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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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24-Nov-2011
According to OECD’s latest analysis, global greenhouse gas emissions are projected to double in the next 40 years. This would result in a 3-6 degree increase of the average global temperature by the end of the century unless governments take decisive action.
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22-Nov-2011
The Czech Republic has an energy- and carbon intensive economy. This poses a risk to public health and energy security, increases the burden of agreed emission targets and might also mean foregone opportunities for growth. Strengthening incentives for better use of energy and streamlining sectoral support programs would be essential.
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21-Nov-2011
This OECD workshop brought together leaders from business and government to exchange experience on how to better utilise climate and investment policies to mobilise private capital to support low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure and development. Key focusses of the workshop were to examine the opportunities and challenges of infrastructure investment and identify innovative financial instruments to leverage limited public finance
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18-Nov-2011
The Czech Republic has an energy- and carbon intensive economy, leaving important energy and emission saving opportunities underutilised due to insufficient incentives. This poses a risk to public health and energy security, increases the burden of agreed emission targets and might also mean foregone opportunities for growth. Instruments promoting energy efficiency need strengthening and should be more rigorously evaluated and better coordinated.
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17-Nov-2011
On November 10, OECD/IEA held a workshop to share experiences of existing methodologies to track private sector flows for climate change and how they could be reinforced. The workshop also explored the integration of climate change flows from multilateral development banks into the OECD DAC Creditor Reporting System. The discussions highlighted the complexity of climate finance flows and the difficulty of separating the political and technical aspects of measuring them. Ongoing OECD/IEA work will examine the progress that can be made in the absence of political decisions.
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25-Oct-2011
This new publication provides a comprehensive overview of key issues in the financing of water and sanitation and presents a number of tools and approaches developed by the OECD to assist policy makers and practitioners in this area.
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14-Oct-2011
Undertaken jointly by the OECD Tourism Committee and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this report analyses policies and issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the tourism sector. It provides policy recommendations and identifies priority areas to be included in a framework for action in the area of climate change and tourism.
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05-Oct-2011
Public authorities and private operators in the fisheries and aquaculture sector should agree on a definition of sustainable production, which can enhance the credibility of labels and certification, provide transparency, and enable consumers to make informed choices when they buy seafood.
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04-Oct-2011
Governments and taxpayers spent about half a trillion US dollars last year supporting the production and consumption of fossil fuels. Removing inefficient subsidies would raise national revenues and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to OECD and IEA analyses.
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Events
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from 10-Jun-2010 to 11-Jun-2010
Read presentations and other information from a workshop that provided fisheries policy makers with insights on strategies for adapting to climate change that take social and economic consequences into account.
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Les villes et la croissance verte : Table ronde des maires et des ministres
on 25-May-2010
Les maires des villes les plus influentes du monde, ainsi que des ministres et des dirigeants d’entreprises, échangeront des idées sur la façon dont les villes et les régions peuvent développer leurs économies et créer des emplois tout en réduisant les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et en fournissant des services urbains de grande qualité pour leurs citoyens.
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on 10-May-2010
L'OCDE contribue régulièrement à la Commission du Développement Durable des Nations Unies sous les auspices de la Réunion Annuelle des Experts du Développement Durable. La contribution annuelle de l'OCDE à la session 18 de la CDD en 2010 a inclus un événement officiel qui s'est tenu le 10 mai 2010 sur le thème "Globalisation et Transport durable" ainsi qu'un résumé soulignant le travail de l'OCDE en matière de gestion des déchets.
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on 21-Apr-2010
Due to travel difficulties caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, the OECD Workshop on Sustainable Development Strategies and Tourism is postponed. This workshop, co-organised by France, the OECD Tourism Committee and the OECD Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts (AMSDE) with the technical support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will focus on how sustainable tourism strategies can contribute to the sustainable development of the sector and to the transformation of the green economy at national and global level.
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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-Apr-2010 to 16-Apr-2010
The OECD hosted a Workshop on Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda-- Policies to Ensure a Sustainable Aquaculture Sector at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 15-16 April 2010.
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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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