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17 Mar 2011
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Benefits of Investing in Water and Sanitation: An OECD Perspective
OECD, Pages: 148
This report draws together and summarises existing information on the benefits of water and sanitation.
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15 Mar 2011
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English
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Better Policies to Support Eco-innovation
OECD, Pages: 304
This report takes a pragmatic approach to policies that support the development and diffusion of eco-innovation. Building on the OECD Innovation Strategy, it argues that eco-innovation is not merely about technological developments: non-technical...
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07 Dec 2011
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Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries
OECD, United Nations Environment Programme, Pages: 100
This report analyses policies and issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the tourism sector. It provides policy recommendations, with the objective to identify priority areas to be included in a framework for action in the area...
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08 Feb 2011
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English
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Disaggregated Impacts of CAP Reforms: Proceedings of an OECD Workshop
Pages: 316
This report collects papers presented at the OECD Workshop on Disaggregated Impacts of CAP Reforms, held in Paris in 2010, which focused on recent reforms. In particular, it examined the implementation of the single payment scheme since 2005 and the...
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17 Feb 2011
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Environmental Impacts of International Shipping: The Role of Ports
OECD, Pages: 144
This book examines the environmental impacts of international maritime transport, and looks more in detail at the impacts stemming from near-port shipping activities, the handling of the goods in the ports and from the distribution of the goods to...
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12 Sep 2011
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English
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Fostering Innovation for Green Growth
OECD, Pages: 128
This book explores policy actions for the deployment of new technologies and innovations as they emerge: investment in research and development, support for commercialisation, strengthening markets and fostering technology diffusion.
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04 Aug 2011
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English
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Future Global Shocks: Improving Risk Governance
OECD, Pages: 138
This report provides strategic advice on preparing for and responding to potential global shocks.
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07 Mar 2011
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Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy
OECD, Pages: 192
This publication presents the main results and policy implications of an OECD survey of more than 10 000 households in 10 countries. It offers new insight into what policy measures really work, looking at what factors affect people’s behaviour...
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16 Aug 2011
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Greening Public Budgets in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
OECD, Pages: 142
This report aims to help EECCA environmental administrations to harness the potential benefits of on-going public finance reforms; particularly the shift to multi-year budgeting, stability of funding, and, ultimately, a more effective use of public money.
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15 Sep 2011
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Invention and Transfer of Environmental Technologies
OECD, Pages: 237
Inducing environmental innovation is a significant challenge to policy-makers. This book examines the challenges and illustrates them in three sectoral studies: alternative fuel vehicles, solid waste management and recycling, and green chemistry.
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14 Oct 2011
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Meeting the Challenge of Financing Water and Sanitation: Tools and Approaches
OECD, Pages: 142
The investments needed to deliver sustainable water and sanitation services are huge, yet most systems are underfunded. This book provides practical tools for investment and financial planning related to water.
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08 Nov 2011
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Israel 2011
OECD, Pages: 219
This 2011 review of Israel's environmental conditions and policies evaluates progress in sustainable development, improving natural resource management, integrating environmental and economic policies, and strengthening international co-operation.
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19 May 2011
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English
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011
OECD, Pages: 204
This 2011 review of Norway's environmental conditions and policies evaluates progress in sustainable development, improving natural resource management, integrating environmental and economic policies, and strengthening international co-operation.
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11 Apr 2011
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English
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Portugal 2011
OECD, Pages: 184
This report presents the third OECD review of Portugal’s environmental policy performance. It covers greening growth, environmental policies, international co-operation, climate change, waste management, and nature and biodiversity.
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10 Nov 2011
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English
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovak Republic 2011
OECD, Pages: 172
This 2011 review of the Slovak Republic's environmental policies and programmes covers recent developments, greening growth, implementation of environmental policies, climate change and energy, agriculture and the environment and international...
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16 Aug 2011
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Ten Years of Water Sector Reform in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
OECD, Pages: 148
This report evaluates how well EECCA countries have done in ensuring people’s access to adequate water supply and sanitation services since their Economic, Finance, and Environment Ministers adopted the Almaty Guiding Principles to support such...
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28 July 2011
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Test No. 201: Freshwater Alga and Cyanobacteria, Growth Inhibition Test
OECD, Pages: 25
The purpose of this test is to determine the effects of a substance on the growth of freshwater microalgae and/or cyanobacteria. Exponentially growing test organisms are exposed to the test substance in batch cultures over a period of normally 72 ...
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28 July 2011
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Test No. 234: Fish Sexual Development Test
OECD, Pages: 44
This Test Guideline describes an assay that assesses early life-stage effects and potential adverse consequences of putative endocrine disrupting chemicals (e.g. oestrogens, androgens and steroidogenesis inhibitors) on fish sexual development. In ...
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28 July 2011
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English
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Test No. 235: Chironomus sp., Acute Immobilisation Test
OECD, Pages: 17
This Test Guideline describes an acute immobilisation assay on chronomids and is designed to complement existing Test Guidelines for chironomid chronic toxicity assays (TG 218, 219 and 233). The test method is based on TG 202: Daphnia sp. Acute ...
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28 July 2011
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Test No. 443: Extended One-Generation Reproductive Toxicity Study
OECD, Pages: 25
This Test Guideline is designed to provide an evaluation of reproductive and developmental effects that may occur as a result of pre- and postnatal chemical exposure as well as an evaluation of systemic toxicity in pregnant and lactating females and ...
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