The European Environment: State and Outlook 2015 (SOER 2015) - Implementation Plan - - Version 1.0 - 01 September 2013 About this SOER 2015 Implementation Plan This ‘SOER 2015 Implementation Plan’ complements the ‘SOER 2015 Project Plan’, describes in more detail operational objectives and guides the development of the different SOER 2015 parts. For each of five main parts of SOER 2015 (i.e. Synthesis, Part A, Part B, Part C, and SOER 2015 Online), this implementation plan describes the general approaches, clarifies specific objectives and target audiences; details the expected deliverables and outcomes, estimates staff and resource requirements, points to main information sources that will be used; proposes quality assurance and review mechanisms; and presents an overview of the key steps and timelines for each part and for the SOER 2015 process as a whole. This implementation plan also includes a dissemination and communication plan, and clarifies the project set-up and governance. Version 1.0 of this implementation plan will be made available to all those involved in the SOER 2015 process: within the EEA, Eionet, as well as other contributors. It thus aims to provide a common basis for respective work processes and related activities. Note that this implementation plan should not be read as a formal document; instead it offers guidance on how to implement SOER 2015 and may be subject to change as the process evolves.
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The European Environment:
State and Outlook 2015
(SOER 2015)
- Implementation Plan -
- Version 1.0 -
01 September 2013
About this SOER 2015 Implementation Plan
This ‘SOER 2015 Implementation Plan’ complements the ‘SOER 2015 Project Plan’, describes in more
detail operational objectives and guides the development of the different SOER 2015 parts.
For each of five main parts of SOER 2015 (i.e. Synthesis, Part A, Part B, Part C, and SOER 2015
Online), this implementation plan describes the general approaches, clarifies specific objectives and
target audiences; details the expected deliverables and outcomes, estimates staff and resource
requirements, points to main information sources that will be used; proposes quality assurance and
review mechanisms; and presents an overview of the key steps and timelines for each part and for
the SOER 2015 process as a whole. This implementation plan also includes a dissemination and
communication plan, and clarifies the project set-up and governance.
Version 1.0 of this implementation plan will be made available to all those involved in the SOER 2015
process: within the EEA, Eionet, as well as other contributors. It thus aims to provide a common
basis for respective work processes and related activities.
Note that this implementation plan should not be read as a formal document; instead it offers
guidance on how to implement SOER 2015 and may be subject to change as the process evolves.
A SOER 2015 Synthesis Stakeholder Process will parallel and underpin the drafting of the report.
This process aims to spark discussions with selected societal stakeholders about differing
perspectives on prospects for the environment in Europe, and what transitions might be required to
achieve long-term environmental sustainability (see for example, the vision at the core of the
proposal for a ‘general Union Environmental Action Programme towards 2020’).3
The discussions triggered in the SOER 2015 Synthesis Stakeholder Process can thus help inform the
drafting of the SOER 2015 Synthesis Report, and help place the findings of the wider SOER 2015
process into a coherent social and political context.
2.2 Specific objectives
The main aim of this part is to publish a credible, relevant and legitimate report on the state of and
trends in the environment in Europe – and to contribute to the societal debate that focusses on the
prospects to improve, ensure and maintain a good state of the environment. This would reflect,
amongst others, on enabling factors towards achieving long-term sustainability visions.
This overall aim can be translated into three specific objectives:
To provide policy-makers and stakeholders with a credible, legitimate and relevant information
base for decision-making, including development and implementation of environment policies.
To underpin policy debates about emerging risks and their respective inter-linkages, and highlight
how environmental challenges relate to other systemic, societal challenges.
3 The vision at the core of the European Commission proposal for ‘General Union Environmental Action Programme
towards 2020’ (see COM(2012) 710) states: “In 2050, we live well, within the planet's ecological limits. Our prosperity and healthy environment stem from an innovative, circular economy where nothing is wasted and where natural resources are managed in ways that enhance our society's resilience. Our low carbon growth has long been decoupled from resource use, setting the pace for a global sustainable economy.”
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To inform the societal discourse about the prospects to achieve an environmentally sustainable
future, and the socio-economic transformations this may imply.
2.3 Target audiences
The SOER 2015 Synthesis will primarily be targeted towards informing ‘strategic decision-making’.
This includes those directly involved with EEA and EIONET, the wider policy arena, and civil society
(including non-governmental organisations, business sectors as well as researchers), primarily in
Europe. However, the report will also be of interest to those working to improve the state of the
environment in an international and global setting.
Key target audiences to address include:
The college of European Union Commissioners, including their respective cabinets;
Members of the European Parliament, with particular focus on ENVI Committee;
Environment Ministers and their senior policy officials in Member States;
International organisations, that require a European perspective on environmental issues;
Civil society and green NGOs, with a focus on those represented in the ‘Green 10’.
2.4 Deliverables
SOER 2015 In Print – Synthesis Report
As was the case in 2010, EEA plans to publish the SOER 2015 Synthesis Report as a book of about 200
pages in an A5 format combining text, graphs, tables and pictures.
The report should initially be available in English, French and German (and other languages, as
possible), and can be translated and launched in a staggered publication process throughout 2015.4
SOER 2015 Online - Synthesis
The above SOER 2015 Synthesis report, as well as all underpinning indicators will be made available
online. Furthermore, EEA will also explore whether this can be transposed also in more interactive
formats (such as in an e-book format).
2.5 Information sources
The SOER 2015 Synthesis will build a narrative based on three groups of information sources:
4 The report will be translated into all official languages of EEA member countries and EEA cooperating countries, in direct collaboration with the respective countries.
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Key conclusions and draft fiches from the other three SOER 2015 Parts (i.e. Parts A, B, and C); and
direct discussions with EEA thematic experts beyond the suggested staff seminars as needed.
Reflections based on other EEA assessments and flanking activities (see Annex IV); especially the
cross-thematic analysis in the series of Environmental Indicator Reports 2012, 2013, 2014.
(Two) dedicated stakeholder workshops designed to discuss the prospects for the environment;
as well as a dedicated Management Board Seminar discussion and EEA staff seminars.
The timing of the different SOER 2015 strands of activities should allow for broad thematic input into
the Synthesis drafting process.
2.6 Staffing and resource requirements
The SOER 2015 Synthesis will primarily be drafted by a Synthesis Drafting Team, which consists of 4
to 5 lead authors (i.e. a coordinating lead author, plus representatives of the respective other SOER
2015 Parts to ensure coherence across the SOER 2015 as a whole – at the same time this team will
need to combine expertise along ecological, economic and social dimensions).
In parallel to this, a Synthesis Stakeholder Process Team, which also consists of 4 to 5 EEA staff
members will develop and guide the related stakeholder workshops as well as the Management
Board seminar, including also a dedicated external support to the facilitation of this process.
Both the SOER 2015 Synthesis Drafting and the Stakeholder Process Teams primarily comprise staff
from the IEA programme. However, input from and involvement of other staff across all EEA
programmes will be required throughout the process.
An Advisory Group (including experts from IIASA; JRC; OECD; BEPA nominees) will be established
to help review global megatrends - especially for the 8 Non-Environmental GMTs
(note this approach is analogous to the SOER 2010 approach);
The full set of 11 global megatrend fiches will be subject to an Eionet and Scientific Committee
consultation – May/June 2014;
The NRC-FLIS network will be consulted regarding background studies and draft versions of the
GMT fiches, as appropriate.
3.8 Meetings
External meetings
One external advisory group meeting – see above (Nov/ Dec 201 or Jan/Feb 2014).
Internal meetings
Several meetings of GMT Drafting Team (ca. 4 meetings in 2013);
Several meetings of GMT Drafting Team & Contributors (ca. 10 meetings in 2013 and 2014).
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3.9 Links with and dependencies on other SOER 2015 parts
The GMT fiches are a building block towards the SOER 2015 Stakeholder Process and the Synthesis
report drafting; thus advanced draft Part A fiches (‘zero drafts’) will be available for the MB seminar,
i.e. by mid-March 2014.
The GMT updating and analysis (especially related to the ‘Non-Environmental GMTs’) provide
contextual information about socio-economic trends that might otherwise not readily available in an
EEA context – this can provide an input to Part B related analyses and thematic fiches, as needed.
The GMT analysis presented regarding ‘Environmental GMTs’ need to be cross-checked against
similar information in related Part B thematic fiches.
If country fiches in Part C include information on global megatrends (this is likely for some countries
only), then this should be checked for consistency with the analysis presented in Part A GMT fiches.
3.10 Detailed timeline and key steps
The updating and analysis of global megatrend and related background analysis will be done
progressively, as indicated below. The updates on ‘Non Environmental GMTs’ (i.e. social, economic,
technological and governance megatrends, GMT 1-7 & 11) are scheduled to be delivered from July
2013 to March 2014. The updates on ‘Environmental GMTs’ (GMT 8-10) will prepared between
November 2013 and May 2014 (based also on internal discussions).
These updates of global megatrends provide the basis for drafting the GMT fiches.
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2013 Part A – GMT updating & analysis Part A – GMT Fiches
Jul
Aug
Sep
Draft update of GMT 5, 6, 7
(i.e. related to Economic GMTs)
Draft structure for GMT fiches
Oct Draft update of GMT 1, 2, 3, 4
(i.e. related to Social GMTs and technological)
Nov Draft update of GMT 8 and GMT 10 pollution
(i.e. natural resources, based on NSV and ACC2
input)
Final structure for GMT fiches
Dec
2014 Part A – GMT updating & analysis Part A – GMT Fiches
Jan
Advisory group meeting?
Feb Draft update of GMT 11
(i.e. on governance)
Mar Draft update of GMT 9
(i.e. on climate change, based on ACC3 input)
Zero Draft GMT fiches as input to MB seminar
(based on the respective GMT updates)
Apr First Draft GMT fiches
(based on the respective GMT updates)
May
EIONET consultation
Jun
EIONET consultation
Jul
Final Draft of all 11 GMT fiches
Aug
LAY-OUT
Sep
LAY-OUT
Oct
LAY-OUT
Nov
Final update/correction of numbers
Dec
2015 Part A – GMT updating process Part A – GMT Fiches
Jan
Publication of Full Set of GMT fiches
Note: The publication of updated GMT – i.e. updates of the GMT information in the SOER 2010 Part A – is already foreseen
in the 2013 Publication Plan.
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4 SOER 2015 Part B – European-level thematic SOE information
4.1 Overall approach
Part B will comprise 20 to 30 brief summaries of key environmental themes providing an overview of
the European environment’s status and trends. These will be delivered via two main outputs, as
printed SOER 2015 thematic fiches (i.e. 4-page briefings) and within SOER 2015 Online. The Part B
structure in 2015 will thus differ somewhat from that employed in SOER 2010, which addressed 13
topics with 40-page summaries.
A key aim of this approach to providing European-level information on state of and trends in
different environmental topics is to build on and avoid the duplication of the EEA’s existing annual
reporting work. Thus SOER 2015 provides a gateway to EEA’s environmental knowledge base.
4.2 Specific objectives
The main aim of this part is to provide an overview of the state of environment at European level for
a selection of key environmental themes – and to publish accessible and credible environmental
information. This should build on and complement the on-going assessment work across the EEA.
This overall aim can be translated into three specific objectives:
To provide a comprehensive thematic overview of the European environment’s status, trends
(and prospects) to support European decision-making and implementation of European
environmental policies.
To cluster and summarise EEA knowledge on key environmental challenges and themes in a
concise and accessible format, serving as an entry point to the more detailed data, indicators
and assessments in the EEA information and knowledge base.
To provide a baseline for policy debates on specific environmental issues, based on the 2020
objectives set out in the general Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 (‘7EAP’).
4.3 Target audiences
The audience for SOER 2015 Part B are specialists, and informed or interested non-specialists, that
want to get a short overview of policy context, successes, and challenges of specific environmental
issues. The primary target audience of Part B are therefore EU decision-makers6 and EU policy-
influencers7 with an interest in thematic environmental issues – such as:
6 Decision-makers are those who review policy options to negotiate and decide on new or revised policies, based on work
and evidence provided by policy-influencers. 7 Policy-influencers can be those who review and assess evidence to produce policy options for decision-makers or those
who influence decision-makers towards deciding on their preferred policy options (e.g. pressure groups).
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Commissioners for the environment, climate action, transport, industry, energy, [thematic
portfolios based on the current distribution]; and their respective cabinets;
Members of the European Parliament’s ENVI, ITRE, TRAN, AGRI, REGI, and PECH committees
[thematic committees based on the current distribution] – as well as European Parliament
Library and Documentary Management [prepares individualised briefings for MEPs];
Heads of the European Parliament’s ENVI, ITRE, TRAN, AGRI, REGI, and PECH Committee
Secretariats;
Directors-General, Directors and thematic experts in DGs ENV, CLIMA, MOVE, ENER, TRAN, AGRI,
REGI, MARE, SANCO, ENTR, JRC, RTD, ESTAT [for the European Commission], DGs IPOL [for the
European Parliament] and DG I [for the Council of the European Union];
Environment attachés at the Permanent Representations of the EU Member States and at
Missions to the European Union of the remaining EEA member countries;
SOER 2015 Online will provide a vehicle for attracting ‘second tier’ audiences with SOER 2015 Part B
to EEA’s thematic web-pages, indicators, reports and assessments. These audiences include NGOs
specialised in thematic areas (notably Green 10 NGOs), journalists (especially Brussels-based
correspondents of lead media), Brussels-based think tanks and foundations such as the European
Climate Foundation, and academics and students.
4.4 Deliverables
SOER 2015 In Print – Part B Thematic Fiches
A collection of 20 to 30 4-page thematic fiches produced in paper format for delivering to target
audiences. The structure of these, and the topics they address, will be decided upon in 2013.
Possible structure of a 4-page thematic ‘fiches’ (for further discussion) Summary (1/2 page)
EU Policy context (1/2 page)
State of, trends in, prospects for theme (1 page)
Box: A key indicator (1/2 page, including country breakdown, if possible)
State of action (successes / challenges ahead) (1/2 page)
Key links to other environmental challenges (1/2 page)
Overview of related EEA indicators / reports (1/2 page)
Note: Each of these four-page ’fiches’ should be linked one or several up-to-date thematic web-site, including up-to-date
indicators.
SOER 2015 Online – Part B
SOER 2015 will include a presentation of the thematic fiches as pages within the proposed SOER
2015 Online platform. This online presentation play an important role as it integrates the Part B
content, enabling users to explore other themes and SOER 2015 products and to access more
detailed information in the EEA knowledge base. It also allows integration with global (Part A) and
country-level (Part C) analysis.
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4.5 Information sources
SOER 2015 Part B will build on and complement the on-going reporting and assessment work in the
thematic groups across the EEA. Part B summaries will summarise the existing EEA knowledge base
(including existing or on-going work).
Key sources for SOER 2015 Part B include EEA indicators, related fact sheets, as well as annual
reporting and assessment processes such as the air quality and TERM reports8. In exceptional cases
fiches can be based on other EEA information or information based on officially reported data. In
such cases, it is the responsibility of the respective thematic groups to assure and control data
quality and to ensure the thematic fiche will present credible, relevant, legitimate and accessible
evidence.
4.6 Staffing and resource requirements
Within the EEA, the contributors will primarily be project managers in ACC, NSV and IEA, with
editorial support from IEA and COM, and IT support from SES and OSE. A thematic project manager
will be assigned lead for each of the fiches, which will be coordinated with the program
representative in the SOER 2015 team.
Staffing - Who? Estimated staff involvement (*)
SOER 2015 Part B Team (analysis, drafting and editing) 1.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Part B – Additional thematic input, indicator and analytical support 0.4 FTE
SOER 2015 Part B – Other EEA involvement (e.g. IT support, fiche design, etc.) 0.1 FTE
TOTAL 1.5 FTE
(*) FTE = Full-time equivalent, this is a unit that indicates the workload of an employed person in a way that makes
workloads comparable. Over the period July 2013 to December 2014, 1.0 FTE indicates a workload of 300 person-days.
For an overview of and further details on staffing and resource requirements, please see Annex IV.
4.7 Quality assurance
EEA internal quality assurance
Since Part B content summarises existing EEA analyses, the inputs should already be factually robust.
Particular attention has however to be paid to quality assurance and control in the development of
the contributions to Part B.
EEA stakeholder consultation and Eionet review
Further quality assurance comes from the interaction of project managers and editorial support, and
subsequent Eionet (etc.) review.
8 An overview of these will be provided by the EEA based on the EEA Publication Plan by January 2014.
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4.8 Meetings
No additional external meetings are foreseen in the development of SOER 2015 Part B.
4.9 Links with and dependencies on other parts
The Part B fiches will feed into the SOER 2015 Synthesis and drafts should therefore be ready before
main drafting periods of the Synthesis.
Indicators used to underpin the cross-country comparisons fiches in Part C and the thematic fiches in
Part B should be consistent, ideally the same indicators will be used in both.
4.10 Detailed timeline and key steps
The milestones and deliverables for delivering SOER 2015 Part B are as follows:
I. Creating a template: The SOER 2015 Part B Team develops a common template for thematic
fiches, suited to both print and online presentation. The template will help thematic experts /
project managers structure their contributions, and maintain a consistent length and style
across themes. While this standardized template will guide the drafting of all thematic fiches it
should be flexible enough to allow adaptation to the specifics within different themes as
needed (and it should not limit the selection of topics).
II. Agreeing on topics: The final selection of topics will be agreed with EEA’s programmes and
shared with Eionet. In line with the approach and objectives outlined above, the themes should
be selected based on an assessment of the extent to which they fulfil the following four criteria:
a) are they relevant to European policy, in particular the priorities set out in the 7th EAP and the
Europe 2020 strategy?
b) do they collectively provide a reasonably comprehensive overview of the European
environment’s status, trends and prospects?
c) do we have indicators to support an analysis of the issue?
d) do they help succinctly explain key concepts and themes that are used in SOER 2015?
Based on these criteria, the selection could, for example, include:
sectors (e.g. transport, agriculture)
ecosystem status (e.g. water flows, biodiversity, adaptation)
pressures (e.g. chemicals, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions)
societal drivers and impacts (e.g. consumption, environment and health, climate change)
concepts (e.g. green economy, ecosystem services)
III. Circular to NFP/Eionet, DGs ENV, CLIMA, ESTAT, JRC and RTD: informing them about EEA’s
intentions and requirements for data inputs in SOER 2015 Part B – to the extent possible.
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IV. (a) updating indicators, (b) identifying thematic reports and assessments of relevance, and
(c) developing content: based on the template, indicators, thematic reports and assessments,
the content of SOER 2015 Part B will be developed via an iterative collaboration of project
managers and editorial support (provided by SOER 2015 Part B co-leads in ACC, IEA and NSV, and
COM editors) to ensure high quality and consistent communications based on relevant
indicators. The content will be presented in a way that allows for updates to be easily integrated.
V. Eionet consultation: draft fiches to be distributed to Eionet for comment.
VI. Draft final: draft final fiches developed based on Eionet feedback.
VII. Design of outputs: print and digital outputs related to SOER 2015 Part B should be well
designed and presented. Some design will be undertaken by external consultants under the
direction of OSE and COM, and in consultation with the Part B co-leaders.
VIII. Final update: with most recent data so that officially reported data in SOER 2015 Part B is no
older than 2013 (year of publication minus two) – to the extent possible.
IX. Final outputs: SOER 2015 Part B content must be finalised well in advance of the publication
date to allow the production of the print and digital outputs. In a few cases where regular
thematic reports are produced in the second half of the year, it will be necessary to make
provisions for late updates to the Part B content.
2013 Part B – Thematic Fiches
Jul
Aug
Sep I. Draft template and
II. Draft Selection of fiches/agreeing on topics
Oct III. Circular to NFP/Eionet, DGs ENV, CLIMA, ESTAT, JRC and RTD / Eionet Feedback
Nov Final selection of topics / final outline of thematic fiches
Dec
2014 Part B – Thematic Fiches
Jan IV. (a) updating indicators, (b) identifying thematic reports and assessments of relevance
Feb IV. (c) developing content/ drafting of fiches
Mar V. Eionet consultation
Apr Eionet consultation continues
May
Jun IV. Draft final
Jul VII. Design of outputs
Aug
Sep
Oct VIII. Final updates
Nov IX. Final outputs
Dec
2015 Part B – Thematic Fiches
Jan Publication
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5 SOER 2015 Part C – Country-level SOE information
5.1 Overall approach
The overall aim of SOER 2015 Part C is to provide an overview of and make accessible - at EU-Level -
state of environment information available at the country level – and link these to a European level
analysis. This has the potential to show that Europe has, through the strong common environmental
policy framework, worked to deliver environmental improvements for the benefit for its citizens.
The European level analysis will enable the comparison of countries while also providing information
about different national circumstances relevant to understanding the state of environment and
progress towards successful environmental policy implementation. It should also allow illustration of
specific national environmental challenges and response measures relevant to the European setting.
In SOER 2005, Part C comprised a country analysis and scorecard of relative country performance
based on 9 indicators from the EEA Core Set of Indicators. SOER 2010 Part C comprised country
assessments which included country profiles, covered common thematic areas whilst offering
flexibility to highlight national or regional environmental issues of particular interest to countries.
The approach in SOER 2015 Part C draws on both these and will comprise of country fiches, as well
as cross-country comparison fiches based on selected EEA indicators. In addition, Part C will also
allow interested countries to provide a link to their respective country level information and
indicators (using SENSE).
5.2 Specific objectives
The main aim of this part is to provide an overview of and make accessible state of environment
information available at the country level – and link these to the European level.
More specifically, Part C has three objectives which relate to the three dimensions of the activities,
namely, information provision; benchmarking and comparison; and putting in place effective
systems:
To provide interested parties with comparable, accurate and timely information on
environmental status in EEA member and cooperating countries that provides useful input into
national environmental policy debates of Europe-wide relevance. (‘Information provision’).
To demonstrate country performance and enable the user/reader to compare countries with
others. (‘Benchmarking and comparison’).
To provide national SOE information in an accessible and comparable way that is efficiently and
effectively integrated into SOE online and presented in SOER 2015 Online. (‘Effective systems’).
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5.3 Target audiences
Part C is primarily targeted towards specialists, and informed or interested non-specialists, that want
to get an overview of the state of environment in different countries, and compare approaches
across countries. Therefore it is also targeted at policy makers both at the European and the national
with an interest to look across countries for peer-to-peer learning and policy implementation.
Key target audiences to address include:
Directors and other high level decision makers responsible for EU policy in EU level;
National-level parliamentarians and decision makers, seeking to see European comparisons;
Desk officers at DG ENV (and other relevant DGs);
Committee of Regions and other European policy bodies with regional focus
NFP/Eionet (including EEA) – i.e. to foster cross-country learning and sharing of good practice.
In addition, there is a broader range of second tier audiences and users of the SOER 2015 Part C, for
whom it provides a resource that can be used in their work and would be accessed through SOER
2015 Online. These include National and European NGOs, the research community and
environmental journalists.
5.4 Deliverables
SOER 2015 In Print – Part C: Country fiches
A (i.e. one per country) 4 -page fiche for each EEA member and cooperating country will provide a
summary of the respective national SOE report(s). EEA suggests that each fiche will be made
available in English and only upon request in the respective national language(s). Furthermore, the
updated SERIS (State of the Environment Report Information System) will offer an overview and
direct link to related SOE reports.
To ensure comparability across country fiches, EEA will provide a template, guidance and editorial
support for implementing the country fiches. The guidance will provide an explanation of the
questions and illustrative examples. This will help ensure that comparable issues are covered by
each country, but should also enable the inclusion of issues of particular interest for countries,
reflecting different country realities.
Part C: Regional fiches for the Southern and Eastern European Neighbourhood, and the Arctic?
In addition to the 39 country fiches, there is scope to add a limited number of regional fiches that provide a summary of
the state of environment in the European Neighbourhood – for example, focussing on the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the
Black Sea, or the Baltic Sea. Alternatively, these may address other regional groupings in the Eastern and Southern
European Neighbourhood. Either way, these regional fiches should be published as a coherent set.
Such regional fiches would follow the same logic and template as the country fiches, i.e. only build on existing regional SOE
reports and assessments and summarise these as appropriate, rather than developing new dedicated assessments. Note
that regional fiches, if included in SOER 2015, would be drafted by EEA in cooperation with relevant regional networks.
Whether to include regional fiches, and the selection of possible regions requires further discussion.
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SOER 2015 In Print – Part C: Cross-country comparison fiches
For each of 8-10 selected thematic areas, EEA will produce a 4-page cross-country comparison fiche
based on a subset of the EEA Core Set of Indicators (CSI) that includes information at country level.
EEA will use criteria to select the indicators adapted from those used in SENSE-2 (see section 5.11) in
conjunction with EEA indicator managers and thematic experts.
The selection of topics to cover and indicators to use in cross-country comparison fiches will be
coordinated with the selection of topics in SOER 2015 Part B. The cross-country comparison fiches
are not thematic fiches but focus on country comparisons using a single indicator for each area and
so are complementary to the Part B fiches.
EEA will also consider a 4-page summary fiche that presents the information for all indicators in a
single table for quick reference (note: this will not attempt to provide a ‘summary indicator’ or an
overall scorecard to rank country performances).
SOER 2015 Online – Part C: Country level information and indicators
In addition to making all of the above fiches available online, Part C will allow for making links to
national level environmental indicators through SENSE (Shared European and National State of the
Environment) technology for interested countries. This will offer a country-level perspective of
environmental performance and add detail to underpin the cross-country comparison fiche(s), as
well as providing additional information beyond that presented in the country fiche(s).
The information delivered through SENSE is voluntary, and will be of the sole responsibility of the
EEA member and cooperating countries.
5.5 Information sources
The main information sources for Part C are the National SOE reports (registered in SERIS) and
indicators (including those that are made available via SENSE); and selected EEA indicators which
include a country breakdown.
5.6 Staffing and resource requirements
The overall production of the Part C will be coordinated by the EEA Part C Team consisting of
representatives from GAN, IEA and SES Programmes.
Country fiches are to be drafted by respective country representatives in Eionet (preferably the
authors of the respective national SOE reports) with support from the EEA Part C team, EEA Country
Desk Officers (CDO) and EEA editors where appropriate.
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Regional fiches, if included, could be drafted by the EEA, in cooperation between the GAN and EDO
programmes – building on existing regional SOE reports and building on cooperation with those
responsible for the respective reporting and assessment processes (e.g. ‘Plan Bleu Horizon 2020’).
The cross-country comparison fiches will be drafted by EEA IEA programme expert(s) with support
from the Part C team and relevant EEA thematic experts/indicator managers.
SOER 2015 Part C - EEA contribution
Staffing Who? Estimated staff involvement
SOER 2015 Part C Team (coordination, analysis and drafting) 1.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Part C – Thematic input, indicator and analytical support, editing 0.8 FTE
SOER 2015 Part C – Other EEA involvement (e.g. IT support, fiche design, etc.) 0.2 FTE
TOTAL 2.0 FTE
(*) FTE = Full-time equivalent, this is a unit that indicates the workload of an employed person in a way that makes
workloads comparable. Over the period July 2013 to December 2014, 1.0 FTE indicates a workload of 300 person-days.
SOER 2015 Part C - Eionet contribution per country
Staffing – Who? Role Days, i.e. mid-13 to end-14
NRC-SOE/NFPs
Drafting country fiches 10 (i.e. 10 days per fiche)
Review of cross-country comparisons 5 (i.e. 0.5 day per fiche)
SERIS updating and related work 1 to 5
TOTAL 15 to 20 days (per country)
Note: This assumes a total of up to 10 days per country fiche.
For an overview of and further details on staffing and resource requirements, please see Annex IV.
5.7 Quality assurance
EEA internal quality assurance
Country fiches – the information sources come from quality approved national SOE reports and
the country fiches will be reviewed by the Part C team and EEA Country Desk Officers (CDO)
network.
Cross-country comparison fiches – indicator managers and the Part C team will review the draft
SOER 2015 Part A Team (coordination, drafting and editing) 1.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Part A – Contributors to GMT updating, analysis and drafting 0.4 FTE
SOER 2015 Part A – Other EEA involvement (e.g. IT support, fiche design, etc.) 0.1 FTE
TOTAL 1.5 FTE
SOER 2015 Part B
Staffing - Who? Estimated staff involvement (*)
SOER 2015 Part B Team (analysis, drafting and editing) 1.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Part B – Additional thematic input, indicator and analytical support 0.4 FTE
SOER 2015 Part B – Other EEA involvement (e.g. IT support, fiche design, etc.) 0.1 FTE
TOTAL 1.5 FTE
SOER 2015 Part C
Staffing Who? Estimated staff involvement
SOER 2015 Part C Team (coordination, analysis and drafting) 1.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Part C – Thematic input, indicator and analytical support, editing 0.8 FTE
SOER 2015 Part C – Other EEA involvement (e.g. IT support, fiche design, etc.) 0.2 FTE
TOTAL 2.0 FTE
Plus: SOER 2015 Part C – Eionet country contributions 15 to 20 days per country12
SOER 2015 Online
Who? Estimated staff involvement
SOER 2015 Online Team (Development & Design) 2.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Online – Contributions and other EEA involvement 0.5 FTE
TOTAL 2.5 FTE
SOER 2015 Dissemination and Communication
Who? Estimated staff involvement
SOER 2015 Communication Team 1.0 FTE
SOER 2015 Communication – Other EEA involvement 0.5 FTE
TOTAL 1.5 FTE
Note: This table does not include Communication activities in 2015.
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FTE = Full-time equivalent, this is a unit that indicates the workload of an employed person in a way that makes
workloads comparable. Over the period July 2013 to December 2014, 1.0 FTE indicates a workload of 300 person-days. 12
This estimate includes delivery of one country fiche per country, consultation on cross-country comparison as well as ensuring SERIS update (i.e. it does not include establishment of links to national information through SENSE).
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Annex V – Project calendar and milestones towards SOER 2015