APEC Finance Ministers welcome OECD report on disaster risk financing in the Asia Pacific region

At their meetings on 19-20 September 2013, APEC Finance Ministers welcomed a survey report prepared by the OECD on disaster risk financing practices in the Asia Pacific region.

Joint ENVIRONET and WP-STAT Workshop on Rio Markers, Climate and Development Finance Statistics

Present and discuss recent DAC developments on improving the use and methodologies underlying the Rio Marker system

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