Actualités & Evénements

Actualités

Environmental Policy Framework Conditions, Innovation And Technology Transfer

19-nov.-2009

This paper was prepared by Nick Johnstone and Ivan Haščič (OECD Secretariat). It is a contribution to the OECD project on “Environmental Policy and Technological Change”. It focuses on the effects of environmental policy framework conditions on innovation with respect to air and water pollution abatement, and solid waste management.

IOMC/OECD/UNITAR Awareness-Raising Workshop for Developing and Transition Countries on Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials

18-nov.-2009

OECD and UNITAR will hold Awareness-Raising Workshops for Developing and Transition Countries on Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials. These workshops will be held under the auspices of the IOMC following their request for action regarding nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. These workshops will inform on potential applications and risks from nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials and look for opportunities for awareness raising activities to be undertaken in those countries. The workshops will be held in conjunction with SAICM during the UN regional meetings during 2009-2010.

Financing Climate Change Action, Supporting Technology Transfer and Development: Key messages and recommendations from recent OECD work.

17-nov.-2009

The OECD is ready to assist G20 countries in their efforts to find lasting solutions to finance action on climate change, building on the long-standing work of the organisation to share country experiences and identify lessons learnt and policy recommendations for good practice.

New Consensus Document on compositional considerations for new varieties of CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta)

16-nov.-2009

A Consensus Document on compositional considerations for new varieties of CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta), number 18 in the Series on Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online. It contains information on key nutrients, anti-nutrients, toxicants and allergens of food and feed obtained from this staple crop of major importance to many tropical-subtropical regions of the world.

New Consensus Document on the Biology of BANANAS and PLANTAINS (Musa spp.)

16-nov.-2009

A Consensus Document on the Biology of BANANAS and PLANTAINS (Musa spp.), number 48 in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, is now available online. It contains useful information for environmental safety assessment of new varieties of this crop which provides staple food and fruits and is of major importance to tropical-subtropical regions worldwide.

Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General

06-nov.-2009

Based on fears that the competitiveness of their domestic industries will be undermined by weak greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges from developing country trading partners, developed countries are calling for border taxes on carbon. But these fears are often exaggerated, and posturing over border taxes diverts attention away from the fundamental need for broad participation in a climate agreement, according to an op-ed by the OECD Secretary-General published in the Financial Times: "Carbon has no place in global trade rules".

OECD side events at Barcelona Climate Change Talks, 2-6 November

06-nov.-2009

The OECD hosted two side events at the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona -- the last UNFCCC sessions before COP15 Copenhagen. 1. "Financing for Enhanced Climate Change Action: Mitigation and Adaptation" was organised by climate change experts from the Environment and Development Co-operation directorates; 2. “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Climate Change” was co-hosted by ITU, OECD and GeSI.

Presentations from the OECD Conference on the Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology

06-nov.-2009

The presentations by speakers from the OECD Conference on the Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology, which was held in Paris in July 2009, are now available for the public. All the conference information is available at this page.

Publication of the OECD Guidance Document on Defining Minor Uses of Pesticides

06-nov.-2009

This Guidance Document has been developed to help countries define minor uses of pesticides at national or regional levels with the aim of enhancing the consistency among countries.  It does not give an OECD definition, but rather it lists the critical elements to consider when developing a minor use definition. It was developed by Australia and reviewed on several occasions by the OECD pesticide groups.

Publication of the OECD Strategic Approach in Pesticide Risk Reduction

06-nov.-2009

The OECD Strategic Approach in Pesticide Risk Reduction, that was prepared by Germany:

  • takes into account some of the main outcomes from OECD’s work on pesticide risk reduction,
  • identifies the core elements that contribute to the reduction of risks arising from the use of pesticides,
  • describes the main measures that lead to a significant reduction of pesticide risks (e.g. registration, compliance, IPM, training, technology, R&D, etc.), and
  • recommends key elements for ensuring implementation and adoption of national action plans.


Evénements

OECD Workshop Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials in a Regulatory Context

du 16-sept.-2009 au 18-sept.-2009

This workshop was held on 16-18 September 2009 in Washington D.C., United States. This Workshop was co-hosted with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to OECD (BIAC) and the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). The  objectives were: i) to collect expert input to the critical issues specific for the risk assessments of nanomaterials; ii) to identify possible approaches for risk assessment based on the current state of knowledge; and iii) to identify issues which may be addressed through OECD’s testing programme. The workshop report will be available towards the end of the year.

OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials: 6th meeting

du 28-oct.-2009 au 30-oct.-2009

The 6th Meeting of the WPMN was held on 28-30 October 2009. During this meeting, the WPMN discussed the targets that need to be set in order to implement the Programme of Work 2009-2012. Accordingly, the WPMN agreed the updated Operational Plans for 2009-2012 for each of its projects and a new project on Co-operation on the Environmental Sustainability Use of Nanotechnology. Finally, the WPMN discussed how to continue progress on the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials .

Annual Meeting of the Task Force for the Implementation of the Environmental Action Plan (EAP), Paris

du 15-oct.-2009 au 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.

Conférence de l'OCDE sur le comportement des ménages et les politiques de l'environnement

du 03-juin-2009 au 04-juin-2009

L’objectif de la Conférence organisée par la Direction de l'environnement était de présenter les conclusions de l’enquête de l'OCDE sur le comportement des ménages et de discuter des implications politiques. Dix équipes d’experts coordonnées par l'OCDE ont présenté leurs principaux résultats dans cinq domaines clés : énergie, transport, déchets, produits biologiques et eau. La Conférence permettra également de partager des expériences et d'explorer de nouvelles avenues pour la future enquête de l'OCDE, à mettre en œuvre en 2010.

Œuvrer ensemble pour un environnment durable : Réunion conjointe à haut niveau du Comité d'aide au développement (CAD) et du Comité des politiques d'environnement (EPOC)

du 28-mai-2009 au 29-mai-2009

La réunion conjointe à haut niveau du Comité d'aide au développement (CAD) et du Comité des politiques d'environnement (EPOC) a été l'occasion de faire le bilan et de tirer parti des progrès réalisés depuis la dernière rencontre du CAD et de l’EPOC au niveau ministériel, en avril 2006. Les décideurs ont examiné des questions clés liées à l’adaptation au changement climatique, à l'approvisionnement en eau et à l'assainissement, ainsi qu’au développement des capacités pour la gestion de l'environnement et aux scénarios de développement sobres en carbone.

First Steering Group Meeting of the National Policy Dialogue on Water-Related Issues in Ukraine

le 23-avr.-2009

On April 23, a fist Steering Group Meeting under the EUWI  National Policy Dialogue in the water supply and sanitation sector of Ukraine was held. This meeting was focused on impact of decentralization and measures to cope with over fragmentation in the water sector.

Strengthening financial planning and management for WSS in central government, municipalities and utilities of EECCA countries

le 24-avr.-2009

The dissemination workshop on “Strengthening financial planning and management for WSS in central government, municipalities and utilities of EECCA countries” was held  in Kiev, Ukraine on 24 April 2009. The meeting was a capacity development and dissemination workshop where good practices and approaches to improve the financial management of the water sector have been presented. These outputs have been developed in the framework of the EAP Task Force and supported by a TACIS grant.

EECCA workshop on integrating the environment sector into medium-term expenditure frameworks

le 10-juin-2009

The main objective of the workshop was to discuss in detail the scope of a survey on the experience of countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) with integrating the environmental sector into medium-term budgeting processes. The workshop was organised on 10 June 2009, in Chisinau (Moldova), back-to-back with the annual meeting of the Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network.



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