System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core tables for water

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core tables for water United Nations Statistics Division

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Outline of presentation Reasons and mandate Core Accounts and core tables Core table 1 for water Core table 2 for water Indicators/aggregates Compilation Extension Plan going forward

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Reasons and mandate Core tables provide concise, highly relevant information Information is key to deriving indicators and aids in developing evidence based public policies UNSC at its 44th session urged UNCEEA to develop a core set of tables and accounts Core tables will be developed for: Water accounting Energy accounting MFA and waste accounting Air emission accounting Land accounting Forest accounting Environmental Protection Expenditures Accounting Environmental Goods and Services Sector Environmental taxes and subsidies

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core tables and accounts Core accounts are the key accounts from SEEA CF that are relevant for the topic of the technical note. For example, the core accounts for the technical note on water accounting are the physical supply and use tables for water and the water asset accounts. The core tables provide an aggregated set of data which provides enough information to derive relevant indicators. The data in the core tables directly comes from the core accounts, but is combined with other relevant data sources such as the national accounts and labour statistics.

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core tables have three functions: 1. For compilers they provide an overview of the end result of their compilation efforts and help them in deciding what core accounts to compile first. 2. For users of the accounts (i.e. researchers, policymakers, etc.) they present an overview of the key data and indicators that can be derived from the accounts 3. For international agencies they can be used as a starting point in the development of common reporting tables and development of global databases

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core accounts for water Core table 1 is composed of 3 core accounts: 6. Supply of water (Millions m3) Supply of water to other economic units Total returns Losses 7. Use of water (Millions m3) Total Abstraction of which: Abstraction for own use Use of water received from other economic units F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G ISIC 37 ISIC 38,39, 4599 Total industry F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G G.2 G.4 G.2 G.4 F.2 F.4 F.2 F.4 Total ISIC 36 Actual final consumption Government ISIC 01- ISIC 05-33, ISIC 35 03 41-43 Rest of Taxes less subsidies the world on products, trade and transport margins Households Industries (by ISIC categories) Capital Formation First block shown below—contains information on physical supply and use of water Information is part of the physical supply and use table for water which contains more details Codes correspond to data items from IRWS F H G2 G4 F G2 G4 H I E G F.2 F.4 E E.a G F.2 F.4

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core accounts for water ISIC 37 ISIC 38,39, 4599 Total industry Total ISIC 36 Actual final consumption Government ISIC 01- ISIC 05-33, ISIC 35 03 41-43 Rest of Taxes less subsidies the world on products, trade and transport margins Households Industries (by ISIC categories) Capital Formation Second block shown below—contains information on supply and use for water products in monetary terms Information is part of the monetary supply and use table for water which contains more details National accounts data can be used to populate table to the extent possible 1. Supply of water products (Currency units) Natural water Sewerage services 3. Intermediate consumption and final use (Currency units) Natural water Sewerage services Other products 4. Gross value added (Currency units) L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 M.1.1.1[N.1.1.1 N.1.2.1] L.1.1 M.1.1.1[N.1.1.1 N.1.2.1] L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 M.1.1.2[N.1.1.2 N.1.2.2] L.1.2 M.1.1.2[N.1.1.2 N.1.2.2] L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core accounts Third block contains monetary information on water related assets 8. Gross fixed capital formation (Currency units) For water supply For water sanitation 9. Closing Stocks of fixed assets for water supply (Currency units) 10. Closing Stocks of fixed assets for water sanitation (Currency units) P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 ISIC 37 ISIC 38,39, 4599 Total industry P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 Total ISIC 36 Actual final consumption Government ISIC 01- ISIC 05-33, ISIC 35 03 41-43 Rest of Taxes less subsidies the world on products, trade and transport margins Households Industries (by ISIC categories) Capital Formation Information is relevant for a more complete understanding of the investment needs in the water sector P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting ISIC 37 ISIC 38,39, 4599 Total industry Total ISIC 36 Actual final consumption Government ISIC 01- ISIC 05-33, ISIC 35 03 41-43 Rest of Taxes less subsidies the world on products, trade and transport margins Households Industries (by ISIC categories) Capital Formation Core table 1-putting it all together 1. Supply of water products (Currency units) Natural water Sewerage services 2. Total supply of products 3. Intermediate consumption and final use (Currency units) Natural water Sewerage services Other products 4. Gross value added (Currency units) 5. Employment 6. Supply of water (Millions m3) Supply of water to other economic units Total returns Losses 7. Use of water (Millions m3) Total Abstraction of which: Abstraction for own use Use of water received from other economic units 8. Gross fixed capital formation (Currency units) For water supply For water sanitation 9. Closing Stocks of fixed assets for water supply (Currency units) 10. Closing Stocks of fixed assets for water sanitation (Currency units) 11. Water consumption (Millions m3) L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 L.1.1 M.1.1.1[N.1.1.1 N.1.2.1] L.1.1 M.1.1.1[N.1.1.1 N.1.2.1] L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 L.1.2 M.1.1.2[N.1.1.2 N.1.2.2] L.1.2 M.1.1.2[N.1.1.2 N.1.2.2] L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 L.4 L.5 F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G F H F H I E G E E.a G P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2 G.2 G.4 G.2 G.4 F.2 F.4 F.2 F.4 F H G2 G4 F G2 G4 H I E G F.2 F.4 E E.a G F.2 F.4 P.1.1 P.1.2 O.1.1 O.1.2

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core table 1 Countries can start by compiling information that is most policy relevant and focus on the any of building blocks to core table 1 if information on other building blocks is not readily available Core tables are flexible in that if more detailed information is required, rows/columns can be further disaggregated as necessary.

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Core table 2 Physical flows of water from/to environment Part of the physical asset account for water Focus on changes in stocks Artificial reservoirs Additions to stock Returns H.1.1.1 Precipitation B.1 Inflows from other territories B.2 Inflows from other inland water resources Discoveries of water in aquifers Reductions in stock Abstraction E.1.1.1 for hydro power generation for cooling water Evaporation & actual evapotranspiration Outflows to other territores Outflows to the sea Outflows to other inland water resources C.1 Type of water resource Surface water Groundwater Soil water Lakes Rivers Glaciers, snow and ice and H.1.1.2 H.1.1.3 H.1.1.4 H.1.2 B.1 B.1 B.1 B.2 B.2 B.2 B.2 E.1.1.2 E.1.1.3 E.1.1.5 C.1 C.1 C.2.1 C.2.2 C.1 C.2.1 C.2.2 E.1.2 C.2.1 C.2.2 E.1.3 Total H B.1 B.2 D E.1 E.a.a E.a.e C.1 C.2.1 C.2.2 D

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Indicators Core tables contain the necessary information for deriving numerous indicators on water Total renewable water resources Total abstractions by industry Intensity of use of water resources Water productivity/intensity indicators Investments in water infrastructure

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Compilation Section contains relevant information on how to go about compiling the core accounts and core tables. Basic steps Main data sources Challenges

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Extensions Links to basic data Links to other accounts Emissions to water Energy accounts (use of water by hydro plants)

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Going forward June 2014 – UNCEEA to review the proposed structure of the technical notes along with draft notes for water and energy July-October 2014 - Editor to draft technical notes with input from London group topic leaders October-November 2014 - Broad consultation on the technical notes including LG and NSOs