Global State of National Urban Policy 2024
<p>With global population increasingly concentrating in urban areas, cities are driving national economic growth, while also grappling with challenges such as inequalities, affordable housing shortages,
OECD
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Monitoring exposure to climate-related hazards: indicator methodology and key results
This paper supports countries in understanding the potential impact of climate-related natural hazards by assessing the exposure of people and assets to these hazards. It develops indicators of climate-related
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Quantifying environmentally relevant and circular plastic innovation: historical trends, current landscape and the role of policy
Innovation is key to reducing the environmental impacts of plastics. However, literature is generally lacking in the field of environmentally relevant plastics innovation. This paper develops an innovative
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Framework for industry’s net-zero transition: developing financing solutions in emerging and developing economies
The manufacturing industry is a major source of global carbon dioxide emissions. Industrial production will continue to shift to emerging and developing economies. New investments are needed in low-carbon
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The economic benefits of international co-operation to improve air quality in Northeast Asia: a focus on Japan, Korea and China
Air pollution is a global challenge to people’s health and has severe economic consequences. The region of Northeast Asia is no exception. Across most regions in Japan, and in the entire territories of
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Climate-resilient finance and investment: framing paper
Achieving climate-resilient economies and societies will not only require increasing the billions of financial flows for adaptation, but also shifting broader -- public and private -- financial flows and
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OECD-FAO agricultural outlook 2022-2031
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides an assessment of the prospects of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets over the coming decade. The baseline projections for production,
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The impacts of agricultural trade and support policy reform on climate change adaptation and environmental performance
This study investigates whether agricultural policy reforms could help cushion the impacts of climate change on agriculture by facilitating the relocation of production and international trade. The agricultural
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Tackling air pollution in dense urban areas: the case of Santiago, Chile
Reducing air pollution is a major policy challenge, especially in densely populated urban areas where human exposure to emissions is considerable. This paper develops and examines a series of scenarios
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Africa's development dynamics 2022: regional value chains for a sustainable recovery
Africa’s Development Dynamics uses lessons from Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa to develop policy recommendations and share good practices. Drawing on the most recent statistics, the analysis
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Strengthening capacity for climate action in developing countries: overview and recommendations
Despite years of donor country engagement, developing countries’ efforts to fight climate change and its consequences remain stifled by important capacity gaps. This paper reviews the experience of development