Meeting of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) at Ministerial Level

on 04-Apr-2006

OECD Development and Environment Ministries and Agencies joined forces to launch a process to work in partnership with developing countries to integrate environmental factors efficiently into national development policies and poverty reduction strategies. The outcomes of the meeting were an agreed framework for common action, as well as a concrete agenda for integrating climate change adaptation into development co-operation.

Second Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Environmental Finance and Water Networks

from 26-Apr-2006 to 28-Apr-2006

The Second Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Environmental Finance and Water Networks was held on the 26-28th of April 2006, in Almaty, Kazakhstan with the support of the Ministry of Environment of Kazakhstan and of Central Asia Regional Environment Centre.

8th Annual Meeting of the EECCA Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network

from 12-Jun-2006 to 13-Jun-2006

The eighth annual meeting of the Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network (REPIN) in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) was held in Tbilisi on 12-13th June 2006. The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia, and organised by the OECD/EAP Task Force Secretariat. The meeting gathered about 60 participants.

"Working Together to Respond to Climate Change": Annex I Expert Group Seminar in Conjunction with the OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development

from 27-Mar-2006 to 28-Mar-2006

This March 2006 event focused on such pressing climate change themes as: Adaptation, the Clean Development Mechanism, Sectoral Crediting agreements and Technology Collaboration. Several developing countries participated and gave presentations.

7th Annual REPIN Meeting, October 2005, Moscow, Russian Federation

from 17-Oct-2005 to 18-Oct-2005

The seventh annual meeting of the EECCA Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network (REPIN) took place on 17-18 October 2005 in Moscow, Russian Federation. The meeting discussed a draft report Review of Environmental Compliance Assurance system in Armenia; reviewed options for financing environmental compliance assurance systems in EECCA, considered draft Guiding Principles of Effective Environmental Permitting Systems, and assessed progress made since the previous REPIN meeting in September 2004 on implementing other projects of the REPIN work programme.

Financing Water Supply and Sanitation in EECCA - Conference of EECCA Ministers of Economy/Finance, Environment and Water and their partners from the OECD, 17-18th of November 2005, Yerevan, Armenia

from 17-Nov-2005 to 18-Nov-2005

On the 17-18th of November 2005, the Government of Armenia hosted a conference of Ministers of Economy/Finance, Environment and Water. Ministers met to discuss how to address the critical situation of the water sector in EECCA countries...

OECD Workshop on Material Flow Indicators and Related Measurement Tools

from 23-May-2005 to 24-Jun-2005

This was the second OECD workshop on material flows.  It particularly focused on methodological and measurement issues and on the preparation of an MF guidance manual.  It was held in Berlin, Germany and was attended by more than 60 participants, including national delegates, international experts and observers from industry and environmental NGOs.

2nd preparatory meeting for the Almaty+5 Ministerial Conference on Financing of the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in EECCA countries

from 05-Jun-2005 to 06-Jun-2005

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss draft documents and practical arrangements for a Conference of EECCA Ministers of Water, Environment and Economy/Finance as well as their OECD partners to discuss issues of financing the water supply and sanitation sector in EECCA.

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (RWSS) in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)

from 19-Apr-2005 to 20-Apr-2005

The EAP Task Force and the REC Caucasus co-organised a workshop on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Tbilisi, Georgia on 19th – 20th of April, 2005.

OECD Conference on Public Environmental Policy and the Private Firm (14-15 June 2005, Washington DC)

from 12-Sep-2005 to 15-Jun-2006

The OECD Project on environmental policy design and firm-level management is exploring a number of issues at the interface between public and private environmental policy. Data have been collected from approximately 4200 firms from 7 countries on issues such as environmental management and performance, as well as the public environmental policy context.  Main results were presented at the OECD Conference on Public Environmental Policy and the Private Firm. Presentations can be downloaded from the agenda. A summary record is also available. 

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