Environment
OECD’s work on environment helps countries design and implement effective policies to address some of today’s major challenges like climate change, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste and water resources.
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Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2024
The Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India is a regular publication on regional economic growth and development in Emerging Asia – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand...
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovak Republic 2024
This is the third Environmental Performance Review of the Slovak Republic. It provides an evidence-based assessment of the country's progress towards its environmental goals over the past decade. The 29 recommendations aim to help Slovakia improve...
The economics of water scarcity
This paper examines the current status of water availability, water demand, and influences from climate change in the European Union. It provides an overview of economic policy instruments to address water scarcity and manage water demand....
Cost recovery for water services under the Water Framework Directive
This paper examines the concept of cost recovery of water services under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), including the different types of costs and cost-recovery mechanisms. It presents the state of play in the implementation of cost recovery...
Multimedia
Sustainable public procurement in the midst of the climate crisis
In 2015, the United Nations released the Sustainable Development Goals to help create a more sustainable and equitable world.
Statistics
OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2022
OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance presents indicators on individual regions and cities since the turn of the new millennium. It provides a comprehensive picture of past successes and likely challenges that regions and cities in OECD members and...
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OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
What are the impacts and consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on our lives and our societies - our healthcare systems, our jobs and education, our businesses, financial markets and economies.