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Implementation Barriers for a System of Environmental-Economic Accounting in Developing Countries and Its Implications for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Viktor Pirmana

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
    Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Padjadjaran University, Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, West Java 45363, Indonesia)

  • Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Padjadjaran University, Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, West Java 45363, Indonesia
    United Nations-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), The United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand)

  • Rutger Hoekstra

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
    MetricsForTheFuture.com, 2351 NN Leiderdorp, The Netherlands)

  • Arnold Tukker

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
    Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, 2595 DA den Haag, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The desire to include environmental information in national accounts has resulted in the construction of a system of environmental-economic accounting (SEEA). As the international statistical standard for environmental-economic accounting, the SEEA can provide valuable support for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study assesses the potential use of the SEEA for monitoring SDGs. This paper shows that, in theory, the potential for this system is significant. However, based on a literature review and survey of SEEA experts, practical problems in implementing the SEEA are significant, especially in developing countries. Such issues include data availability and quality, as well as the availability of funding and human resources. Capacity development is key to establishing successful implementation of the SEEA in developing countries. For example, the World Bank’s WAVES program (Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services) has been instrumental in capacity building in developing countries, which, however, still show great variation in how they implement SEEA.

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  • Viktor Pirmana & Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana & Rutger Hoekstra & Arnold Tukker, 2019. "Implementation Barriers for a System of Environmental-Economic Accounting in Developing Countries and Its Implications for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-35, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:22:p:6417-:d:287110
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