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India: joins OECD agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical safety data

06-avr.-2011

India has become the third key emerging economy to join the OECD system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, ensuring that the results of non-clinical chemical safety testing done there will be accepted in all other participating countries

Two new data sources participate in eChemPortal

04-avr.-2011

The Canadian Categorization Results (CCR) and AGRITOX - Base de données sur les substances actives phytopharmaceutiques were recently added as new participating data sources in eChemPortal, the Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances. eChemPortal provides direct links to collections of information prepared for government chemical review programmes at national, regional, and international levels.

Estimates for dissociation constant now available in the OECD QSAR Toolbox

29-mars-2011

One of the major new features in version 2.1 of the OECD QSAR Toolbox is the availability of estimates of pKa for more than 100000 chemicals. Following an agreement with the company ChemAxon, pKa estimates have been generated with Chemaxon’s pKa calculator  and stored in the Toolbox. The availability of these estimates will greatly enhance the potential of the Toolbox to predict the behaviour of chemicals in the environment as well as their effects in animals and humans.

Workshop on Mobilising Private Sector Finance for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

28-mars-2011

The OECD convened an expert workshop on Mobilising Private Sector Finance for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use on 9 March 2011. Increasing levels of finance for biodiversity will be necessary to help achieve more effective conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and the ecosystem services they provide.

Medium-term management of green budgets: the case of Ukraine

23-mars-2011

The purpose of the study is to examine the medium-term budget planning process in Ukraine and the extent to which this approach is used within the environmental sector. It aims to assist the Ukrainian government to integrate environmental programmes more effectively into overall programming, financial planning and budgeting practices which could result into more adequate and predictable allocations to the environment sector. The study also seeks to analyse the implications of the progressive shift in aid modalities towards sectoral and general budget support.

Journée mondiale de l’eau : les pouvoirs publics doivent investir dans l’eau et l’assainissement

22-mars-2011

Investirait-on davantage dans la qualité de l’eau si l’on savait combien coûte exactement l’eau usée ? La Journée mondiale de l’eau est l’occasion de rappeler aux gouvernements du monde entier qu’il leur incombe d’investir dans la qualité de l’eau pour protéger la santé des citoyens et l’environnement.

Financing Climate Change Action and Boosting Technology Change: Key messages and recommendations from current OECD work (new policy brief)

22-mars-2011

Public and private financing for climate action will need to be scaled up significantly in the coming years. Indeed, the Cancún Agreements call on developed countries to provide new and additional resources for climate actions: USD 30 billion over 2010-2012 and a longer term goal of $100 billion per year by 2020. The OECD is ready to assist 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.

Bénéfices liés aux investissements dans l'eau et l'assainissement : perspectives de l'OCDE

17-mars-2011

Les services d’eau et d’assainissement génèrent d’importants bénéfices pour la santé publique, l’économie et l’environnement. Cependant, les décideurs politiques ne sont souvent pas suffisamment informé sur l’étendue de ces bénéfices ce qui les empêche de faire les meilleurs choix d’investissement.  L’objet de ce rapport est de réunir et de résumer les données existantes sur les bénéfices qui découlent de l’investissement dans les services d’eau et d’assainissement, afin de contribuer à sensibiliser les décideurs et responsables des politiques.

PESTICIDES: Report of the OECD Seminar on Risk Reduction through Prevention,Detection and Control of the Illegal International Trade in Agricultural Pesticides

11-mars-2011

This report presents the results of an OECD Seminar (OECD, Paris, May 2010) that reviewed various key issues associated with risk reduction through prevention, detection and control of the illegal international trade in agricultural pesticides.  The seminar recommend the setting of an OECD network of experts and inspectors knowledgeable and active in fighting illegal trade of pesticides that could be used for rapid exchange of information on suspicious or rejected shipments.




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