Data for Sustainable Development: India’s Environmental Accounts and its Role in Policy and Decision-Making

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) celebrated ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) week from 27th June 2022 to 3rd July 2022 by organizing a series of activities. As a part of the celebration, the Social Statistics Division of the Ministry organized a half-day seminar on 28th June 2022 in hybrid mode on ‘Data for Sustainable Development: India’s Environmental Accounts and its role in Policy and Decision Making’ at India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.​​​​​​​

Objective

The objectives of the seminar were

  • To showcase India’s achievements in Environment Accounting
  • To discuss the environmental-economic accounts and its linkage with policy & decision making
  • To discuss the development of Ocean Accounts including fisheries and aquaculture

Schedule

Concept Note
Schedule

Session Replay

Opening Session
Session 1
Session 2

Resources

A Video on achievements of MoSPI
Report of the Seminar

Presentations

Session 1

1. Environment Accounts and its inter-linkages with SDGs
2. Implementing Environmental Accounting in decision making - National Perspective
3. Linkages of Environmental Accounts with policies at the Sub -National level
4. Usage of Environmental Accounting for policy framing- Examples from other countries

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Session 2

1. Vision for India’s Blue Economy and the role of National Ocean Accounts
2. Accounting for Marine fisheries, aquaculture, fish processing and fish provisioning services
3. Approach towards development of the Condition Accounts for the Oceans
4. Valuation of marine and coastal ecosystem services: Challenges, solutions and applications

Gallery

AKAM Seminar Event images