1. Session 5 - Climate Change and SDG Indicators Introduction Angelica Tudini - Istat Expert Forum for producers and users of climate change-related statistics UNECE, Geneva 2-3 September 2015

2. Session 5: Climate change and SDG indicators Outline of the Session Presentation 1: The process of setting up the SDG indicators Tiina Luige, UNECE, Member of IAEG on SDG indicators (IAEG- SDG) Presentation 2: UNECE Task Force: approach for selecting the set of climate indicators & ranking of related policy questions - Olivier Thunus, UNECE Task Force Vice Chair

3. Why are we interested in the SDG indicators The monitoring process of the SDGs will require the use of a wide set of statistical information, including indicators derived from the statistical standards such as the SEEA and SNA. At the same time the UNECE Task Force on a set of key climate change-related statistics is developing an internationally comparable set of key climate change- related statistics and indicators on the basis of SEEA and other sources

4. UNECE Task Force What we aim to do? Created in October 2014 under the Conference of European Statisticians Objectives: Define an internationally comparable set of key climate change- related statistics and indicators. Explore the use of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) for the set of statistics and indicators. Draft definitions and suggested data sources for the set of statistics and indicators. The work should take into account SDGs and relevant issues raised in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

5. Members and consultations Countries: Canada, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation and Turkey International organizations: European Environment Agency, Eurostat, FAO, OECD, UNFCCC, United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Statistics Division UNECE acts as Secretariat to the Task Force In addition: The Task Force will report to the Steering Group on climate change-related statistics

6. Timing and expected outputs The activities of the Task Force are planned for the period from end-2014 to end-2016. Output: A key set of climate change-related statistics and indicators Definitions and data sources Recommendations for compilation for CES member countries

7. Expectations for the Expert Forum To be informed and updated on the general process concerning the measurement of the SDGs and especially the climate change- related indicators within them To assess the role of the core set of climate change-related statistics and indicators being developed by the UNECE Task Force within the SDGs process To receive feedback from the experts concerning the approach adopted by the TF in developing the core set of indicators and specifically on the ranking of policy questions