Current Developments/Activities on the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Tour de Table at the 6th Meeting of the Working Party on

This is intended to provide delegations and other stakeholders with a “snapshot” of information on activities related to manufactured nanomaterials, as well as other activities on nanotechnologies, at the national and international level.

OECD Project Household and Environmental Policy (flyer)

The project on Household Behaviour and Environmental Policy adopts a comprehensive approach by examining key areas of environmental policy: household waste generation and recycling, personal transport choices, organic food consumption etc.

Innovation effects of the Swedish NOx charge

This report links the introduction of the Swedish NOx charge to technology adoption and development of mitigation technology.

A review of recent policy-relevant findings from the environmental health literature

This review of recent policy-relevant findings from the environmental health literature was prepared by Alistair Hunt and Julia Ferguson, University of Bath, UK.

Tax treatment of tradable permits

Getting the tax treatment of tradable permits “right” is important not only for achieving environmental objectives, but also for the integrity of tax systems. This flyer describes work OECD currently is doing on this issue.

The influence of regulation and economic policy in the water sector on the level of technology innovation in the sector and its contribution to the environment: The case of the State of Israel

The paper discusses the impacts of policies applied over the last decades in the water sector in Israel on technological innovation and on the environment.

Assessing the Role of Microfinance in Fostering Adaptation to Climate Change - Environment Working Paper No. 15

This working paper offers the first empirical assessment of the linkages between microfinance supported activities and adaptation to climate change.

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• OECD Environment Working Papers

Policies to Promote Bicycle Use

The Working Group on Transport under OECD’s Environment Policy Committee discussed measures to promote bicycle use at a meeting in January 2010.

The Road to Mexico: Strategies and Vehicles for successful climate change negotiations 2010

During a workshop on climate change organised by the European Union, Mr Gurría reminded that "far from perfect, the Copenhagen Accord is a hard-fought political agreement". He added that the world now needs to find an ambitious and legally-binding global agreement on climate change in Mexico and that the EU should continue to play a leading role for the negotiations.

Regional Meeting on Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), Moscow

This meeting took place on 28-29 January 2010. The main objective was to attract stakeholders, EECCA policy-makers, to good practices that can help countries assess and improve legal and institutional frameworks for PSP in the water and sanitation sector.

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• Proceedings from the Regional Meeting on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation in EECCA
• Материалы регионального совещания по вопросам участия частного сектора в водоснабжении и водоотведении в странах ВЕКЦА
• Regional Policy Dialogue on Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in EECCA
• OECD events on water