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2008 OECD Environmental Outlook - How much will it cost to address today's key environmental problems?

05-Mar-2008

"Solutions to the key environmental challenges are available, achievable and affordable, especially when compared to the expected economic growth and the costs and consequences of inaction", OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said at the worldwide launch of the 2008 OECD Environmental Outlook in Oslo, hosted by Norway's Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg.

OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030

27-Feb-2008

The OECD will launch the Environmental Outlook to 2030 with the participation of the Secretary-General together with the Norwegian Prime Minister and Environment Minister on 5 March.

Country Inventories on Financial Support in OECD Fisheries

05-Feb-2008

Recent and detailed information from OECD Member countries on financial support in domestic fisheries.

Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries: Policies and Summary Statistics (2005 edition)

05-Feb-2008

This is a publication that is published biennially. This edition covers the years 2002, 2003 and some recent events of 2004.

Information on Fisheries Management Systems of OECD Countries

05-Feb-2008

Follow this link and you will find detailed information on OECD countries' fisheries managements systems.

Financial Support to Fisheries: Implications for Sustainable Development

05-Feb-2008

This report analyses the impacts of financial support to fisheries from a sustainable development perspective by addressing the economic, environmental and social dimensions of these transfers.

2007 Annual Report on OECD Sustainable Development Work

01-Feb-2008

Read all about the range of sustainable development work (economic, environment and social) in the OECD – statistics, analyses, policy discussions and more.

Globalisation and Fisheries: Proceedings of an OECD-FAO Workshop

30-Jan-2008

This conference proceedings publication highlights the key risks and opportunities that policy makers need to address relative to fisheries globalisation so that on the one hand, the opportunities that are created are not missed while, on the other, the risks are addressed appropriately.

Fisheries services provided to various elements of the fisheries value chain

21-Jan-2008

Information on services provided to the various elements of the fisheries value chain, both in harvesting and aquaculture sectors is presented here. Much of the information has been collected in 2007 and has been and will be updated as necessary.


Events

2nd preparatory meeting for the Almaty+5 Ministerial Conference on Financing of the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in EECCA countries

from 05-Jun-2005 to 06-Jun-2005

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss draft documents and practical arrangements for a Conference of EECCA Ministers of Water, Environment and Economy/Finance as well as their OECD partners to discuss issues of financing the water supply and sanitation sector in EECCA.

OECD Workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Private Investment, Helsinki, 16-17 June 2005

from 16-Jun-2005 to 17-Jun-2005

The OECD, in co-operation with the Finnish Ministry for the Environment, organised a workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Private Investment. The main purpose of the workshop was to improve understanding on how to promote private investment that contributes to the implementation of MEAs and thus to the broader objective of sustainable development. It explored business opportunities under MEAs and new ways to engage business in MEA implementation. 

Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative’s EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Environmental Finance and Water Networks, Chisinau, Moldova, 29 March to 1 April 2005

from 29-Mar-2005 to 01-Apr-2005

Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative’s EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Environmental Finance and Water Networks, Chisinau, Moldova, 29 March to 1 April 2005 

6th meeting of REPIN Network, Yerevan, Armenia

from 26-Sep-2004 to 28-Sep-2004

The sixth annual meeting of the EECCA Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network (REPIN) took place on 26-28 September 2004, Yerevan, Armenia. Special attention was devoted to projects on strengthening environmental compliance assurance system in Kyrgyzstan, reforming environmental permitting in Ukraine and other EECCA, and on analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of economic instruments in Russia and Armenia.

OECD Global Forum for Sustainable Development at the INECE Conference in Marrakech

from 11-Apr-2005 to 15-Apr-2005

2005 OECD Global Forum for Sustainable Development will be organised on the occassion of the 7th global meeting of the International Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) on 11-15th April, 2005 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Farm management indicators and the environment

Proceedings of an OECD Expert Meeting, Palmerston North, New Zealand, March, 2004. The Meeting papers discuss the development of indicators that track the impact of different farm management practices on the environment.

Agriculture and biodiversity: developing indicators for policy analysis

Proceedings from an OECD Expert Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, November, 2001. The Meeting papers discuss the development of indicators that track the state and trends in agriculture's impact on biodiversity.

OECD workshop on agriculture and water: sustainability, markets and policies

The main objective of the Workshop, held in Adelaide, Australia, 14-18 November 2005, was to review current and future policy options, market and voluntary approaches to address water resource use and water quality issues in agriculture.

Conference of Environment Ministers from countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia and their Partners, Tbilisi, October 2004

from 21-Oct-2004 to 22-Oct-2004

the Conference of EECCA Environment Ministers and their Partners took place in Tbilisi (Georgia). It was organised by the Georgian Ministry of Environment in co-operation with the EAP Task Force Secretariat at OECD. More than 150 representatives from all stakeholders attended the Conference. For more information, please visit our page about the Conference .



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