Compilation of Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change
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Bibliographic details
- Session: CE 23.37
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Dates: December 4-15, 2023 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Arabic
- Status: Deadline passed
Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
- Officials from National Statistics Agencies, Ministries of Finance, Planning and Environment, Central Banks and other agencies, who are responsible for compiling environment and/or climate change related indicators.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics; with experience in the compilation of environment and climate change statistics.
Event logistics and delivery
- Session No.: CE 23.37
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Date: December 4-15, 2023 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Arabic
Course description and format
- Provided by the IMF Statistics Department as an in-person, two-week course.
- Purpose:
- Familiarize participants with sources and methods to develop macroeconomic relevant climate change-related indicators that can inform economic and financial policies.
- Format:
- Series of lectures, workshops, and plenary discussions on country practices describing methods for compiling environmental and climate change statistics, including data sources.
- Opportunities for participants to discuss compilation challenges and gain insights into analytical uses of the statistics.
Topics and statistics covered
- Environmental revenues and expenditures
- Natural Resource Accounts
- Physical and Transition risk indicators
- Air Emission Accounts
- Sustainable Finance indicators
- Coverage includes:
- Environmental accounting concepts
- Assessment of global/open-source datasets for compilation
- Different approaches and methodologies used to estimate the indicators
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- provide an overview of the concepts and classifications used in environmental accounting.
- provide an overview of the data and type of indicators that can be used to help understand the economic and financial implications of climate change;
- identify data sources and understand the compilation methods of key macroeconomic relevant environmental and climate change statistics; and
- identify the ways in which these indicators can be used to develop economic policies aimed to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change.