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News & Events
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11-Jan-2012
The OECD conducts work to provide governments with the analytical basis to develop biodiversity policies that are environmentally-effective, economically-efficient and distributionally-equitable. Within this context, the OECD Working Group on Economic Aspects of Biodiversity (WGEAB) has, for more than a decade, focused on valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and the use of economic instruments, incentive measures and the creation of markets for the sustainable use and conservation of biological diversity.
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10-Jan-2012
The purpose of this Issue Paper that has been developed by the OECD BioPesticides Steering Group, is to highlight current international microbial contaminant criteria on food and drinking water and to encourage discussions among OECD member countries on the acceptable levels of microbial contamination in microbial pest control products. A compilation of methods available for screening microbial pest control products for the presence of pathogens and other micro-organism contaminants are referenced for guidance to regulatory authorities and applicants/notifiers alike.
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10-Jan-2012
This report presents the results of an OECD Seminar (Paris, May 2010) on biopesticide issues related to the fate in the environment of microbial biological control agents (mBCAs) and their effects on non-target organisms (NTOs), an issue of interest to OECD member countries’ governments. The objectives of the Seminar were manifold and sought to 1/ identify key issues & challenges, 2/ provide updates of national & international activities, and 3/ suggest options for OECD countries and key stakeholders in the area of the fate in the environment of mBCAs and their effects on NTOs.
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05-Jan-2012
The revised Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed (Canola), number 24 in the Series on the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online. It contains information on the key nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants of food and feed obtained from this oilseed crop. Biotech varieties of canola are increasingly being used in several countries. This document revises and updates the 2001 issue (No.1 in the Series) which is hereby repealed.
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03-Jan-2012
Le Recueil d'études de cas sur les évaluations des risques des expositions combinées à plusieurs produits chimiques (expositions combinées) peut désormais être consulté sur eChemPortal. À ce jour, il rassemble cinq études de cas de l’Atelier international sur l'évaluation des risques des expositions combinées à plusieurs produits chimiques de l'OMS, l'OCDE et, ILSI / HESI.
La base de données australienne NICNAS Other contient des rapports d'évaluation des risques sur les produits chimiques existants autres que les évaluations prioritaires chimiques existantes.
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21-Dec-2011
This document provides a snapshot of information on national activities on the life cycle assessment of nanotechnologies provided by OECD countries. As a “living document”, it is expected to be updated as new information becomes available.
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21-Dec-2011
This document presents lessons learned from information gathering surveys carried out by OECD countries and summarises non-confidential business information and statistics on nanomaterials. It includes useful information on how to design/implement information gathering surveys and the most commonly used nanomaterials along with use patterns and volumes used among OECD countries.
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21-Dec-2011
This document provides a snapshot of regulated nanomaterials under the regulatory frameworks of OECD member countries during 2006-2009. It summarises legislative features, information on notified nanomaterials as well as data collected for nanomaterials under the frameworks.
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13-Dec-2011
Private Sector Engagement in Adaptation to Climate Change: Approaches to Managing Climate Risks analyses how businesses are managing their climate vulnerabilities, new business opportunities arising due to climate change, factors which affect companies’ engagement, and ways in which governments can encourage adaptation. Monitoring and Evaluation for Adaptation: Lessons from Development Co-operation Agencies assesses frameworks used by development co-operation agencies to monitor and evaluate their adaptation initiatives, and shares lessons learned on the choice and use of indicators.
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06-Dec-2011
New data show that the member countries of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) allocated up to USD 22.9 billion, or 15% of total official development assistance (ODA), to climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries in 2010.
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Events
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from 19-Sep-2011 to 21-Sep-2011
This Global on Environment/CCXG seminar brought together experts from a wide range of countries and organisations to discuss issues related to carbon markets and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of climate change actions and finance. The seminar focussed on four specific topics of relevance to the ongoing climate change negotiations: (i) international assessment and review (IAR) and international consultations and analysis (ICA); (ii) setting baselines; (iii) MRV of finance; and (iv) managing greenhouse gas units from multiple market mechanisms.
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from 21-Sep-2011 to 23-Sep-2011
This Conference took place in Astana (Kazakhstan) on 21-23 September 2011 and covered two main themes: 1) sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems and 2) greening the economy: mainstreaming the environment into economic development.
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from 14-Oct-2010 to 15-Oct-2010
The annual EAP Task Force meeting was held on 14-15 October 2010 in Almaty. The main purpose of the meeting was to review progress achieved in the implementation of the EAP Task Force's Work Programme in 2010 and
to discuss work proposed to be carried out in 2011.
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from 08-Nov-2010 to 09-Nov-2010
The annual REPIN meeting was organised by the OECD/EAP Task Force Secretariat and hosted by the State Environmental Service of Latvia on 8-9 November 2010 in Riga. The meeting was attended by government officials and experts from most of the EECCA countries as well as from Estonia, Latvia and Poland. Representatives of the European Commission, the Regional Environmental Centres (RECs) of Russia and the Caucasus, as well as the Working Group of Environmental Auditing under the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and the NGO community were also present.
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from 29-Nov-2010 to 10-Dec-2010
The UN Climate Change Conference was held in Cancún (COP16, 29 Nov-10 Dec 2010). What were the actions taken? For OECD experts involved in Cancún, policy focused on financing, market solutions and technological change.
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from 28-Jan-2010 to 29-Jan-2010
The main objective of the meeting is to attract the attention of key stakeholders, foremost EECCA policy-makers, to international “good practices” and tools that can help countries to assess and improve their legal and institutional frameworks for PSP in the water and sanitation sector, and to discuss the reforms that could help to improve the framework for PSP.
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from 07-Dec-2009 to 18-Dec-2009
The impact of climate change on our environment, our economies and our security is the defining issue of our era. OECD is at the forefront of climate change analysis, promoting environmentally and economically rational policies related to adaptation, mitigation, technology, financing and development. The OECD will be present in several ways at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7-18 December 2009.
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from 24-Nov-2009 to 25-Nov-2009
The Joint Meeting was held on 24-25 November 2009 in Bucharest, Romania with the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development hosting the event.
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from 15-Oct-2009 to 16-Oct-2009
The Annual Meeting of the EAP Task Force was held on 15-16 October 2009 in Paris. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the progress in the implementation of the EAP Task Force's Programme of Work.
A Special Session on Water Supply and Sanitation was held back-to-back with the Task Force Meeting on Friday16 October.
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