Global Consultation on the Initial List of Issues for the Update of the SEEA Central Framework
Background
The update of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Central Framework (SEEA CF) was endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) during its 55th session in March 2024 (Decision 55/109(a) of E/CN.3/2024/36).
The update of the SEEA CF is being carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA) and its Technical Committee on the SEEA CF (SEEA CF TC). It is anticipated that the update will be completed by March 2028. More information on the SEEA CF can be found here.
To determine the scope of the update, the SEEA CF TC created an initial list of issues to be addressed under the update. From July to September 2024, a Global Consultation on the Initial List of Issues for the Update of the SEEA CF was conducted with countries, international/regional organizations and broader user communities. The purpose of the Global Consultation was to collect feedback on this list. To see the questions asked during the Global Consultation, please see here.
Responses received
The global consultation is now closed. To maximize transparency, the responses to the global consultation are available here. This file only contains responses from those who consented to have their response published on the UNSD website.
Altogether, 117 responses were received as of 14 October 2024. Respondents included those from national statistical offices, line ministries, academia, international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and more.
How will the responses be used?
The responses to the comment form will be reviewed by the SEEA CF TC to finalize the list of issues for the update of the SEEA CF. The final list of issues will be presented to the UN Statistical Commission at its 56th Session in 2025, along with a summary of the results of the Global Consultation.