OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovak Republic 2024


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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 its environmental performance, giving special focus to biodiversity and forests in the context of climate change.




OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Switzerland 2017


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This is the third Environmental Performance Review of Switzerland. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on water management and biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.




OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Belgium 2021


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Belgium has made progress in decoupling several environmental pressures from economic growth, in improving wastewater treatment and in expanding protected areas. Regions have achieved high levels of recovery and recycling, and have pioneered circular economy policies. However, further efforts are needed to progress towards carbon neutrality, reduce air and water pollution, reverse biodiversity loss and consolidate results of circular economy initiatives.




OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic 2024


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The Slovak economy has been relatively resilient to the energy crisis, but growth has slowed amid high inflation, weakening foreign demand and tightening financial conditions. The pandemic and the energy crisis have deteriorated public finances; steady fiscal consolidation is now needed to rebuild fiscal buffers and improve long-term fiscal sustainability in the face of rapid population ageing. Sustaining economic convergence and facilitating inclusive structural change requires improving skill provision at all stages of the learning cycle, fostering the domestic innovation capacity and improving the business environment.




OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Chile 2024


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The review provides 36 recommendations to help Chile improve its environmental performance, with a special focus on water management and policies. It provides an independent, evidence-based evaluation of the country’s environmental performance since the previous review in 2016.




OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Green Growth Policy Review of Egypt 2024


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This is the first Green Growth Policy Review of Egypt. It examines progress towards sustainable development and green growth over the past decade. The 40 recommendations aim to help Egypt improve its environmental performance, giving a special focus to building climate-smart, resilient and inclusive cities.




OECD Economic Surveys: Romania 2024


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Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan is helping drive reform while also channeling support to vulnerable people. More policy focus is needed on addressing Romania’s disparate socio-economic outcomes and to lift employment among groups underrepresented in formal work, including women. Faster progress is also required to decarbonise the economy by 2050.




OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Waste Management and the Circular Economy in Selected OECD Countries Evidence from Environmental Performance Reviews


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This report provides a cross-country review of waste, materials management and circular economy policies in selected OECD countries, drawing on OECD’s Environmental Performance Reviews during the period 2010-17. It presents the main achievements in the countries reviewed, along with common ...




Scaling-up Finance Mechanisms for Biodiversity


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This report examines six mechanisms that can be used to scale-up financing for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and to help meet the 2011-20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets.




OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Lithuania 2021


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Lithuania’s rapid economic growth has increased many environmental pressures. This is the first OECD Environmental Performance Review of Lithuania. It evaluates progress towards green growth and sustainable development, with a special chapter focusing on sustainable mobility.