Background Information

[Last update 7 April 2008]
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New related output

• Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Partnerships Involving Governments from OECD Member Countries
  This report has been prepared in response to a request from the meeting of OECD Environment Ministers in 2004 to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of partnerships.

Outcomes

• Chair's Summary - Meeting of the Environment Policy Committee at Ministerial Level, 20-21 April 2004
• Recommendation of the Council on the Use of Economic Instruments in Promoting the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
• Recommendation of the Council on Matierial Flows and Resource Productivity
• Recommendation of the Council on Assessment and Decision-Making for Integrated Transport and Environment Policy
• Statement by Environment Ministers on Further Work at the OECD on Sustainable Development
• Summary of Discussions - Stakeholder Consultation with Environment Ministers

Essential Reading

• Issues Paper to support Ministers' discussions
• OECD Environmental Strategy for the First Decade of the 21st Century
• OECD Environmental Strategy: 2004 Review of Progress [Buy now] [Highlights] [Overviews: Chinese, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish]
• OECD Key Environment Indicators 2004
• Policy Brief: The OECD Environmental Strategy – 2004 Review of Progress
• Policy Brief: The OECD Environmental Strategy – Progress in Managing Water Resources 

Background reading

• OECD Environment Programme Brochure
• OECD Environmental Outlook (2001) [Highlights] [Buy now]
• OECD Environmental Performance Reviews (2nd cycle)
  • Austria (2003)
  • Mexico (2003)
  • Poland (2003)
  • Netherlands (2003)
  • United Kingdom (2002)
  • Italy (2002)
  • Japan (2002)
  • Slovak Republic (2002)
  • Norway (2001)
  • Portugal (2001)
  • Iceland (2001)
  • Germany (2001)
• Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: Policy Issues and Challenges (2003)
• Environmentally Related Taxes in OECD Countries: Issues and Strategies (2001)
• Implementing Domestic Tradable Permits: Recent Developments and Future Challenges (2002)
• Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Usage in Policy Mixes (2003)
• Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? Trends and Policies in OECD Countries (2002)
• Policy Instruments for Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Transport (2002)
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Trading and Project-Based Mechanisms (2004)
• Improving Water Management: Recent OECD Experience (2003)
• Financing Strategies for Water and Environmental Infrastructure (2003)
• Social Issues in the Provision and Pricing of Water Services (2003)
• Harnessing Markets for Biodiversity: Towards Conservation and Sustainable Use (2003)
• Handbook of Biodiversity Valuation: A Guide for Policy Makers (2002)
• Working Together Towards Sustainable Development: The OECD Experience (2002)