risk Insights blog: Rice and risks in the Mekong River Delta By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:35:00 GMT The wet and verdant expanse of the Mekong Delta’s rivers and farms is a veritable rice bowl for the world. Not only do the region’s paddies produce half of Viet Nam’s rice crop yearly, the country is the world’s third largest rice exporter, with 17% of world exports of paddy rice. Our analysis identifies Viet Nam as facing the world’s fourth highest water risks for rice production. Full Article
risk Further improvements needed to manage major flood risk in Paris and Seine basin By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT Action to prevent the risk of major flooding in Paris and the Ile de France region has improved in recent years – particularly after the Seine burst its banks in May and June 2016 – but urban and territorial planning needs to be better adapted, governance strengthened and long-term funding clarified, according to the OECD. Full Article
risk Governments need to honour their climate pledges as risks grow By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMT Three years on from the commitments made at COP21 in Paris, the overwhelming majority of governments have not taken the necessary action to contain growing risks to the climate. With emissions on the rise again, OECD governments need to get serious about shifting their economies to a low-carbon model and stop investing in carbon-intensive infrastructure. Full Article
risk Joint OECD and World Bank report urges governments to improve resilience to disasters and related fiscal risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2019 11:00:00 GMT Rapid economic development and climate change are increasing our vulnerability to natural disasters, and a new joint OECD-World Bank report calls for pro-active management of the financial costs of those disasters before they strike. Full Article
risk Water: governments must deal with rising risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:45:00 GMT Water shortages and floods illustrate the risks posed by too little, or too much, water. By 2050 more than 40% of the world’s population will live under severe water stress and nearly 20% could be exposed to floods. Full Article
risk Environmental Policies and Risk Finance in the Green Sector: Cross-country Evidence By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:37:00 GMT Risk finance is essential for new ventures to commercialise new ideas and grow, especially in emerging sectors. Yet very little is known about the drivers and characteristics of risk finance in the green sector. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed description of risk finance in the green sector across 29 countries and identifying the role that policies might have in shaping high-growth investments. Full Article
risk Ireland: prepare now for rising fiscal pressures, external risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMT Ireland needs to prepare itself to meet rising pressures on public finances from an ageing population and significant external risks such as new EU-UK trade barriers post Brexit. Another important development could be future changes to the international tax rules, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
risk Risks That Matter 2018 Country Highlights: Germany (German) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:33:00 GMT Risks That Matter 2018 Country Highlights: Germany (German) Full Article
risk Growing risk of inequality and poverty as crisis hits the poor hardest By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT Income inequality increased by more in the first three years of the crisis to the end of 2010 than it had in the previous twelve years, before factoring in the effect of taxes and transfers on income, according to new OECD data. Full Article
risk Canada: Sustain inclusive growth by reducing housing market risks and overcoming specific skills shortages, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:20:00 GMT Canada has experienced solid economic growth since the global crisis, allowing it to reverse recession-induced job losses and put federal public finances on a sound footing, says the OECD. Growth is expected to accelerate from 2.5% this year to 2.7% in 2015. Full Article
risk Jobs outlook improving slowly but millions risk being trapped at bottom of economic ladder By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMT The jobs recovery is slowly gathering pace, but employment will remain well below pre-crisis levels in many countries, especially in Europe, through to the end of 2016, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
risk Further reforms needed to tackle growing risk of pensioner poverty By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:00:00 GMT Recent reforms have made pension systems more financially sustainable and pensioners have higher living standards than ever before. But future generations are likely to find their pension entitlements much less generous than today’s and many may face a serious risk of pensioner poverty, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
risk Tax incentives and skills: A cautionary tale about the risk of complexity By oecdskillsandwork.wordpress.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:01:00 GMT Tax incentives are used widely across OECD countries to incentivise individuals to invest in education and training, but are they effective? Recent evidence from the USA highlights the risk of creating overly complex systems in which the embedded incentives are no longer fully understood by individuals. This carries an important lesson for other countries in designing their own tax measures for skills investments. Full Article
risk Policy Brief: Putting a face behind the jobs at risk of automation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:23:00 GMT Policy Brief on the Future of Work: Putting faces to the jobs at risk of automation Full Article
risk Job automation risks vary widely across different regions within countries By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT The risk of job automation is much higher in some regions than others within countries, meaning governments will need to address any widening of job inequality between one area and another in the coming years, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
risk Cities need new finance options and better governance to tackle future water risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT Rapid population growth, ageing infrastructure and new weather risks are straining the ability of cities in OECD countries to provide clean water and to protect against floods and droughts, according to a new OECD report. Cities will need large-scale investment and more effective tariffs and taxes to pay for upgrades to water systems. Full Article
risk Regulatory Quality and COVID-19: Managing the Risks and Supporting the Recovery By read.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:58:00 GMT Regulatory decisions are vital at nearly every stage of resolving the health crisis and its social and economic effects. The current situation makes the need for trusted, evidence-based, internationally co-ordinated and well-enforced regulation particularly acute. Full Article
risk Portugal needs proactive enforcement to tackle severe foreign bribery risks, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMT Portugal’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been extremely low. Not a single prosecution has resulted from 15 allegations of Portuguese companies bribing foreign officials in high-risk countries. Full Article
risk Poland needs strategy to meet growing risk of foreign bribery By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMT The current Polish framework for fighting foreign bribery is still inadequate to fully meet foreign bribery risks resulting from Poland’s growing economy, says a new OECD report. Full Article
risk Estonia needs to promptly address rising foreign bribery risks, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:01:00 GMT Estonia’s framework for combating foreign bribery may be inadequate to efficiently tackle rising foreign bribery risks resulting from its increasingly export-intensive economy. Full Article
risk FATF guidance tackles terrorist finance and money laundering risk in banks and corporate entities By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:17:00 GMT New guidance from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will help countries tackle the misuse of corporate entities for money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit purposes. Full Article
risk Are vocational programmes preparing school leavers for a risky job market? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:34:00 GMT One of the most dramatic consequences of the economic crisis has been the soaring levels of youth unemployment in several OECD countries; and the hesitant recovery of the past years was insufficient to improve the job prospects of young people. Full Article
risk What are the risks of missing out on upper secondary education? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:59:00 GMT In just a couple of decades, upper secondary schooling has been transformed from a vehicle towards upward social mobility into a minimum requirement for life in modern societies. Full Article
risk Risky Business (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:50:00 GMT As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, so do the risks we face. A disease breaking out in a village in Africa, a bank crashing on Wall Street or a protest in a distant country can all potentially “snowball” and influence the world financial, health or security order. Full Article
risk Mexico must invest more in disaster risk prevention to support sustainable development By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMT Mexico regularly faces a wide range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, tropical storms and floods. Over the years, the National Civil Protection System has improved its institutional and operational preparedness to manage these disruptive events. But more can be done to avoid future losses and at the same time support sustainable economic development. Full Article
risk Water: governments must deal with rising risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:45:00 GMT Water shortages and floods illustrate the risks posed by too little, or too much, water. By 2050 more than 40% of the world’s population will live under severe water stress and nearly 20% could be exposed to floods. Full Article
risk French capital should prepare now for risk of a costly Seine flood By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMT A major flooding of the Seine River similar to the flood disaster of 1910 could affect up to 5 million residents in the greater Paris area and cause up to 30 billion euros worth of damage, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
risk UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, Japan By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT The OECD event "Risk Governance and Resilient Cities" will examine how risk governance can better manage complex risks and how to improve the resilience of cities to these risks. Full Article
risk Cities need new finance options and better governance to tackle future water risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT Rapid population growth, ageing infrastructure and new weather risks are straining the ability of cities in OECD countries to provide clean water and to protect against floods and droughts, according to a new OECD report. Cities will need large-scale investment and more effective tariffs and taxes to pay for upgrades to water systems. Full Article
risk Further improvements needed to manage major flood risk in Paris and Seine basin By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT Action to prevent the risk of major flooding in Paris and the Ile de France region has improved in recent years – particularly after the Seine burst its banks in May and June 2016 – but urban and territorial planning needs to be better adapted, governance strengthened and long-term funding clarified, according to the OECD. Full Article
risk Launch of the new OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit By envriskassessmenttoolkit.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:32:00 GMT The OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit describes the work flow for environmental risk assessment and management of chemicals with links to available OECD material relevant for the different steps in risk assessment and management. This new version of the Toolkit is more interactive and has added functionalities. It will be populated with additional tools and case studies in the future. Full Article
risk Report of OECD Workshop on Natech Risk Management (Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:06:00 GMT This is the report of the workshop on Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents (Natech) that took place 23-25 May 2012. It investigated the specific elements of the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to chemical accidents caused by natural hazard or natural disaster. Full Article
risk Co-Operation on Risk Assessment: Prioritisation of Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Final Report By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:07:00 GMT This document follows on from a report entitled Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials [ENV/JM/MONO(2012)8]. This report identified a range of issues which the WPMN considered important in risk assessment and which should be addressed in the future. It summarised results of a survey which was circulated to delegations of the WPMN, methodologies used to analyze the survey, and the identified priorities. Full Article
risk Low-level presence of transgenic plants in seed and grain commodities: Environmental risk/safety Assessment, and availability and use of information By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:23:00 GMT This Biosafety document aims to serve as an aid to risk assessors and regulators; providing guidance on handling the aspects of an environmental safety assessment, accessing and using information in situations of low-level presence (LLP) of transgenic plants in seed and grain commodities. Full Article
risk Managing pesticide risk to insect pollinators: new website By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:59:00 GMT This website gives information about the regulatory approaches adopted by OECD member countries to mitigate pesticide risks to insect pollinators. Following a survey of OECD member countries, it was concluded that mitigation of risks to insect pollinators is important to all its member countries, and that mitigation is a critical component of balancing the benefits of plant protection products with potential risks to insect pollinators. Full Article
risk Report of the OECD/KEMI/EU workshop on microbial pesticides: assessment and management of risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:10:00 GMT A report of the 2013 joint OECD/Swedish Chemicals Agency/European Commission workshop on the assessment and management of risks of microbial pesticides that resulted in 20 recommendations for approaches that could be taken now and areas for follow-up work to be undertaken by OECD or Member countries. Full Article
risk Report of an OECD survey on the assessment of the risks from obsolete pesticides in OECD countries By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:59:00 GMT OECD has published a report of a survey that provides information and recommendations on how to deal with stocks of “obsolete” pesticides in OECD member (and partner) countries. Such pesticides’ obsolescence can arise for a number of reasons including product deterioration, product de-registration, and product revision. Full Article
risk Report of an OECD survey on risk management/mitigation approaches and options related to agricultural pesticide use near residential areas By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:01:00 GMT This report of a survey collates member countries’ approaches to manage and mitigate the risk of pesticide use near residential areas. Full Article
risk A new guidance is now available to facilitate the ecological risk assessment of organometallic and organic metal salt substances By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:30:00 GMT The OECD has published guidance to facilitate the ecological risk assessment of organometallic and organic metal salt substances. A strategy is presented based on key steps that first consider the fate of these substances in the environment, the identification of moieties of concern, and subsequently the selection of an appropriate path forward to either assess the inorganic moiety and/or the individual substance. Full Article
risk Council Act: Revision to the "Decision-Recommendation on the Co-operative Investigation and Risk Reduction of Chemicals" By legalinstruments.oecd.org Published On :: Sun, 27 May 2018 19:08:00 GMT The Decision-Recommendation on the Co-operative Investigation and Risk Reduction of Chemicals revises and replaces a 1991 Decision-Recommendation of the Council. The Decision-Recommendation is composed of two parts: Part A focuses on the development of harmonised hazard and exposure assessment methodologies for chemicals and Part B focuses on risk prevention and reduction. Full Article
risk Considerations for Assessing the Risks of Combined Exposure to Multiple Chemicals By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:19:00 GMT This document outlines various approaches and methodologies for the assessment of risks from combined exposures to multiple chemicals. The document draws from approaches and experience in the regulatory context, and presents elements to consider in the assessment. Full Article
risk Democrats risk over-reach after midterms By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:51:26 GMT Americans resent inquisitions aimed at depriving them of their elected president Full Article
risk Growing popularity of dachshunds may put the breed at risk By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:30:32 +0100 Respected breeders will perform DNA screening but potential owners could be duped into buying unhealthy pets from unscrupulous puppy farms abroad. Full Article
risk BRITs 2020: Hailee Steinfeld risks run-in with ex Niall Horan By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:50:39 GMT The Dickinson actress, 23, looked radiant as ever as she arrived on the red carpet at the BRIT Awards at The 02 Arena in London on Tuesday Full Article
risk Growing popularity of dachshunds may put the breed at risk By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:30:32 GMT Respected breeders will perform DNA screening but potential owners could be duped into buying unhealthy pets from unscrupulous puppy farms abroad. Full Article
risk Savers 'risk poverty because they are cashing in their pensions too quickly' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:28:10 GMT The Association of British Insurers suggests many savers are withdrawing money at an 'unsustainable rate', with almost £33billion cashed in. Full Article
risk Premature menopause risks rising: study By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 A pan-India survey conducted recently by the Bangalore-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has brought an alarming new phenomenon of premature menopause amongst Indian women to light. Neeta Lal has more. Full Article
risk Rising risks along the coast By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 A large number of existing and proposed investments along the Tamilnadu coast are at risk from likely changes to sea level in the coming decades. Plans for the future must bear this risk in mind, writes Sujatha Byravan. Full Article
risk Texting while driving increases risk of crashing By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:15:41 IST Don't text while driving as a new study suggests that doing so increases the risk of a crash much more than talking or listening on a mobile phone. Full Article
risk Coronavirus: 10 Ways To Boost Your Immunity To Lower The Risk Of Infection By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:35:43 +0530 Till date, coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected 1,854,174 people and claimed 114,291 lives. And, while the whole world is grappling with dangers this virus poses to mankind, it is crucial to practice basic hygiene methods and also incorporate certain ways to boost Full Article