Indicateurs Clés de l'Environnement 2007

13-juin-2007

Ce rapport est un des produits du programme de l'OCDE sur les indicateurs de l'environnement. Ces indicateurs donnent un aperçu général des grandes questions environnementales qui se posent dans les pays de l'OCDE et sont mis à jour une fois par an.

Expert meeting to discuss OECD and World Bank methodologies to support the development of strategic financial plans for the water supply and sanitation sector in developing countries

31-mai-2007

This expert meeting took place on the 27th of April 2007 in the OECD premises and was organised jointly by the OECD, the EUWI Finance Working Group and the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Programme.  More about this work.

Improving the Environmental Performance of Public Procurement: Report on Implementation of the Council Recommendation

16-avr.-2007

A recent report reviews and assesses the extent of the implementation of green public procurement policies in OECD member countries.

Business and the Environment

10-avr.-2007

This book summarises the results of an OECD project which collected and analysed data from the business sector on their motivations and decision-making processes relating to the environment.

OECD welcomes the new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability released today

06-avr.-2007

Climate change presents great challenges to society by raising the risk of negative impacts on human society, the economy, and the Earth. The IPCC today released the Summary for Policy Makers of its Working Group II Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The OECD welcomes this important study, which underscores the need for strengthened policy to limit the impacts of climate change.

Working Together to Respond to Climate Change: Annex I Expert Group Seminar

30-mars-2007

"Working Together to Respond to Climate Change": Seminar of the Annex I Expert Group on the UNFCCC, was held on 19 & 20 March 2007 at IEA Headquarters, Paris. It focused on four areas of discussion: national approaches to adaptation and the role of the international community; overcoming short- and long-term barriers to Clean Development Mechanism project development; technology and energy efficiency; and sectoral approaches and incentives.

Instrument mixes addressing emissions to air of mercury

29-mars-2007

This document presents case studies of instrument mixes used to address emissions to air of mercury in Norway, Sweden and the United States.

Valuation of environment-related health impacts for children (VERHI) project

27-mars-2007

An OECD project has been launched on the valuation of environment-related health impacts for children. An original survey instrument will be applied in three OECD countries (United Kingdom, Italy and the Czech Republic). This survey will be developed to provide estimates of WTP for risk reductions to adult and child populations which will allow for cross-country comparisons.

Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour

14-mars-2007

For the last 30 years, analysis of the inner workings of the firm has been largely absent from economic assessments of environmental policy. Recent work has highlighted the importance of understanding a firm’s commercial motivations, decision-making procedures and organizational structure when designing and implementing public environmental policies. Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour responds to this need, investigating the many internal challenges faced by firms seeking to implement new policies and achieve significant and long-lasting environmental progress.

Improving Co-ordination between Environmental and Health Policies: Final Report

12-mars-2007

This report analyses ways of improving the governance of environmental health issues, based largely on findings derived from three case studies (United Kingdom, France and Canada), as well as from secondary literature.

The final report (french): Améliorer la Coordination des Politiques de L'environnement et de la Santé.