QSAR Release notes 3.1

The Toolbox 3.1 installation is a minor update distributed as a standalone installation as well as a patch to Toolbox 3.0. When applying patch, upon first start of the application, an update procedure will be performed on the database. It is a onetime operation that should not be canceled.

Financing low carbon energy for low income housing in South Africa: the case of solar water heater clean development mechanism programme

This case study is part of the OECD project on Mobilising Private Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure. The aim of the project is to assess and promote good practice policies that help countries encourage private sector investment in low-carbon climate-resilient infrastructure.

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• Roundtable on Mobilising Private Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

OECD calls for better alignment of energy policy, public finances and environmental goals

Two new OECD reports provide wide-ranging evidence of how reforming subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels can help countries boost finances and meet green objectives.

Guidance Document on Assays for Testing The Efficacy of Baits against Cockroaches

This document provides guidance on conducting laboratory tests to determine and assess the efficacy of test substances and/or the effectiveness of test products used as baits for the control of cockroach species in indoor environments.

Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides (EPA HHBP) now searchable on eChemPortal

US Environmental Protection Agency derived the Human health benchmarks for pesticides by applying the health effects data from pesticide registrations to the typical methods used for developing drinking water health advisories. It was developed to enable states, water systems and the public to better determine whether the detection of a pesticide in drinking water or source waters for drinking water may indicate a potential health risk.

Application, use and presentation of pollutant release and transfer registers (prtr) data

This document outlines the current status of and available guidance documents/tools on the application, use and presentation of PRTR data in OECD member countries and the Commission for Environmental Co-operation based on the results of a survey conducted in November 2011.

Evaluación de la OCDE sobre el desempeño ambiental: México 2013

El programa de la OCDE sobre las evaluaciones del desempeño ambiental proporciona una evaluación independiente del progreso de los países para cumplir los compromisos nacionales e internacionales en materia de políticas ambientales junto con recomendaciones relevantes a dichas políticas.

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• OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Mexico 2013
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Descriptions of existing models and tools used for exposure assessment: Results of OECD Survey

This document includes a table which summarises descriptions of existing models and tools used for exposure assessment, as well as responses to a 2010 survey – conducted by the OECD Task Force on Exposure Assessment - upon which the table was based. The summary table and the responses are also available in the OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit (http://envriskassessmenttoolkit.oecd.org/).

Report of the third OECD Biopesticides Steering Group Seminar on characterisation and analyses of botanicals for the use in plant protection products

This document presents the outcomes of the 3rd OECD Biopesticide Seminar, held in 2011, that focused on the topic of “botanicals” (also known as plant extracts). The Seminar reviewed a number of scientific and regulatory issues related to the “characterisation and analyses of botanicals for the use in plant protection products”.

Специальная рабочяя группа по реализации Программы действий по охране окружающей среды (СРГ ПДООС): Поддержка курса на "зеленый" рост в странах Восточной Европы, Кавказа и Центральной Азии (ВЕКЦА)

The Environmental Action Programme Task Force, established by Environment Ministers at the Lucerne Conference, assists Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) countries to improve their environmental policies and conditions.

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• Reforming environmental policies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia: Role of the EAP Task Force (Russian version)
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• Environmental Action Programme (EAP) Task Force: Greening development in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
• Environmental Action Programme (EAP) Task Force: Greening development in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)