Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Background
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization that brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world. The 30 member countries include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States
Mission
OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to:
- Support sustainable economic growth
- Boost employment
- Raise living standards
- Maintain financial stability
- Assist other countries' economic development
- Contribute to growth in world trade
The Organisation provides a setting where governments compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and coordinate domestic and international policies. [3]
Headlines
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Outcomes, Lessons Learned and Good Practices
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Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development | Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS): Technical, Institutional and Policy Lessons | 2011-02-02 |
Resources
International Road Traffic and Accident Database (IRTAD)
In 1988, the OECD Road Transport Research Programme established the International Road Traffic and Accident Database (IRTAD) as a mechanism for providing an aggregated database, in which international accident and victim as well as exposure data are collected on a continuous basis. http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,2340,en_2649_34351_2002165_1_1_1_1,00.html
OECD Tools
- Monitoring and Tracking Long-Term Finance to Support Climate Action
- OECD-A Green Growth Strategy for Energy
- OECD-A Green Growth Strategy for Food and Agriculture
- OECD-Fostering Innovation for Green Growth
- OECD-International Platform on Policy Coherence for Development
- OECD-Private Sector Engagement in Adaptation to Climate Change
- Visualization of World Energy Supply