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03-déc.-2008
Water management is a challenge for both OECD and developing countries. Though the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) call for the proportion of people without access to safe water and basic sanitation to be halved by 2015, many countries are not on track to meet these goals. Amid fears that the financial crisis would result in an aid crisis, OECD donors recently made an Aid Pledge, promising to honour their aid commitments, including the water-related MDGs.
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01-déc.-2008
Un nouvel ouvrage de l’OCDE sur le développement durable va mettre ses principes en pratique, grâce à une technologie de publication novatrice sobre en carbone, pour la vente sur des marchés éloignés.
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28-nov.-2008
Understanding the role that technological change can play in achieving environmental objectives is important since innovations can allow for improved environmental quality at lower cost. However, the relationship between environmental policy and technological innovation remains an area in which evidence remains limited. A new OECD summarises results of three case studies undertaken: abatement technologies for wastewater effluent from pulp production; abatement of motor vehicle emissions; and development of renewable energy technologies.
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20-nov.-2008
The "Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Tomato: Key Food and Feed Nutrients, Toxicants, and Allergens, " number 17 in the Series on the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds was recently published.
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Workshop on the safety testing of manufactured nanomaterials, Korea
04-nov.-2008
This workshop is being held to move forward the "Sponsorship Programme" which was launched in 2007. This programme involves the safety testing of 14 nanomaterials for a set of endpoints related to human health and environmental safety. Amongst other things, the Workshop will assist those who will be organising the testing (OECD member countries together with the European Commission, China and Industry) to develop and co-ordinate their testing plans. This workshop is hosted by the Ministry of Environment in Korea and will take place on November 19-21 in Busan, Korea.
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23-oct.-2008
L'insuffisance des politiques de l'environnement peut représenter un frein important sur la productivité économique et la croissance.
Aujourd'hui, les pays se heurtent à de nombreux défis environnementaux, tels que le changement climatique, la pollution de l'air et de l'eau, la gestion des ressources naturelles, les catastrophes naturelles et des accidents industriels.
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15-oct.-2008
Inadequate environmental policies can be a significant brake on economic productivity and growth. Countries today face numerous environmental challenges, such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural resource management, natural disasters and industrial accidents.
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14-oct.-2008
A major international conference on "Competitive Cities and Climate Change″ organised by OECD concluded today in Milan. It underlined the central and critical role to be played by cities in successfully addressing the major global challenge of climate change.
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13-oct.-2008
Given that the majority of the world’s population lives in cities accounting for 60 to 80 percent of emissions, cities are key actors in our efforts to achieve long-term sustainable solutions to the global climate change challenge, according to Mr. Gurría.
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02-oct.-2008
In the lead-up to joining the European Union, Hungary made significant progress in reducing air and water pollution and protecting its nature and biodiversity, according to Mr. Gurría. However, he recommended ...
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