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A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium

Towards HARMONIZATION of the WATER REPORTING PROCESS. A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium. Water Statistics - Work Session 2a Vienna, 20-22.06.2005 Rudy Vannevel r.vannevel@vmm.be. The Information cycle (after Timmerman&Langaas (2004). Water management.

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A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium

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  1. Towards HARMONIZATION of the WATER REPORTING PROCESS A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium Water Statistics - Work Session 2a Vienna, 20-22.06.2005 Rudy Vannevel r.vannevel@vmm.be

  2. The Information cycle (after Timmerman&Langaas (2004) Water management Information needs Information utilization Information strategy Data analysis Data collection

  3. POLICY PROCESS REPORTING PROCESS Water management Information utilisation Assessment & reporting Information needs Data analysis Assessment strategies Monitoring programmes Data collection Data handling MONITORING PROCESS IT- PROCESS

  4. Environmental Information Cycle POLICY PROCESS REPORTING PROCESS Questionnaires Reports Monitoring strategies Data bases MONITORING PROCESS IT-PROCESS

  5. POLICY PROCESS REPORTING PROCESS Questionnaires Reports Review report formats Harmonising questionnaires Reporting tables (CIRT) Optimising data bases Monitoring strategies Harmonising monitoring strategies Data bases MONITORING PROCESS IT-PROCESS

  6. DPSIR CIRT 2 Activ. & services WWT. CIRT 1 Connectivity rate Treatment capacity Sludge Discharges Effluents H2O accounts ... H2O supply H2O uses WW disch. H2O accounts ... DPSIR CIRT 7 Sampling Analyses Env. standards CIRT 9 Parameters CIRT 5 Sampl.sites Sampling Parameters H2O courses CIRT 8 Parameters Sampling sites DPSIR Results CIRT 5 Measures Parameters CIRT 10 Sampling sites Tested results

  7. CONTENT REPORTING TABLES ECONOMIC ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SOCIAL ISSUES WATER ISSUES ACCOUNTS WATER CHAIN WATER SYSTEM WATER ACCOUNTS Fresh water Water Quantity (availability, use, supply) Water Quality (waste water discharges) NON-WATER ACCOUNTS Surface water Sanitation tools (waste water treatment) Water quality Other policy tools (levies, permits) Water mass Sediments Biota Marine water Ground- water Water quantity NON-WATER ISSUES

  8. CONTENT REPORTING TABLES: NEW ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SOCIAL ISSUES ECONOMIC ISSUES WATER ISSUES ACCOUNTS WATER CHAIN WATER SYSTEM WATER ACCOUNTS Fresh water Water Quantity (availability, use, supply) Water Quality (waste water discharges) NON-WATER ACCOUNTS Surface water Water quality Sanitation tools (waste water treatment) levies, permits, communication Water mass Sediments Biota Suspended solids Marine water Ground- water Water quantity erosion Soil NON-WATER ISSUES air deposition Air

  9. Environmental analysis Economic analysis D D- Water accounts Water abstractions Emissions P P- Water accounts Discharges Water & load balances Water quantity Water quality S S- Water accounts Load reductions Habitat quality Biodiversity Impact analysis I Health Biodiversity & habitat changes I- Water accounts R- Water accounts R Policy instruments Scenario analysis

  10. Harmonisation questionnaires New WQI Harmonisation of reports Water management Information utilisation Assessment & reporting Datawarehouse applications Information needs Data analysis Assessment strategies Monitoring programmes Data collection Data handling Manuals on monitoring Developed vs developing countries IT-tools: EU COM: WISE EEA: EEIS

  11. Harmonisation questionnaires & reports INTERN. POLICY PROCESS Ind.set 1 Ind.set n Common Indicatorset Internat. level 1 Quest Quest 1 Quest n Report 1 Report 2 Report n Who will conduct the harmonisation process? Country level Common Questionnaire Common Report

  12. Harmonisation questionnaires & reports Int. Org. 1 Int. Org. 2 Int. Org. 1 Int. Org. 2 Quest 1 Quest 2 Quest n Rep 1 Rep 2 Rep n Mutual profit ! Facilitates reporting process Cost-saving Emphasis on future needs Increases new data delivery but Harmonisation is a prerequisite EU COM EWN-e EEA EUROSTAT AU II EUROSTAT OECD/ESTAT REQ & IWJQ OECD OECD COMP UN UN QES Example:Sectoral analysis Country Country Common Quest Common report

  13. Developing vs developed countries WORLDWIDE Developed countries : data management ! Differentiation CONTINENTAL Harmonisation NATIONAL REGIONAL Developing countries : monitoring ! LOCAL

  14. Datawarehousing Int. Org. 1 Int. Org. 2 Int. Org. Rep 1 Rep 2 Rep n Harmonisation Common Report format Harmonisation IT-tool 1 IT-tool n DWH Country 1 Country 2 Country 1 Country 2 Harmonisation DB 1 DB 2 DB n DB 1 DB 2 DB n

  15. DPSIR overarching Water Quality Index D P Actual pressures Pressure trend analysis = not spatial related ! S Actual status (SoE) Environmental trend analysis I = Load balance ! Carrying capacity Load reduction R Response effectiveness = Policy evaluation ! = Basis for objective ranking of countries

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