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05-Apr-2007
A new OECD report assessing New Zealand's environmental performance notes that the country has made good progress with its environmental policies but says further effort is needed in the agriculture, energy and transport sectors as well as with economic instruments. The report makes 38 recommendations for improving the country’s environmental performance in the coming years.
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OECD urges New Zealand to improve water and waste management
05-Apr-2007
New Zealand has improved its environmental performance over the past decade, but should reinforce water and waste management, energy efficiency and climate protection efforts.
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26-Mar-2007
A new OECD report assessing Belgium’s environmental performance notes that the country has made good progress with its environmental policies but says further effort is needed in the agriculture, energy and transport sectors as well as tax policies. The report makes 47 specific recommendations.
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19-Feb-2007
The first training on Appraisal of Environmental Projects Financed from Public Funds was held 16-19 January 2007 in Chisina, Moldova.
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OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals Now Available Free of Charge
06-Feb-2007
The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, key tools for governments and industry worldwide to assess the safety of chemical products, are now available free of charge.
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02-Feb-2007
This section encompasses all Test Guidelines which do not fall within the four sections: Section 1: Physical-Chemical Properties (series 100); Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems (series 200); Section 3: Degradation and Accumulation (series 300); and Section 4: Health Effects (series 400).
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01-Feb-2007
The OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology has expressed its support of the objectives of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) in a public Statement endorsed on 1 February 2007.
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13-Dec-2006
Many regions in the Alps had the warmest November on record, delaying the arrival of snow by several weeks and worrying ski operators. As the first flurries are coating Alpine slopes, questions arise: was this balmy autumn an exception or a harbinger of the effects of climate change? How sensitive are the Alps to climate change?
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08-Dec-2006
The EAP Task Force is preparing the tenth annual meeting of the EECCA Environmental Finance Network. The meeting will be held on 22-23 February 2007 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.
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27-Nov-2006
Public environmental expenditure programmes play a key role in environmental finance in most OECD member and non-member countries. This report presents different institutional options for managing such programmes, with a focus on the water sector in four OECD countries, namely: Austria, Belgium (the Region of Flanders), France and Germany. The analysis uses the Good Practices for Public Environmental Expenditure Management, a performance review framework, developed by the OECD.
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