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1
Research agenda
  • London Group
  • (New York, 19 - 21 June 2006)

2
Overview
  • Background
  • General issues
  • Scope of the update of the SEEA-2003
  • Coverage of the SEEA-2003
  • Link with the 1993 SNA and BPM6 how close?
  • Issues by chapters
  • Timeline/calendar of events

3
Background
  • One of the UNCEEAs objective is
  • To elevate the SEEA to an international standard
    by 2010
  • Link the release of the SEEA with other standards
    (SNA, BPM6, ISIC, CPC, etc.)
  • SEEA-2003 major step forward
  • But, need more work to harmonize concepts and
    methods

4
What has been done?
  • Develop a preliminary list of issues based on
    contributions received from various group active
    in environmental-economic accounts and related
    statistics
  • Environmental accounts (London Group, MFA)
  • national accounts and balance of payments (AEG,
    BOPCOM, ISWGNA, OECD National Accounts meetings,
    TFHPSA, etc.)
  • Environment statistics (ISWGEnv. Stats.)
  • Energy statistics (Oslo Group, ISWGEnv.Stats.)

5
What has been done? (2)
  • Issues are organized according to
  • Cross-cutting issues
  • Organized by chapters of the SEEA-2003
  • New issues
  • Issues are classified according to whether
  • Long-term (relevant but agreement cannot be
    reached by 2008)
  • Short-term (completed by 2008)

6
Scope of the handbook
  • Considering that the SEEA 2010 will be a
    statistical standard
  • Should country practices and examples be included
    in the SEEA?
  • Should compilation and implementation issues be
    addressed? If not where should they be addressed?
  • At what level of detail should standard tables be
    developed?
  • Should performance and impact indicators be
    included?

7
Links with the 1993 SNA how close?
  • There exist different approaches than the
    SEEA-2003, in particular embraced by environment
    and energy statistics
  • Main differences in the approaches are
  • Residence vs. presence principle
  • Treatment of mobile sources
  • How should the SEEA-2003 address these
    differences?

8
Where are we?
  • Have already agreed on organizations /individuals
    that will lead the research agenda by
    chapters/issues
  • London Group has discussed most of the issues in
    the research agenda, in particular
  • Can the issue be solved by 2008?
  • Process for solving the issues (who will do what,
    when, with whom, time frame)
  • Are there missing issues in the list?

9
What next?
  • Finalize a detailed list of issues with
    contributors and time schedule for solving them
  • Prepare a programme of work with time schedule
    for addressing the issue and process to address
    it
  • LG members to prepare issue papers according to
    an agreed structure for discussion at next LG
    meeting
  • Outcome papers summarizing the conclusions of the
    Group submitted to UNCEEA
  • Submit outcome papers to the UNCEEA

10
Timeline
  • Revise and finalize the list of issues (end
    2006?)
  • Identify issues to be resolved between now and
    mid 2008
  • Revise the handbook mid 2008 to end 2009
  • SEEA 2010 submitted to UN Statistical Commission
    in March 2010
  • SCHEDULE IS VERY TIGHT gt UNCEEA to evaluate it
    whether it can be done

11
Calendar of events
  • February 2007 London Group meeting (South
    Africa)
  • April 2007 Oslo Group (India)
  • June 2007 UNCEEA meeting
  • November 2007 London Group meeting
  • June 2008 London Group and UNCEEA meeting
    (back-to-back)
  • MFA Group?
  • Eurostat Task Forces?
  • DIMESA Meetings?

12
Additional issues
  • Editor ?
  • to bring together results of discussion on issues
    in a single handbook
  • To bring together chapters written by group of
    authors
  • Characteristics of the editor
  • Knowledgeable of environmental and national
    accounts
  • Capable of reaching consensus
  • Impartial
  • Funding for the editor

13
Questions to the UNCEEA?
  • What is the view of the UNCEEA in terms of the
    scope of the SEEA?
  • Country practices and examples?
  • Compilation and implementation practices?
  • Standard tables ?
  • Accounting identities and aggregates?
  • Specific resources?
  • Sectoral approaches?
  • What is your view in terms of the linkages
    between the SEEA and the SNA? How to address the
    differences?
  • How can the UNCEEA cope with the tight time
    schedule?
  • Do we need an editor?
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