Workshop on Future Trends in Environmental Reporting (and SOER on line)
Swedish EPA, Stockholm 30-31 October 2013
Glimpses from the EEA ICT strategy
related to the next 5-year work programme 2014-2018
and relevant for Eionet
Chris Steenmans
Head of Programme, European Environment Agency
Status and prospects for technological developments
SEIS
Cloud computing
Sensor web
INSPIRE
GISC
Copernicus
Mobile GIS
WebGIS
Web services
Noise Watch
Crowd sourcing
e-books
Climate Adapt
BISE
Apps
Semantic web
Indicators
NOISE
Linked data
WISE 2.0 EUNIS
Social media networks
Clearing house
SIIFs
SDI
RDF
SENSE
GIO Land
GEOSS
ROD
An ICT strategy driven by SEIS requirements
• To simplify the collection, exchange and use of data
– From centralized reporting to access and sharing across distributed
interoperable nodes
• To improve quality and availability of information
– Up-to-date information on current and emerging environmental challenges
• To improve interoperability
– Use of open standards
• To reduce workloads
– Streamlining, cost-efficiency
A CRUCIAL
MOMENT
FOR
EUROPE
EEA work programme 2014-2018
1. To be the prime source of knowledge at European level
informing the implementation of European and national
environment and climate policies;
2. To be a leading knowledge centre on the knowledge needed
for supporting long term transition challenges and
objectives;
3. To be the lead organisation at European level facilitating
knowledge-sharing and capacity -building in the field of
environment and climate change.
ICT supporting the EEA/EIONET core process
Member countries/
Eionet
Member States/
Eurostat
ASSESSING SYSTEMIC
CHALLENGES (SA2)
INFORMING POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION (SA1)
Data
Research
RTD, JRC/FP7, H2020
Knowledge
base
Remote sensing
Copernicus
Information
Citizens, civil
society, business
Assessments
KNOWLEDGE CO-CREATION, SHARING AND USE (SA3)
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A
K
Understanding the developing policy framework
Sustainability
Vision in 7EAP
Reduce GHG 80-95%
Water blueprint
Zero impacts (air)
SDGs ?
MDGs
WFD targets
Fisheries below MSY
2020 targets
Halt biodiversity loss
20-20-20 targets
Air quality targets
Time
2014-2018
Timelines and deadlines
of thematic policies
2020/2030
Specific targets or
comprehensive policies
2050
Long term visions, societal
transition perspectives in targets
A CRUCIAL
MOMENT
FOR
EUROPE
A deeper understanding of challenges
The EU 7th Environment Action Plan
Living well, within the limits of our planet.
Increased complexity of problem definition, analysis, and response.
EU Environment Action Programme 2020
The 7th EAP focusses on three thematic priority objectives:
• ‘To protect, conserve and enhance the EU’s natural capital’
• ‘To turn the EU into a resource-efficient, green and competitive
low-carbon economy’
• ‘To safeguard EU citizens from environment-related pressures
and risks to health and well-being’.
EEA strategic response
SA1
Informing policy
implementation
SA2
Assessing systemic
challenges
Dynamic
interactions
SA3
Knowledge
creation, sharing
and use
A CRUCIAL
MOMENT
FOR
EUROPE
Informing policy implementation - SA1
Air pollution,
transport and noise
Industrial
Pollution
Climate change
mitigation and energy
Marine and
Water management, Biodiversity,
maritime, fisheries
resources and
ecosystems,
and coastal
ecosystems
agriculture and
forests
Climate change impacts,
vulnerability and
adaptation
Urban, land use
and soil
Waste and
material resources
Goal - Improve content, accessibility and use of European-level
environmental information.
Achieve by 2018 - Measurable uptake of EEA findings, and the timely
and reliable delivery of outputs.
Improving data sharing and data flows
=> Structured Implementation and Information Frameworks (SIIFs)
Streamlining environmental indicators
=> Sharing European and National State of the Environment (SENSE)
A CRUCIAL
MOMENT
FOR
EUROPE
Assessing systemic challenges – SA2
Resource-efficient
economy and the
environment
Megatrends and
transitions
Environment, human
health and well-being
Sustainability assessments
and state of the
environment reporting
Goal - To assess systemic challenges in the context of short, medium
and long-term transitions and signal opportunities for (re)framing /
recalibration of environmental policy
Achieve by 2018 - Prompt delivery of SOER2015 and annual
indicator reports, and measurable recognition in the 7EAP evaluation
process.
SOER 2015 and SOE online
A
B
C
Synthesis
& Derivatives
Global Megatrends
(Europe in global context)
Thematic
SOE information
Country-level
SOE information
Synthesis report
GMT fiches
thematic fiches
country fiches &
cross-country comparison fiches
FLIS
indicators
EEA
indicators
EEA & country
indicators
3 indicator reports &
stakeholder workshop
?
?
Signals 2015 and
other derivatives
GEMET
ROD
SERIS
SENSE
2014
IMS
2013
FLIS
Related (flanking)
activities
2012
SOER 2015
Online
SOER 2015
In Print
SYN
CDR
Reportnet
ETDS
SENSE
SENSE
SENSE
SENSE
Data
Centres
AoA
SOE online
IMS
EyeonEarth
Discomap
Copernicus
GCI
SDI
A Knowledge
CRUCIAL MOMENT
FOR
EUROPE
creation, sharing and use –SA 3
Networking and
partnerships
Communication, outreach
and user analysis
Technical systems
development
Copernicus operational
services
Monitoring, data and
information management
Capacity building in
West Balkan and European
neighbourhood countries
Goal - To be the authoritative information node and hub within
networks of knowledge co-creation, sharing and use.
Achieve by 2018 - Metrics to measure the active participation of
EIONET; online availability of data information products and services;
and impacts of communication efforts.
A CRUCIAL
MOMENT for
FORSpatial
EUROPE
Infrastructure
Information
A CRUCIAL
FORProgramme
EUROPE
The
EU EarthMOMENT
Observation
Conclusions
With the aim of using ICT to improve its core business, EEA intends to:
• Strengthen its role as a service provider
• Improve information services delivery through partnerships
• Improve access to its information services
• Increase the efficiency of its information service delivery
• Extend the use of its information services through dialogue
instruments
to enlarge the knowledge base for environmental policy in Europe.
Thank you