Activities
To support countries in strengthening their environment statistics, ESCAP has convened sub-regional workshops and an Expert Workshop on Land Accounting. ESCAP has also participated in workshops and technical assistance at the national level in several member States.
Workshops
Sub-regional Workshops on Environment Statistics
Several countries in Asia and the Pacific have expressed the need to improve environment statistics programmes of national statistical offices (NSOs) to respond to demands arising from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other national development priorities.
The workshops on environment statistics for Asia-Pacific sub-regions – Pacific, Southeast Asia, South and Southwest Asia, East and Northeast Asia, and North and Central Asia – offer opportunities to build capacity on basic approaches to environment statistics, the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), as well as strategic planning for improving environment statistics.
Sub-Regional Workshops on Environment Statistics | Date | Venue |
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13-15 March 2017 | Incheon, Republic of Korea | |
6-8 February 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
2-4 November 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
14-16 September 2016 | Nadi, Fiji | |
15-17 November 2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Expert Workshops
Land Accounts
Background
Purpose of the workshop
Ocean Accounts
Vital information to monitor and evaluate progress towards SDG 14 is available, but it is fragmented across scientific domains, policy frameworks and institutions. ESCAP and UN Environment are leading a global effort to develop statistical guidance based on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA). The Ocean Accounts Framework provides guidance on selecting, prioritizing and standardizing data of national, regional and global importance, so that it can be integrated and thereby provide a comprehensive view. This requires a conversation among scientists, policy makers and statisticians.
Climate Change-Related Statistics
The ESCAP course on Climate Change Statistics combines modules from the SEEA-CF, SEEA-EEA, SEEA-AFF, Ocean Accounts with an overview of climate change science. Participants are guided through a week-long exercise to determine climate change priorities in their countries, research appropriate data and make recommendations for statistical development to address their priorities.
Expert Workshops | Date | Venue |
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12-15 November 2019 | Sydney, Australia | |
Asia and the Pacific Regional Expert Workshop on Ocean Accounts | 1-3 August 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand |
Regional Expert Workshop on Land Accounting for SDG Monitoring and Reporting | 25-27 September 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand |
Other Related Workshops | Date | Venue |
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17-21 September 2018 | Nadi, Fiji | |
11 - 14 June 2018 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | |
Regional Training Course on Climate Change-Related Statistics | 27 November - 1 December 2017 | Chiba, Japan |