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Seventy-five high level representatives, including thirteen Ministers, Vice Ministers and Heads of Agencies, and representatives from all thirty OECD member countries and five countries undergoing Accession to the OECD participated.
The meeting endorsed two documents during the course of this meeting: the Policy Statement and the Policy Guidance on Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Co-operation. The meeting also took note of the Progress Report that will be submitted to OECD Development and Environment Ministers. Last, but not least, the meeting laid out an ambitious, forward looking agenda for deepening the partnership between the environment and development communities (see Co-Chairs' Summary).
Participants emphasised their commitment to further deepening the collaboration between OECD Environment and Development Co-operation ministries and agencies, building upon the work that has already been accomplished.
The following priorities were highlighted for further work by the OECD:
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To further deepen the work by the OECD on adaptation, including integrating adaptation within existing aid modalities and environmental assessment processes, evaluating progress on adaptation, tracking aid for adaptation, incentivising private sector engagement, and examining the costs and other economic aspects of adaptation.
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To examine synergies between greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation in the context of development objectives, to support the integration of responses to climate change into national development strategies, as well as analysis of incentive mechanisms such as for reducing emissions from deforestation and the Clean Development Mechanism.
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Comprehensive guidance on building capacity for integrating environmental considerations in national and sectoral plans and budgets, identifying approaches for “mainstreaming” and “upstreaming” environmental issues in sector policy dialogues, and testing the results of the work at country level. Capacity development in the context of climate change was of particular interest.
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Sharing of best practices with regard to capacity development and governance for environment, in the context of both the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action. This should involve intensified collaboration between development co-operation and environment agencies.
The meeting concluded noting the importance of these discussions for the upcoming of meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial level in June 2009, which includes a focus on green growth. Continued co-operation between DAC and EPOC was welcomed, including possible future joint meetings at high level.
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