3-July-2015
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The Daegu Declaration was handed to the OECD-SG at the 7th World Water Forum
28-May-2015
English, PDF, 119kb
List of the participants who attended the 5th WGI meeting on 26 May 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland
19-May-2015
English
As the OECD celebrates its 10th Rural Conference this edition will look at the next steps for the OECD Rural Policy Programme and consider the direction for future work.
30-April-2015
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This book examines trends in ageing societies and urban development before assessing the impact of ageing populations on urban areas and strategies for policy and governance. It includes nine case studies covering Toyama, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Lisbon, Portugal; Calgary, Canada; Cologne, Germany; Brno, Czech Republic; Manchester, United Kingdom; Philadelphia, United States and Helsinki, Finland.
30-April-2015
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OECD urban development policies seek to address a range of issues – from managing urban expansion and congestion to fostering competitiveness, innovation, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. This page gives an overview of the main issues, challenges and opportunities governments face when deciding city & urban policy.
22-April-2015
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National Urban Policies have been recognised internationally as a tool for the implementation and monitoring of global urban agendas, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework. The OECD stresses the importance of collaboration across all levels of government, civil society, the private sector and other key players when designing and implementing national urban policies.
22-April-2015
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Webpage highlighting the main issues and challenges governments face when undertaking public investment projects, and OECD resources to guide them when undertaking public investment projects.
22-April-2015
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Service delivery in rural areas is more costly than in urban areas - a key challenge for governments at all levels. Rural policy needs to act as a platform coordinating national and sub-national resources to guarantee access to services and to identify public goods that are conducive to economic development.
22-April-2015
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Cooperation between the local, regional and national governments is crucial if coherent land-use practices are to develop in a socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable way. This webpage highlights the challenges and ways forward for the governance of land use.
18-April-2015
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China needs a new model of urbanisation to match the shift to a new model of growth. For decades, both urbanisation and growth have been based on robust export demand, cheap labour, cheap land and artificially low pricing of environmental externalities. None of these can support growth or urban development in the future.