MEDSTAT-Environment II Final Forum

The second phase of the MEDSTAT-Environment project (MED-Env II) was implemented within the regional MEDA statistics cooperation programme (MEDSTAT) and covered the period 2003-2006. Among others, it has put the emphasis on three specific topics: air pollutant emission, biodiversity and the calculation of environmental indicators for sustainable development. During the final forum, which was opened by the Director of the National Statistical Office in Jordan in 13-14th June 2006, the national statistical publications produced by the Mediterranean National Statistics Institutes as well as the 2005 regional compendium on environmental statistics in the Mediterranean countries were presented. Participants discussed the project’s main results as well as the integration of environmental statistics in the new MEDSTAT II programme which was launched in January 2006. The objective of MEDSTAT II is to improve the quality and supply of services and statistical data that are required within the framework of the Association Agreements with the Mediterranean Partners. It also aims to provide users with updated, reliable and relevant statistical data necessary for political decision-making and to ensure good governance. See Blue Plan website for further information.