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11-Dec-2008
This document is a compilation of responses given during the Tour de Table by delegations that attended the 4th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials held at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France on 11-13 June 2008.
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10-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on the Biology of Cotton (Gossypium spp.)," number 45 in the series, was recently published.
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10-Dec-2008
"The Consensus Document on the Biology of Western White Pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. ex. D. Don), " number 38 in the series, was recently revised and republished. This document replaces ENV/JM/MONO(2006)16 with the identical title that was published in 2006.
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09-Dec-2008
While political will is necessary to tackle climate change, financial measures are needed to keep down the cost of action said Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General at a high-level meeting of Ministers of Finance in Warsaw, Poland.
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08-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on the Biotechnology of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta Doug. ex. Loud.)," number 44 in the series, was recently published.
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02-Dec-2008
In his introductory remarks to the Global Forum on Sustainable Development: Financing and Pricing Water, M. Gurría declared that good water management is so fundamental to human and economic development, and to the maintenance of ecosystems, that we cannot afford to fail.
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28-Nov-2008
The conference will discuss the key policy conclusions and recommendations emerging from the two-year OECD Horizontal Water Programme. This report will be finalised in light of the discussion at this meeting and launched at the 5th World Water Forum, which will be held in Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009. For additional information regarding the Forum, please visit www.oecd.org/water/forum2008
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19-Nov-2008
The OECD has published a new guidance document which focuses on microbiological efficacy testing. It covers efficacy testing of articles treated with antimicrobials in the manufacturing process with the intention of the achieving an external effect. Also included are articles which have been in some way modified during service so as to exert an antimicrobial effect.
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04-Nov-2008
There is fear that the current economic crisis might overshadow environmental concerns. A new OECD publication, Cost of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges, shows that not responding adequately to these challenges can be expensive.
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How much do environmental problems cost?
04-Nov-2008
There is fear that the current economic crisis might overshadow environmental concerns. A new OECD publication, Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges, shows that not responding adequately to these challenges can be expensive.
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The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for Global Action Beyond 2012
