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The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children: a series of OECD country reviews

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26-Jan-2007

The OECD is currently proceeding to country studies on the labour market integration of immigrants and their children. Studies for Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden are available on line.

PISA national website: Germany

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23-Jan-2007

This website in English and German, managed by the University of Kiel, provides information specific to Germany on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment.

Strengthening entrepreneurship and local economic development in East Germany

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20-Jan-2007

The project provides an opportunity for participants in East Germany to stand back and reflect on their overall options, needs and priorities and by facilitating an international exchange of information on innovations and best practices from a range of OECD Member countries.

Activation Strategies and the Performance of Employment Services in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 42)

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13-Dec-2006

Peter Tergeist and David Grubb

The report analyses how activation policies and the performance of employment services are addressed in three countries which have undertaken considerable reforms in recent years, namely Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. A particular emphasis is put on outsourcing strategies.

Klimawandel in den Alpen: Anpassung des Wintertourismus und des Naturgefahrenmanagements

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13-Dec-2006

„Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management“ ist die erste systematische und länderübergreifende Analyse zu den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Wintertourismus ...

OECD-Berechnungen zu den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Skiregionen in den Alpen

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13-Dec-2006

Nahezu alle Skigebiete in Deutschland und rund 70 Prozent der Skiregionen in Österreich müssen durch den Klimawandel um die Schneesicherheit fürchten und damit um die wirtschaftliche Grundlage des Wintertourismus.

OECD warns climate change is threatening Europe's skiing trade

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13-Dec-2006

Many regions in the Alps had the warmest November on record, delaying the arrival of snow by several weeks and worrying ski operators. As the first flurries are coating Alpine slopes, questions arise: was this balmy autumn an exception or a harbinger of the effects ..

Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches

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07-Dec-2006

"Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches" analyses the objectives, targeting, instruments and inter-governmental role sharing used by 26 programmes in 14 OECD countries.

Nanotechnology at the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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06-Dec-2006

Initiated and coordinated by BAuA (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), UBA (Federal Environment Agency), BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) and BAuA have developed a joint research ...