**Summary:**
On August 29, 2025, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), in collaboration with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Kerala, will conduct a one-day capacity building workshop in Kochi, Kerala, focused on the development of Ocean Accounts for coastal states. The primary objective is to encourage coastal states to create their own Ocean Accounts, facilitating the development of national-level Ocean Accounts in accordance with the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework, fulfilling international obligations.
MoSPI released the report "Ocean Ecosystem Accounts in India: A Framework" on January 22, 2025, to provide a framework for integrating ecological and economic data related to extent, condition, services, and asset accounts for various ocean ecosystems, aiming to support informed decision-making for sustainable ocean management.
The workshop will include participants from MoSPI, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), DES, State Fisheries Departments, State Tourism Departments of all coastal States and Union Territories, members of the Expert Group on Ocean Ecosystem Accounts in India, and organizations involved in ocean-related activities. Senior officials from MoSPI and the Government of Kerala will also be present.
Technical Session I will cover the SEEA framework, an overview of the report "Ocean Ecosystem Accounts in India: A Framework," global best practices in ocean accounting, data availability specific to the Kerala coast, and challenges in utilizing datasets for Ocean Accounting. Technical Session II will include a presentation on the report "Ocean Accounting Segment of the Blue Economy Pathways: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu," followed by discussions on climate change and ocean accounting, its impact on marine living resources, innovations in modern oceanography, and an open discussion/Q&A session.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation: The Indian government ministry organizing the workshop.
National Statistical Office: NSO, a part of the Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Kerala: DES, the Kerala state government organization collaborating in the workshop.
Kochi, Kerala: The city and state in India where the workshop is being held.
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting: SEEA, the framework to which the national level Ocean Accounts will align.
Ocean Ecosystem Accounts in India: A Framework: A report released by MoSPI providing a framework for integrating ecological and economic data on ocean ecosystems.
Ministry of Earth Sciences: MoES, one of the stakeholders participating in the workshop
Ocean Accounting Segment of the Blue Economy Pathways: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu: A report that will be presented during the technical session of the workshop.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Workshop on ‘Capacity Building of Coastal States on
Development of Ocean Accounts’ to be held on
August 29, 2025, at Kochi
Posted On: 27 AUG 2025 12:50PM by PIB Delhi
National Statistical Office (NSO) of Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in
collaboration with Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Kerala is organizing one day workshop on
“Capacity Building of Coastal States on development of Ocean Accounts” at Kochi, Kerala on 29th August,
2025. The main objective of the workshop is to encourage the Coastal States to create their own Ocean
Accounts, which will enable the development of national level Ocean Accounts to fulfil the international
obligation as per SEEA framework. MoSPI has also released "Ocean Ecosystem Accounts in India: A
Framework (A Report by the Expert Group) on 22nd January, 2025". It provides a way forward for
integrating ecological and economic data on parameters under the extent, condition, services, and asset
accounts for different ocean ecosystems, facilitating informed decision-making that balances development
with sustainable ocean management in India.
The workshop will witness participation from a wide range of stakeholders, including MoSPI, MoES, the
Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DES), State Fisheries Department, State Tourism Department of all
coastal States and Union Territories, members of the Expert Group on Ocean Ecosystem Accounts in India,
and eminent organisations engaged in ocean related activities.
The event will also be graced by the presence of senior dignitaries, including Secretary (Ministry of Statistics
& PI), Director General (Central Statistics) and Senior Officers from Government of Kerala.
Technical Session I will focus on setting the context and providing an overview of SEEA, the report “Ocean
Ecosystem Accounts in India: A Framework” and global best practices in ocean accounting. This session will
also include discussions on data Availability specific to Kerala Coast and Challenges in using these datasets
for Ocean Accounting.
Technical Session II will feature a presentation on the report “Ocean Accounting Segment of the Blue
Economy Pathways: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu”, as well as discussions on climate change and ocean
accounting, its impact on marine living resources, followed by innovations in modern oceanography, and an
open discussion and Q&A session.
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