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News

OECD/Annex I Expert Group side event at the UN Climate Change Talks in Barcelona

30-Oct-2009

The side event at the UN Climate Change Talks in Barcelona - "Financing for Enhanced Climate Change Action: Mitigation and Adaptation" at 15:30 on 3 November - will discuss the following critical issues with expert speakers and discussants from both Annex I and Non-Annex I countries: Overall financial architecture and MRV of financial support; Delivery of development finance to support climate change action; Matching support with actions and the role of registries.

Stocktaking of Progress on Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Co-operation Activities

25-Oct-2007

Factoring climate concerns into development projects is a pressing need for aid recipients and a sound strategy for international donors.  This report surveys 26 bilateral and 10 multilateral donors to track trends and highlight innovative approaches used by them to incorporate climate risks into their activities. The report concludes that international donors have made significant progress in recognizing the importance of climate risks in their development co-operation policies. Translating such concerns into operational practices, however, remains a difficult challenge.

Survey of agencies' country-level activities

11-Jul-2007

The OECD/DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation and the Poverty-Environment Partnership Network are tracking their members’ country-level activities related to environment and development. The main objectives of this survey are to provide an overview of “who is doing what and where”, and to facilitate collaboration between agencies. The Survey is updated regularly, and this version includes responses received by March 2008.

Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment: Good Practice Guidance for Development Co-operation

04-Sep-2006

This document explains the benefits of using SEA in development co-operation and sets out key steps for its application, based on recent experiences. It is published in the DAC Guidelines and Reference Series.

Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment to Development Co-operation

10-Apr-2006

The purpose of this brochure is to introduce the concept and value of Strategic Environmental Assessment as applied to international development. It summarises the key messages of the publication "Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment" (DAC Guidelines and Reference Series).

Survey of agencies' country-level activities (results up to end Jan 06)

08-Feb-2006

The OECD/DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation and the Poverty-Environment Partnership Network are tracking their members’ country-level activities related to environment and development. The main objectives of this survey are to provide an overview of “who is doing what and where”, and to facilitate collaboration between agencies. The Survey is updated regularly, and this version includes responses received by January 2006.


Events

Meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) at Ministerial Level

on 04-Apr-2006

Economic growth and development are intricately linked to the sound management of environmental resources. It is the poorest countries and the poorest people who rely most heavily on environmental resources, and are therefore most affected by their degradation. This Ministerial meeting provided a timely opportunity to discuss the two-way relationship between poverty and environmental degradation and the scope for win-win approaches to address them.



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DAC-EPOC High-Level Meeting 28-29 May 2009

Co-Chairs' Summary