1. The role of Eurostat and its work for the establishment of Official European Water Statistics Jürgen Förster, Eurostat E3 Environment and Forestry Statistics

2. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Eurostat – the general & legal setup (1/2)  Statistical Office of the European Union  located in Luxembourg

3. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Eurostat – the general & legal setup (2/2) A Directorate-General of the European Commission www://ec.europa.eu/eurostat „European Statistical Law“ (Regulation EC 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009) –statistical governance and quality principles –European Statistical System (ESS): NSI + all national authorities developing, producing and disseminating official statistics Individual statistical laws for various domains –e.g. Regulation 2150/2002 on European Waste Statistics European Statistical System (ESS): cooperation + coordination –EFTA + EU Candidate countries –ECB + other International Organisations

4. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Cooperation in environment statistics Partners in Europe –DG Environment (ENV) –DG Joint Research Centre (JRC) –European Environment Agency (EEA)  ”Group of 4“ International coordination –OECD –United Nations (UNSD, UNEP, UNECE, FAO,…)

5. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics OECD – Eurostat Joint Questionnaire (JQ) 1/2 First developed by the OECD in the early 1980‘s Joined by Eurostat in the early 1990‘s Voluntary exercise  gentlemen‘s agreement Several domains: waste, water, land use, wildlife,… Biennial collection of yearly data for national territories EU + CC + EFTA + neighbours (+ non- European OECD) World Standard for official Water Statistics

6. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics OECD – Eurostat Joint Questionnaire (JQ) 2/2 JQ-Inland Waters: –Water Resources (tab. 1) –Water Abstraction (tab. 2) –Water Use (tab. 3) –Wastewater Treatment (tab. 4 – 7) –Water Quality of Rivers and Lakes (tab. 8 & 9)

7. Water flow scheme (JQ-IW) 12.06.2016 Water losses and water use in private households12.06.2016Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics

8. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics JQ IW – Table 1: Freshwater Resources

9. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics TABLE 2: Freshwater abstraction by source and sector ISIC/NACE

10. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics

11. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics JQ-IW Response rates by table - examples

12. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Dissemination of European Water Statistics Eurostat Database epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu –pre-defined tables –database search / extraction Publications –ESTAT Yearbook –Pocketbooks –Statistics in Focus WISE (Water Information System for Europe) water.europa.eu

13. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Water statistics by individual database query:

14. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Water statistics in pre-defined tables:

15. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Examples of statistical indicators: Renewable fresh water resources per capita and year

16. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Examples of statistical indicators: Fresh water abstraction by source per capita and year

17. Water use in private households (m³ per year) latest available year (2009 … 2000) 12.06.2016Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics

18. Water use in private households (m³ per year) 12.06.2016Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics

19. Water use in private households - share of self supply (%) 12.06.2016Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics

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21. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Regional Environmental Data Collection REQ evolution - main characteristics Created upon user requests (EEA, DG REGIO) Pilot exercise in 2010 Water Statistics is one among several themes Thematic sub-set of OECD/ESTAT JQ-Inland Waters Improved version in 2012, release 09/2012 Main reporting contact: NSI Reporting deadline: 31 Dec. 2012

22. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Regional Environmental Questionnaire (REQ) Aggregation levels: –NUTS2 (NUTS1): administrative regions, 1-3 million inhabitants –River Basin Districts and subunits (RBD/SU) according to the EU Water Framework Directive: hydrologically defined regions Coverage: –EU27 –EU candidate countries –EFTA

23. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics REQ 2010 – Response summary Replies from 29 countries (24 EU, 2 EFTA, 3 CC) 93% of NUTS2 regions covered in total Coverage per domain (NUTS2): water: 73% (67% of RBD/SU) municipal waste: 87% envir. expenditure: 52% transport: 14% energy: 30% land use: 47%

24. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics REQ 2010 – Response per table: 1/2 (water)

25. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Water statistics by river basin: Bulgaria

26. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Eurostat support to ESS partners in countries Methodological support and meetings –Eurostat Water Data Collection Manual –Annual working group meeting on water statistics Grants to ESS members –Pilot projects for statistics at RB/RBD level Special Support for EU candidate countries and new member states: –PHARE and –‘Multi-country Transition Facility’ Programmes

27. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Challenges ahead for (European) Water Statistics Drivers: EU Water Framework Directive, SDS,… Climatic change  floods and droughts  Current statistics are often incomplete and insufficient! Response needed: Reliable + adequate water statistics  Completeness  filling of gaps, additional information  Coverage  better resolution in time and space  Quality  improve accuracy & timeliness

28. ESTAT Water statistics activities ahead Regional aggregation (REQ 2012): NUTS and RBD Data link into WISE (water.europa.eu) International coordination and harmonization Alignment with water accounting (SEEA-water) Quality improvement / Enhanced EU country commitment Development of compulsory reporting 12.06.2016Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics

29. 12.06.2016 Eurostat's role and work for European Water Statistics Thank you for listening!

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