Workshop on Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda, 15-16 April 2010

Presentations and information from a 2010 OECD workshop on policy challenges that governments face in aquaculture development, including economic, environmental and social aspects.

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OECD Legal Acts Database

The Organisation's governing body, the Council, has the power to adopt legal instruments, usually referred to as "the OECD Acts". These Acts are the result of the substantive work carried out in the Organisation's Committees.

Environment: Key tables from OECD

The key tables on environment include data on CO2 emissions, water abstractions and various environmental issues. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.

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Recommendation of the Council on Information and Communication Technologies and the Environment [C(2010)61]

Recommends that, in establishing or reviewing their policies for communication technologies and the environment, Members take due account of and implement the principles, which provide a general framework for enhancing the contribution of ICTs to improving environmental performance.

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Like any other policy, environmental policies should be carefully assessed both prior to their implementation and after they have been in place for some time.

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Agricultural Water Pricing: Australia

A study of water (irrigation) pricing in Australia, a background report to the book Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture (OECD, 2010).

Agricultural Water Pricing: Turkey

A study of water pricing in Turkey, a background report to the book Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture (OECD, 2010).

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OECD countries aim to achieve their environmental objectives in agriculture by using a varying mix of policy instruments. This report looks at developments in these policies since the mid-1990s.