Environment – Economic Accounts in Mauritius Prepared by: Mr. Anand Sookun Mrs Nalini Meenowa, Statistics Mauritius Mr. Jean Louis Weber, Independent Consultant Presented by: Mrs Nalini Meenowa Expert Meeting……..

Contents Introduction Types of Environmental – Economic Accounts (EEA) developed ◦ Energy use and Atmospheric Emissions Accounts ◦ Water Accounts ◦ Material Flows Accounts ◦ Ecosystem/Natural Capital Accounts Way forward Conclusion 2

Background Location Population : 1.27 Million Area of Republic of Mauritius : 2,040 km 2 ◦ Is. of Mauritius1865 km 2 and ◦ Islands of Rodrigues, Agalega and Chagos Archipelago – approx 108 km 2 Major Climatic Conditions: Sub Tropical Summer & Winter Average annual rainfall : approx mm Population Density:600 inhabitants/km 2 3

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The need for environmental accounting under the policy contexts In Mauritius, the environmental issues are a matter of concern with population rise, economic developments in tourism and manufacturing, among others. The need for and use of proper statistics and accounts have been clearly felt in studies carried out such as: The National Self Capacity Assessment for Environment (2005), The National Assessment Report on the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation of Sustainable Development in SIDS (2010), and The Mauritius Environment Outlook Report (2011). Maurice Ile Durable 5

Environmental Accounts and the policy context Sustainable Consumption and Production Energy Policy Sustainable Tourism Maurice ile durable Statistics Indicators Analysis Modelling Scenarios Surveys National Accounts Environmental Accounts Evidence Science Data

The set up For the EEA, UNDP Consultant’s (Mr Rocky Harris) first mission (circa 2008) established priorities and sources for the Environmental-Economic Accounts Energy use and atmospheric emissions Water use Material flows ◦ Second mission (circa 2009), supported by AFD Compilation and estimation for 2002 Illustrative applications, glossy brochure ◦ Third mission (circa 2010) Update for 2007 Interpolation and extrapolation Analysis and dissemination

The set up updated For the EEA Water UNSD supported capacity building (2011 and 2012) with some technical assistance from the Inter-Regional Advisor on SEEA (Mr Ricardo Martinez-Lagunes) Regional Workshop was held in Mauritius Preliminary Water Statistics and Accounts report was drafted In 2012, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) supported the development of Ecosystem/Natural Capital Accounts with a Consultant’s (Mr Jean Louis Weber) first mission in April 2013: Data stocktaking was carried out ◦ Second mission (Sept 2013): Creation of GIS database Production of preliminary accounts

Reference manuals adopted FDES 2013, SEEA CF 2012 The SEEA-Water IRWS, ISIC and CPC 9

Gross Value Added Carbon dioxide * Primary energy use* No decoupling for key SCP sectors 1 in Mauritius yet Index (2000=100) 1. SCP key sectors are all industrial sectors except agriculture, electricity and water supply, and public transport. * Including energy and emissions relating to electricity production, based on constant factors per unit of electricity. Selected Results for Energy Use and Atmospheric Emissions Accounts

CO 2 emissions from Mauritius key SCP sectors (ktCO2) Freight transport and business travel Manufacturin g use of carbon fuels Electricity use * * Based on constant (average) emission factor per unit of electricity consumed Selected Results for Energy Use and Atmospheric Emissions Accounts

Selected Results for Water use accounts Share of market activity

Selected Water use Accounts Indicators of Water Accounts by selected industrial groups, 2002 and

Gross Value Added Water use No decoupling for hotels in Mauritius yet Index (2000=100) 1. SCP key sectors are all industrial sectors except agriculture, electricity and water supply, and public transport. Selected Results for Water use accounts

Linking greenhouse gas emissions and water use Lakes and reservoirs Water distributio n14ktCO 2 Agricultur e Direct abstractions Water supply treatment 24 ktCO2 Leakage 10ktCO2 Non- domestic use Waste water treatment 50ktCO2 Domestic use Waste water collection 5ktCO2 216mcm Water company admin 5ktCO2 65mcm 45mcm 105mcm 465mcm Selected Results for Experimental Water use and Energy use accounts linkages

Material Flow Accounts produce flawed and potentially misleading aggregate indicators Possible applications: Material intensity of construction – is construction output decoupling from resource use? Physical Balance of Trade – are we consuming a greater share of the world’s resources

Example from UK construction output and use of construction materials

This report is the first comprehensive one to show the relationship between the environment and the economy Water accounts presented in physical terms while monetary values are presented in summarised forms. 18 Status of Latest Water Accounts

Water Accounts Data Sources: ◦ Census of Economic Activities, CSO ◦ Water Resources Unit ◦ Central Water Authority – Water Supplier ◦ Wastewater Management Authority ◦ Irrigation Authority?? ◦ IPP?? ◦ Central electricity Board??

Water use accounts based mainly on Census of Economic Activities 20 Water Use :An analysis of water use by sector reveals that, as might be expected, agriculture is a relatively intensive user (50%), hydropower-29%, households-9%, Manufacturing-2% and remaining UFW-10% Water use intensity indicates the amount of water in million cubic metres used by a particular sector of the economy per million rupees of Gross Value Added (GVA) generated in that sector. Hydro power and Agriculture main. Though both have dropped 14 % and 25% respectively from 2002 to 2007 Water productivity measures the GVA generated in a particular sector per unit volume of water used. In 2007, this indicator was highest in ‘Construction’ and ‘Wholesale and Retail’ sectors with over Rs 20,000 million of GVA generated per million m 3 of water used. ‘Agriculture’ and ‘Production of electricity’ sectors had the lowest rate with 17 million and 9 million rupees per million m 3 of water used respectively

Physical water stocks and flows within the environment Water Resources in Mauritius Surface water resources 6 impounding reservoirs total capacity = 77.4 Mm 3 annual yield = 135 Mm 3 6 Potable Water Treatment Plants 3 major river abstractions (for Potable Water Supply) 25 major river basins 350 river run off takes Groundwater resources 5 main aquifers 406 wells 300 Observation Wells 107 Flow measuring station 114 Potable (90% of total Groundwater production) 156 Private Agricultural (6%) 136 Industrial (4%) 21

RAINFALL PATTERN 3600 mm 3000 mm 2000 mm 1000 mm Precipitation mm Average Annual Rainfall = 2011 mm Summer = 1340 mm Winter = 660 mm 6 Normal Monthly Precipitation ( ) in Mauritius

Average annual rainfall as compared to normal (long term average ),

The renewable water resources is slightly above 2000 cubic metres. If Renewable water supply less than 1700 m 3 /person/yr, it is an indicator of water stress condition Mauritius is among African countries vulnerable to water stress. (actual supply is around 2000m 3 /person/yr ) 24

Water flows in the environment and the economy –Island of Mauritius

Precipitation and Evapotranspiration A large portion of the precipitation is almost immediately returned to the atmosphere as evaporation and transpiration, typically known as evapotranspiration. The rest of the precipitation, often called effective precipitation, flows through the territory as surface runoff or as infiltration in the soil due to the force of gravity. Water eventually reaches the sea or other accumulation areas within the territory, such as lakes, artificial reservoirs or aquifers. In both cases it is eventually evaporated to contribute to generate more precipitation completing the water cycle 26

Water assets, Island of Mauritius,

Water resources in Mauritius 28 Water Resources in Mauritius Surface water resources 6 impounding reservoirs ◦ total capacity = 77.4 Mm 3 ◦ annual yield = 135 Mm 3 6 Potable Water Treatment Plants 3 major river abstractions (for Potable Water Supply) 25 major river basins 350 river run off takes Groundwater resources 5 main aquifers 406 wells 300 Observation Wells 107 Flow measuring station 114 Potable (90% of total Groundwater production) 156 Private Agricultural (6%) 136 Industrial (4%)

Water and Climate Change The impact of climate change will most certainly be felt on the water security in Mauritius. Water availability is becoming a major concern with unpredictable precipitation patterns. Climate change will certainly affect the amount of renewable water resources available for use in the future, and causing droughts. 29

Because ecosystem resilience is a central component of sustainable development and adaptability to climate change, the Government of Mauritius and the Indian Ocean Commission have decided to launch an experiment of ecosystems/natural capital accounts in the context of Implementation of the Small Island Developing States 'Mauritius Strategy' in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) region. 30 The Natural Capital/Ecosystem Capital Accounting (ENCA) project for Mauritius

National Accounts: SNA and SEEA SEEA Part 1 “Central Framework” SEEA Part 2 “Experimental Ecosystem Accounting” SEEA-EEA XXX SEEA-EEA YYY SNA The System of Environmental-Economic Accounts adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 2012 (SEEA 2012) has been supplemented in 2013 by a volume on “Experimental Ecosystem Accounting”. The “Ecosystem Capital Accounts” (SEEA-ECA) under implementation in Europe are one of these experimentations. SEEA-ECA Ecosystem Capital Accounts Jean-Louis Weber, 19 July 2013

National Accounts: SNA and SEEA SEEA Part 1 “Central Framework” SEEA Part 2 “Experimental Ecosystem Accounting” SEEA-EEA XXX SNA The System of Environmental-Economic Accounts adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 2012 (SEEA 2012) has been supplemented in 2013 by a volume on “Experimental Ecosystem Accounting”. The “Ecosystem Capital Accounts” (SEEA-ECA) under implementation in Europe are one of these experimentations. SEEA-ECA-EU Ecosystem Capital Accounts Jean-Louis Weber, 19 July 2013 SEEA-ENCA-MU Ecosystems/ Natural Capital Accounts

TEC: Total Ecosystem Capability (ECU) Indexes of Accessible Carbon/ Biomass Indexes of Accessible Water Indexes of Accessible Landscape/ Biodiversity Services SUM / 3 Basic resource (e.g. tons of Carbon/ Biomass) X = ECU values per 1 km2 grid-cells SUM Calculation of Ecological Values in ECU & Total Ecosystem Capability (TEC) Jean-Louis Weber, 20July 2013 ECU- Prices Region Ecosystem

34 Results for ENCA : Land cover and changes from 2000 to 2010 Urban land cover

35 Results for ENCA : The biomass-carbon account Woody biomass/ tons of C Sugar cane harvest/ tons of C Change in NPP/ tons of C

36 Results for ECA: the ecosystem water account Accessible water by catchment, 2010, Mm3 Water use intensity stress index (stress when <100)

37 Results for ECA: The systems and species biodiversity account Net Landscape Ecosystem Potential 2010 by River basins [a], Districts [b] and Municipalities [c] [a][b][c]

38 Results for ECA: the Sea Coastal Ecosystems test account Coral reefs vulnarability index (ESA project) Sea Coastal Units state account 2010

Way forward 39 Database on water Time series Satellite data for ECA (land cover change) and water accounts Extention to others accounts – e.g wastes, fisheries, etc

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