## Compilation of Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change Statistics - Advanced

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**Canonical URL:** [Compilation of Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change Statistics - Advanced](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2024/cmecc-ahq24-08)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: HQ 24.08
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Dates: August 19-30, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### 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.

### Course description and pedagogical approach
- The in-person, two-week course, conducted by the IMF Statistics Department, will familiarize participants with the sources and methods to develop macroeconomic relevant climate change-related indicators that can inform economic and financial policies.  
- Participants gain an understanding of:
  - environmental accounting concepts;
  - how to assess global/open-source datasets that can be used for the compilation; and
  - the different approaches and methodologies used to estimate the indicators.  
- The course consists of a series of lectures, workshops, and plenary discussions on country practices describing the methods for compiling environmental and climate change statistics, including data sources.  
- Participants will have the opportunity to discuss compilation challenges they have encountered and gain insights into the analytical uses of the environmental and climate change statistics.

### Statistics and topics covered
- Environmental revenues and expenditures  
- Natural Resource Accounts  
- Physical and Transition risk indicators  
- Air Emission Accounts  
- Sustainable Finance indicators

### Course objectives
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.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Executive Training 2 on Fiscal Policy Considerations (FPA)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fpcce26-16)
- [Tax Regional Workshop on Strategic Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/taxce26-43)
- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2024/cmecc-ahq24-08_