2015 PILOT WATER ACCOUNTS FOR UGANDA By: Margaret

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2015 PILOT WATER ACCOUNTS FOR UGANDA By: Margaret Kevin Nakirya Uganda Bureau of Statistics Presentation outline Introduction to the Water Accounts 2015 Pilot Water accounts and Policy implications Source data The Accounts The Estimates The Aggregates and Indicators Way forward Introduction to SEEA SEEA is a multipurpose conceptual framework for understanding the interactions between the economy and the environment. SEEA-Water is a conceptual framework for organizing hydrological and economic information in a coherent and consistent manner. Therefore, It describes the interactions between the economy and the environment and covers the whole spectrum of natural resources and the environment. It enables a consistent analysis of the contribution of water to the economy and the impact of the economy on water resources. It consists of a set of standard and supplementary tables Compilations of tables and accounts informs the M&E, policy and decision making processes Introduction to Water Accounts- Tables and Accounts List of tables for Water Accounts Physical Supply and Use Table Monetary Supply and Use Table Water Emission Account Hybrid and economic accounts for activities and products related to water Hybrid supply and Use tables Taxes, fees and water rights National expenditure and financing accounts Water Balance Water Asset Account Water quality Account Introduction to Water Accounts- Application Most water statistics focus on hydrology and water quality, but not much attention has been paid to the economic and social aspects of water. Some critical policy issues require the linking of data on water with economic data, such as the following: (a) The consequences on water resources for economic growth and the patterns of household consumption and international trade; (b) The social and economic impacts of water policy instruments, such as regulation, water pricing and property rights; (c) The contribution of specific economic activities to the pressure on water resources and the options for reducing that pressure. Introduction to Water Accounts- Application Application of SEEA-Water Water accounts furnish: (a) indicators and descriptive statistics for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation; (b) detailed statistics for policy analysis ; and (c) the most common indicators 2hich are used to evaluate the current patterns of water supply and use, and of pollution. All the above feed into the global, regional and national development policy frameworks including; SDGs, Africa Agenda 2063, Uganda Vision 2040, NDP II and UGGDS, among others Introduction to Water Accounts- Application In turn, the above will help to determine the following: