Environment is one of the three pillars of sustainable development. The Agenda 2030 and accompanying Sustainable Development Goals have a strong environmental component and recognize the importance of properly managing environmental assets for the benefit of current and future generations in a equitable manner. Furthermore, the SDGs call for regular reporting of indicators on many environmental topics such as biodiversity, energy, ecosystem, oceans, land, sustainable consumption and production, water and waste.
To support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and to more broadly build capacity in countries for the compilation of environmentally related data, UNSIAP in collaboration with partners, continues to expand the number of e-learning courses on environment statistics, accounts and indicators. An introductory course on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting is available; a course on Energy Statistics and Accounts will be available in the second half of 2020. We encourage you to visit out platform on a regular basis to see what new courses are available.
1. Participants understand basic concepts and frameworks on statistics related to climate change and are able to produce selected climate change-related indicators using their national data
2. Participants are able to assist colleagues, whether in their own countries or elsewhere, in the compilation of the indicators
UNESCAP organised a Training Programme on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) for Asia Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Nadi from 14-16 September 2016. Participants in attendance were from statistics offices and line ministries/ departments representing: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Resource persons from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and Statistics Department of UNDESA also participated.
The purpose of the training program is (i) to help participants acquire knowledge and skills to deepen their understanding of the accounting principles and basic data needs for compiling environmental-economic accounts according to the SEEA Central Framework; (ii) to facilitate experience sharing among Asia and Pacific countries; and (iii) to support countries to set up a strategy and work plan for the SEEA implementation
