Water withdrawals, or water abstractions, are defined as freshwater taken from ground or surface water sources, either permanently or temporarily, and conveyed to a place of use. If the water is returned to a surface water source, abstraction of the same water by the downstream user is counted...

This paper presents the first estimates of the OECD project "Towards a pilot dashboard of SME greening and green entrepreneurship indicators", which is part of broader work of the OECD Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (CSMEE) to support governments in making SMEs active players in the...

Executive summary -- Public governance and water policies : an innovative multi-level approach -- Mapping institutional roles and responsibilities -- Challenges to co-ordinating water policies across levels of government -- Multi-level co-ordination of water policies -- Final considerations for...