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EC JRC, Ispra, Italy – 10-11 March 2015
EEA approach to setting indicators
Geertrui Louwagie
European Environment Agency (EEA)
Ecosystems assessment group – Natural systems and vulnerability programme
EEA environmental indicators
“The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve
significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment through the
provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to
policymaking agents and the public.” (EEA Mission statement)
“The EEA is an important source and custodian of environment-related data
and indicators, and a key provider of environmental knowledge and
information services.” (MAWP 2014-2018)
Indicators
• an appropriate context to data
• bridge between data & assessments
EEA indicators & policy making
EEA indicators
• designed to answer key policy questions
• support all phases of environmental policy making (design, target
setting, policy monitoring & evaluation, communication)
Typology depending on the policy phase:
• Type A: descriptive indicators (What is happening to the
environment and humans?)
• Type B: performance indicators (Are we reaching targets?)
• Type C: efficiency indicators (Are we improving?)
• Type D: policy effectiveness indicators (Are measures working?)
• Type E: total welfare indicators (Are we on the whole better off?)
EEA indicators & policy making
Driving forces – Pressure – State – Impact – Response (DPSIR)
framework
Source: EEA, 2002
EEA indicators by theme & their updates
EEA indicators by theme
Theme
Indicators
Air pollution
11
Biodiversity
27
Climate change
45
Energy
11
Environmental scenarios
2
Fisheries
3
Green economy
1
Household consumption
1
Land
1
Soil
1
Transport
20
Waste
2
Water
11
Total
136
EEA currently maintains 136 indicators, all
made public via the EEA website
www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators
• 72 indicators
frequency
(53%)
have
an
annual
• 64 indicators (47%) have a multi-annual
frequency (13 every two years, 5 every
three years, 38 every four years, 3 every
five years and 5 every six years)
The core set of indicators (CSIs)
CSI 2004 (37 indicators, 10 thematic areas, 4 sectors)
Purpose:
• prioritise improvements in the quality and coverage of data flows
• streamline contributions to other indicator initiatives in Europe and beyond
• provide a basis for indicator-based assessments of progress (environmental policy)
CSI 2014 (42 indicators, 6 thematic areas)
Purpose: produce an indicator set with a more balanced structure and improve alignment
with current policy priorities (7EAP) and the EEA's MAWP 2014-18
Themes
Indicators
Air pollution, transp. and noise
CSI 004, CSI 005 , CSI 037 + 4 indicators under development
Climate change and energy
CSI 012, CSI 013, ENER 028 + 4 indicators under development
Freshwater resources
CSI 018, CSI 019, CSI 020, CSI 022 + 3 indicators under development
Marine and maritime
CSI 021, CSI 023, CSI 032, CSI 034, CLIM 012, CLIM 013, MAR 001
Biodiversity and ecosystems
CSI 008, CSI 014, SEBI 001, 4 indicators under development
Waste and resources
CSI 028, SCP 013 + 5 indicators under development
More info: http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/digest-of-eea-indicators-2014
Thematic cluster ‘Land & soil indicators’ (LSIs)
Existing and under development
Indicator code
Indicator name
Update/Comments
LSI 001/CSI 014 Land take
Following CLC updates, every 6 years
LSI 002
Imperviousness/Soil sealing
Following HRL updated, every 3 years –
first publication in 2015
LSI 003*
Progress in management of contaminated
sites
To be revised to increase comparability
across countries
LSI 004/CSI xxx Fragmentation of habitats and ecosystems
Under development
Cf. SEBI 013*
Fragmentation of (semi-)natural areas
Assessment published May 2010; update
expected Q1/2015 (CLC 2006)
LSI 005/CLIM
027*
Soil organic carbon
LSI 006/CLIM
028*
Soil erosion
LSI 007/CLIM
029
Soil moisture
* Produced in cooperation with EC-JRC
Ideally following EEA climate change
impact indicator reporting cycle, every
four years
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The Indicator Management System (IMS)
IMS:
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Specification
2005
2007
2014
to manage EEA indicators in a consistent way
gives a framework to maintain & publish indicators
structures and archives the indicator content
keeps core expert knowledge
provides a quick reference and helps daily work
tracks relationships indicators / other web content
ensures traceability and transparency
allows automated exchange with partners
Logical structure:
• Specification = standard part related to
metadata (definition, data sources, etc.)
• Assessment = more narrative part, which
is produced whenever new data becomes
available from the source data sets
New versions of specifications & assessments
Specification
version 1
Specification
version 2
2005
20xx
2007
2014
20xx
Indicator specification - Structure
Specification = standard part related to metadata (definition, data sources, etc.)
Title
Assessments versions
Specification
version 1
Justification for indicator selection
Scientific references
Indicator definition
Policy questions (key and specific)
Policy context and targets
Related policy documents
Methodology for indicator calculation
Methodology for gap filling
2014
Methodology references
Data specifications
Uncertainties
Related items
General metadata
Indicator assessment - Structure
Specification
version 1
2014
Indicator assessment –
Key policy question and assessment
Specification
version 1
2014
Indicator assessment –
Specific policy questions and assessments
Specification
version 1
2014
Indicator relation to data and metadata
Indicator = specification + assessment
Data sources
(with metadata)
Data visualisation
(with metadata)
Maps
Map viewers
Eye on Earth
Graphs
Daviz
Graphs and maps – Interactive visualisation
• Automate data collection and
visualisation (e.g. from Eurostat)
• Layout harmonisation and ensured
consistency
• Attractive interactive visualisations
which enable data exploration
• Better sharing of data and its
visualisation in multiple formats
• Enforce data transparency and
traceability
• Allows public scrutiny, verifiability
and reproducibility
• Purely web-based, no extra
software needed
Data and metadata
(No) metadata
Metadata: important information to the end-user
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gis/
Metadata – Excel template
Published – PDF on demand!
EEA Report
SOER 2015
Thematic
briefing
Created on-the-fly in one click!
Just selected a theme.
Live Demo
http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer-2015/europe/energy
LSI 003 in European briefings on ‘Soil’ and ‘Industry’
Thank you
[email protected]
http://www.eea.europa.eu
Indicator assessment – Structure (long view)
Specification
version 1
2014