) 3 Eionet & Reportnet

8. SOER 2015SOER online - EEA indicators to provide the core • Complement global megatrends fiches with key indicators online; • Present and update CSI and other regular & stable EEA indicators; • Allow country comparisons using selected EEA indicators, complement this with country detail via SENSE (i.e. based on subset of CSI); • Use SENSE to increase coherence of national and European indicators; • Show selected indicators in Synthesis and Annual Indicator Reports; A B B C C S FLIS CSI & IMS SENSE report & fiches SOERonline country-level indicators forward-looking indicators regular EEA indicators FLIS Reportnet (incl. PDF, ...) Eionet(incl. SERIS) SENSE CDR GMES SENSE IMS GEMET SENSE SENSE Reportnet Data Centres GCI ROD EyeonEarth ETDS SDI SERIS AoA Discomap

9. SOER 2015The path from SOER 2010 to SOER 2015 Planning Reflecting Producing Assessing • Discuss with EEA stakeholders (Q1) - including NRC-SOE on 22/23 Apr - • SOER 2015 Implementation Plan (Q2) • START WORK (Q3) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2010

10. SOER 2015Role of the National Focal Points • Overall, NFPs should help ensure the country level input into the SOER 2015 process is credible and reliable; this could focus on the following: • The NFPs coordinate reviews by the respective thematic NRCs and other country-level experts as part of the regular consultation; • The NFPs, together with the National Reference Centres for SOE, channel country-level input to the SOER 2015, especially Part C; • The NFPs reflect on the findings of the Synthesis stakeholder workshops at a dedicated seminar; • ... other roles? FEEDBACK BY 27 MARCH, PLEASE

11. And to finish off on something completely different ... Upcoming EEA report: Managing municipal solid waste – a review of achievements in 32 European countries Publication scheduled for 19 March, together with 32 country papers Launch at European Commission event: Expert meeting on policy instruments and infrastructure to improve municipal waste management (on 19 March)

12. Thank you!

13. Indicators- Status of EEA indicator review Four distinct but inter-connected EEA activities were highlighted at the Management Board in March 2011 & June 2011: (1) Cleaning the EEA indicators to remove redundancies and duplications and ensure improved access to them on the website; (2) Mapping the EEA indicators and their status related to their technical, conceptual and political context; (3) Continuance of indicator-based state of environment reporting in member countries as part of the SOER follow-up process; and (4) Reviving the annual publication of an indicator-based cross-cutting assessment. DONE DONE DONE DONE

14. Indicators- Status of CSI refresh (March 2013) • The CSI was in 2004 established for 3 main purposes: • To provide a manageable and stable basis for indicator based assessments of progress against environmental policy priorities • To prioritise improvements in the quality and geographic coverage of data flows which will enhance comparability and certainty of information and assessments • To streamline EEA/Eionet’s contributions to other European / global indicator initiatives • Discussions about refresh of CSI based on three principles: • Define quality assurance criteria, based on (1) Regularity, (2) Stability, (3) Geo. Scope • Ensure appropriate thematic and sectoral coverage, based on policy priorities • Keep Core Set of Indicators ‘stable, but not static‘(i.e. stay close to current set) • Status: Internal discussions on-going – expect proposal in March / April

15. Indicators-Update on Producer-User forum Indicator presentation & communication Joint indicator systems Policy demands & needs Producer forum Producer- user forum Systemic approaches, e.g. env. accounts Indicator pyramid / reference data sets Indicator capacity building Producer Forum includes Eurostat, EEA and JRC; aims to improve cooperation: -> complementary and coordinated activities -> increased efficiency in deployment of EU resources -> alignment of indicator sets and systems

16. Indicators- Feedback on CSI from countries • On a regular basis the EEA gives Eionet (i.e. NFP and/or NRC) the opportunity to comment on the assessments provided in the Core Set of Indicators (CSI) via the Indicator Management System (IMS). • Query: “Does the EEA receive any comments from EEA member countries?” • A (quick and non-comprehensive) analysis of feedback registered in the IMS shows a total of 47 comments between November 2010 and February 2012.