Financing Strategy for Urban Wastewater Collection and Treatment in Sichuan Province in China

This study was conducted in the framework of co-operation between the OECD and China. The OECD secretariat has examined the financial sustainability and affordability of developing modern, centralised wastewater management infrastructure in medium sized cities and countries in China.

Co-operation with Asia

A programme of co-operation between the OECD and the Asian economies on the environmental protection provides an opportunity for policy dialogue on the critical environmental challenges that need to be addressed nationally, regionally and, globally.

Forthcoming Workshop

The NIS Regional Workshop "Advancing Coherent Reforms of Environmental Policy Instruments in the NIS: Experience and Roadmap for the Future" wil take place at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France on 3-4 December 2002. The workshop will bring to...

Environmental Permitting systems in the New Independant States

This paper presents the outline of a document to be prepared in the framework of the EAP Task Force Project on Strengthening Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in the NIS. Overall project objectives are to support the NIS in: (i) reformi...

synthesis report on environmental permitting in the New Independent States

Synthesis report on Environmental Permitting in the New Independent States

Policy Mixes: Packages of environmental policy instruments

The objective of this work is to assist individual countries in analysing existing policy instruments and their effectiveness and designing appropriate packages of policy instruments to solve selected, acute priority environmental problem(s) in the air and water sectors.

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The Aarhus Business and Environment Initiative (ABEI)

The ABEI was established jointly by the private sector and Environment Ministers at the 1998 "Environment for Europe" conference. Its main objective is to facilitate public-private dialogue and to promote better environmental management practices...

Principles for Effective Environmental Enforcement Authorities in the NIS

Principles for Effective Environmental Enforcement Authorities in the NIS

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Principles for Effective Environmental Enforcement Authorities in the NIS

Principles for Effective Environmental Enforcement Authorities in the NIS

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Inspection toolkit

This document, with a mixed technical and managerial character, will provide guidance in improving the inspection activities in the NIS. The first draft was discussed at an Environmental Inspection Expert Meeting in June 2002 (Riga, Latvia).