Water Economics and Financing

In his opening remarks for the book launch for the Horizontal Water Programme, Mr. Gurría underlined that good water management is important for a stronger, cleaner and fairer economy.

Pricing Water Resources and Water and Sanitation Services

This publication compiles reliable and comparable data on pricing water and on water supply and sanitation services across OECD countries.

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• Innovative Financing Mechanisms for the Water Sector
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Environmental Performance Reviews: Luxembourg (2010)

This report examines Luxembourg’s progress since the previous OECD Environmental Performance Review in 2000, and the extent to which the country has met its national objectives and international commitments regarding the management of the environment and natural resources.

Environmental Performance Reviews: Greece

This report examines Greece’s progress since the previous OECD Environmental Performance Review in 2000, and the extent to which the country has met its national objectives and international commitments regarding the management of the environment and natural resources.

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)

The objective of the work on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (and Forest Degradation) in Developing Countries is to assess and evaluate potential positive incentives and policy approaches aiming to contribute to global climate change mitigation.

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• Carbon Markets
• OECD Workshop on Global Carbon Markets, 19-20 April 2010
• Economics of Climate Change Mitigation
• Workshop on Incentives to Capture the Biodiversity and Carbon Benefits for Reducing Deforestation, 26 March 2008
• Capturing Biodiversity Benefits: The OECD Response
• OECD Work on Climate Change by theme
• Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) on the UNFCCC

Background note 1: Financing Water Resources Management

Background note 1: Financing Water Resources Management

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.