Alternative Ways of Providing Water: Emerging Options and Their Policy Implications

This report reviews the pros and cons of alternative sources of water (reused water and rainwater) and of decentralised systems to collect, produce and use them.

Invitation to OECD event at the World Water Forum - 17 March

The OECD will release a new report – Managing Water for All: Pricing and Financing – at an event during the World Water Forum in Istanbul.

OECD Key Water Publications Flyer

The flyer provides key OECD publications related to water, in conjonction with the 5th World Water Forum, 16-22 March 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Further reading is also available by clicking on each publication cover.

Water for All: A Matter of Good Governance - The OECD Perspective

In his remarks at the 13th World Water Congress, Mr. Gurría underlined that managing and securing access to water and sanitation for all is one of the world’s biggest challenges and needs a global response.

Related Documents

• The water challenge: understanding the issues

OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development

The OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development - Financing and Pricing Water: The Role of Government Policies, the Private Sector and Civil Society was held at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 1-2 December 2008.

Water: an Under-Delivered Promise

In his speech delivered at the Conference of Montreal, Angel Gurría underlined that growing pressures from agriculture, energy production and industries were imperilling our water resources. He affirmed that all countries - OECD and developing countries alike – need to introduce urgently policy reforms and scale-up best practices to avoid dire consequences.

Press Conference for the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017, remarks by Angel Gurría

According to the OECD Secretary-General, the current international food crisis is a global challenge and agricultural commodity prices should remain high and grow more volatile in the next decade.

Resource productivity and the "3Rs"

In his speech delivered at the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting 2008, Angel Gurría discussed how promoting resource productivity and the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) can protect the environment while sustaining growth and prosperity.

People and Biodiversity Policies: Impacts, Issues and Strategies for Policy Action

Biodiversity policies promote the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of biologically diverse ecosystems and habitats. In doing so, they create significant public benefits and contribute to social well-being. However, the implementation of ...

Workshop on Incentives to Capture the Biodiversity and Carbon Benefits for Reducing Deforestation, 26 March 2008

Workshop on “Incentives to Capture the Biodiversity and Carbon Benefits for Reducing Deforestation: Linkages, Synergies and Limitations

Related Documents

• Capturing Biodiversity Benefits: The OECD Response
• Documents on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
• OECD Events on Biodiversity