SEEA Central Framework update: Scoping Notes
There are 29 issues in the SEEA Central Framework revision process, divided among four Task Teams (TTs). The first step undertaken for each of these research issues was to draft short Scoping Notes (SNs). These SNs are intended to clarify the SEEA Central Framework update issues, identify linkages across issues, and outline research questions that will need to be addressed in the Guidance Notes (GNs). They are not meant to propose solutions; that will be done in the next phase of the process during the preparation of the GNs.
Feedback was sought from various groups, including the Technical Committee, UNCEEA, and others, to ensure that the description of each issue in the SNs was accurately reflected—particularly with regard to the research questions. The results of this review will be summarized below in due course.
The SEEA Central Framework Technical Committee (TC) approved the final versions of the SNs, along with the proposed treatments of the comments received. These SNs will serve as starting points for drafting the GNs.
Below are the final versions of the SNs for each of the SEEA Central Framework update issues, listed by the appropriate Task Team.
Task Team A on Overarching topics, including consistency with SNA
Scoping Notes - Final versions
- A1 Providing a broad overview of links between SEEA CF and SEEA EA
- A2 Indicators
- A3 Update of existing information on EE-IOT
- A4 How SEEA CF accounts can be made spatially explicit
- A5 Harmonization with other international classifications and updates of relevant frameworks/manuals
- A6 Introduction of thematic accounts and strengthening the link to policy
- A7 Links to social domain
- A8 Explicitly linking/integrating environmental activity accounts (ch. 4), asset accounts (ch. 5) and flow accounts (ch. 3)
- A9 Consistency with the 2025 SNA revision issues
Task Team B on Physical flow accounts
Scoping Notes - Final versions
- B1 Description of PSUTs
- B2 Further clarifying treatment of losses (e.g. energy, water)
- B3 Treatment of carbon flows in the SEEA CF
- B4 Inclusion of text on quarterly accounts
- B5 Differences between PSUTs and EW-MFA
- B6 Inclusion of residual flows to ecosystem type, i.e. pressure account
- B7 Elaboration of waste accounts
Task Team D on Asset accounts:
Scoping Notes - Final Versions