International Recommendations for Water Statistics These recommendations were established to strengthen information systems for supporting the design and evaluation of better water policies. These recommendations support the collection, compilation and dissemination of internationally comparable water statistics in countries, as well as the implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts for Water (SEEA-Water). This publication provides supporting information for deriving coherent and consistent indicators, enabling comparisons over time and between countries from an agreed list of data items, and consolidate the experiences and practices of countries and international organizations in water statistics. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211615456 Pages: 226 Price: $49.00
International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions 2010 This publication provides a comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of international merchandise trade statistics in all countries, irrespective of the level of development of their statistical system. The conceptual framework reflects both the multipurpose nature of these statistics and concern for availability of the adequate data sources and data compilation procedures. It is intended primarily for the producers of international trade statistics, particularly the staff of national statistical offices and/or customs involved in the collection and compilation of merchandise trade statistics, but may be also useful to researchers and other users interested in better understanding of the nature of trade statistics. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211615418 Pages: 128 Price: $24.00
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2011 This publication presents data for the 58 ESCAP member countries, as well as world, regional, sub-regional and economic aggregates for comparison. It offers current trends and emerging topics in the Asia-Pacific region, grouped around the themes of people, the environment, the economy and connectivity. It provides the international and regional community with key indicators, objective analyses of the current trends and emerging issues, along with data and charts. In order to maximize the comparability, the data is sourced exclusively from international agencies that adhere to the official global statistical standards. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211206296 Pages: 286 Price: $90.00
African Statistical Yearbook 2011
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This publication provides users with quality statistical information to enhance Africa’s development initiatives. It aims to break with past practices, whereby each regional/subregional organization published their own statistical data on African countries. It is expected that the joint collection and sharing of data between regional institutions will promote a wider use of country data, reduce costs and significantly improve the quality of the data, leading to better monitoring of development initiatives on the continent. The data contained in this publication are arranged generally for the years 2002 to 2010 or for the last eight years. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789210251662 Pages: 344 Price: $55.00
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