PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION OF THE UN COMMITTE ON ENVIRONMENTAL-ECONOMIC ACCOUNTING

organized by
the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

hosted by
the European Environment Agency (EEA)
20 - 21 September 2004, Copenhagen

Agenda

Wednesday – 20 September

9:00-9:30 Registration

9:30-10:15 Welcoming remarks

9:30-9:40 UNSD
9:40-9:50 UNEP
9:50-10:00 EEA
10:10-10:15 Introduction of participants

10:15-10:30 Adoption of the agenda

10:30-10:45 Objectives of the meeting and Organization of Work (UNEP)

10:45-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-13:00 Setting the scope

11:15-11:45 UNSD
11:45-12:15 UNEP
12:15-13:00 Open discussion.

13:00-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-15:30 Country presentations

During this session all countries will give a brief presentation as requested in the invitation letter.
In addition, selected (4-5) countries will give a longer presentation: countries with considerable experience in the implementation of environmental-economic accounting present their experience in terms of: (a) problems encountered in the implementation (e.g. gaps in knowledge/ methodologies, lack of resources –human and financial, political support coordination with other agencies, etc.), (b) solutions to the problems listed in (a); (c) role of international organizations in general and in particular of the Committee. Countries with more limited experience on the implementation of environmental-economic accounting present their experience in setting up the programme of implementation and what they envisage the role of the Committee to be.

The Questionnaire should serve as a basis for countries/international organizations to structure their presentations.

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Country presentations (continued)

Tuesday – 21 September

9:30-10:50 Presentation by International Organizations

International organizations would present, their current programmes on environmental accounting, future plans, their views on the role of the UN Committee, etc.

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:10 Presentation by International Organizations (continued)

Open discussion

12:10-13:00 Presentations by invited experts

Open discussion

13:00-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-15:30 Presentation of the draft terms of reference and programme of work of the UN Committee

Based on the presentations and the open discussions of the first day and a half, a draft ToR and Programme of work are circulated and presented for discussion.

14:30-15:00 Presentation of the draft ToR and Plan of work
15:00-15:30 Open discussion

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Presentation of the draft terms of reference and programme of work of the UN Committee(continued)

Open discussion

17:00-17:30 Conclusions and Adoption of the report

	PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION OF THE UN COMMITTE ON ENVIRONMENTAL-ECONOMIC ACCOUNTING organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) hosted by the European Environment Agency (EEA) 20 - 21 September 2004, Copenhagen


Agenda

9:00-9:30	Registration
9:30-10:15	Welcoming remarks 9:30-9:40 UNSD 9:40-9:50 UNEP 9:50-10:00 EEA 10:10-10:15 Introduction of participants
10:15-10:30	Adoption of the agenda
10:30-10:45	Objectives of the meeting and Organization of Work (UNEP)
10:45-11:15	Coffee break
11:15-13:00	Setting the scope 11:15-11:45 UNSD 11:45-12:15 UNEP 12:15-13:00 Open discussion.
13:00-14:30	Lunch break
14:30-15:30	Country presentations During this session all countries will give a brief presentation as requested in the invitation letter. In addition, selected (4-5) countries will give a longer presentation: countries with considerable experience in the implementation of environmental-economic accounting present their experience in terms of: (a) problems encountered in the implementation (e.g. gaps in knowledge/ methodologies, lack of resources –human and financial, political support coordination with other agencies, etc.), (b) solutions to the problems listed in (a); (c) role of international organizations in general and in particular of the Committee. Countries with more limited experience on the implementation of environmental-economic accounting present their experience in setting up the programme of implementation and what they envisage the role of the Committee to be. The Questionnaire should serve as a basis for countries/international organizations to structure their presentations.
15:30-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:30	Country presentations (continued)

9:30-10:50	Presentation by International Organizations International organizations would present, their current programmes on environmental accounting, future plans, their views on the role of the UN Committee, etc.
11:00-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-12:10	Presentation by International Organizations (continued) Open discussion
12:10-13:00	Presentations by invited experts Open discussion
13:00-14:30	Lunch break
14:30-15:30	Presentation of the draft terms of reference and programme of work of the UN Committee Based on the presentations and the open discussions of the first day and a half, a draft ToR and Programme of work are circulated and presented for discussion. 14:30-15:00 Presentation of the draft ToR and Plan of work 15:00-15:30 Open discussion
15:30-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:00	Presentation of the draft terms of reference and programme of work of the UN Committee(continued) Open discussion
17:00-17:30	Conclusions and Adoption of the report