MEDSTAT II TASK FORCE 2 Environment

sectorIsrael

Dr. Moshe Yanai,CBS

Nahum YehoshuaMinistry of Environment

MEDSTAT II environment sector Actions

Workshop on economic environment approaches 5-9/2/2007, Luxemburg

Training Course on water accounts 24-29/9/2007, Delft

Pilot Exercise Water and Tourism 25-29/2/2008, Israel

Training course on Environment protection expenditures accounts 27-29/2/2008, Nice

Equipment and Software received by Medstat II

Two computers SPSS package

Workshop on Economic Environment Approaches

Achievements Introduction to environmental accounts

methodology Learning from theoretical and practical

experience of other countries Assistance with the development of

the water accounts in Israel Setting priorities with regard to

constructing accounts

Training Course on water accounts

Achievements Introduction to the SEEA methodology Enhancing knowledge regarding the final

tables Better understanding of the logic of the

tables Learning about emission tables methodology

Difficulties Confusion with regard to the preferred

methodology

Workshop on Economic Environment Approaches

Progress and obstacles along the way The water accounts project has progressed:

Metadata Data exercise Technological system Program for final reports and queries

We are looking for ways to develop other environmental accounts and tools

Difficulties: funding, know-how, data availability

Pilot Exercise Water and Tourism

Achievements Synergies between major role

players Investigation of data sources and

availability Raising awareness

Difficulties Data unavailable Low priority

Training course on Environment protection expenditures accounts

Achievements Learning from theoretical and

practical experience of other countries with these accounts

Methodological tools in depth Data use and presentation Industry as a priority Synergies with National Accounts

Challenges with regard to Environment protection expenditures accounts

Funding Cooperation from the data

providers Raising awareness of data users Coverage of other sectors

(commercial, households)