Publications & Documents

Preventing the Flooding of the Seine in the Paris–Ile de France Region - Progress Made and Future Challenges

Preventing the flooding of the Seine in the Paris - Ile de France region

Action to prevent the risk of major flooding in Paris and the Ile de France region has improved in recent years – particularly after the Seine burst its banks in May and June 2016 – but urban and territorial planning needs to be better adapted, governance strengthened and long-term funding clarified, according to the OECD.

City on the edge: Paris faces yet another major flood

Blog by OECD's Bill Below and Charles Baubion on how the French authorities have taken important steps in improving public policies on flood risk management.

Regulatory Policy Brazil

Find out about the ongoing OECD work on regulatory policy in Brazil.

Better Regulation in Europe - The EU 15 project

This project drew on the initiatives for Better Regulation promoted by both the EU and the OECD in 2010.