20 - 22 June 2005IWG-ENV Work Session on Water Statistics, Wien Data collection in Slovenia What to do?

20 - 22 June 2005IWG-ENV Work Session on Water Statistics, Wien

Data collection in Slovenia

What to do?


Content of the presentation• Natural facts can not be changed

• Organizational facts what to do

• Conclusions my view


Natural facts




Organizational facts• Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia collects data

on water from 1974• 5 yearly surveys• for each survey: a list of reporting units

individual data• aggregates on the level of SI published yearly in the

statistical yearbook



• In the period of transition Slovenia implemented new acts in line with the EU directives

• In 2002 the WFD is addopted in SI

• New rules in water management/huge organizational efforts


• The responsibility for the WFD implementaions lays on the Ministry for Environment and Spatial Planning and on its Environmental Agency

• In 2001 three agencies joined in the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia

• In 2003 the board of EARS is changed


• New systems to be build and implemented

• Employment restrictions

• Requirements of each single act are focused

• No optimization for the benefit of the country as a whole


Conclusions• More time is needed to fulfill all the obligations and once

the system is set up to optimise it

• Some pressure from the outside could give positive results


20 - 22 June 2005IWG-ENV Work Session on Water Statistics, Wien Data collection in Slovenia What to do?

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