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Water management in industrialised river basins
1980
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000007160
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Managing Water for All : An OECD Perspective on Pricing and Financing - Key Messages for Policy Makers
2009
Water is vital for human and economic development, and for maintaining ecosystems. However, billions of people lack access to water and sanitation services, mainly due to poor governance and inadequate investment and maintenance. The situation is becoming more urgent due to increasing pressure,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446697
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Water consumption and sustainable water resources management
Geyer-Allély, Elaine (contributor) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443427
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Patents and Innovation : Trends and Policy Challenges
2004
Few systematic economic evaluations have been carried out on patent system to better inform policy choices. This report, which covers a range of areas, and highlights some issues that policy makers should address in the near future, including markets for technology, patenting by public reserach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442020
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Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour : Measuring Behavioural Additionality
2006
How does government funding of corporate R&D affect the behaviour of firms? Ongoing efforts to boost business investment in R&D demand better methods of evaluating the effectiveness of government policy instruments. Efforts to explicitly measure changes in the ways firms conduct R&D as a result...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442754
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Innovation and the Development Agenda
2010
Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has a crucial role to play as global economies recover from the current … financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates … innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442803
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Better Policies to Support Eco-innovation
2011
Eco-innovation is more important than ever on the public policy agenda. It is a major driver for green growth and … pragmatic approach to policies that support the development and diffusion of eco-innovation. Building on the OECD Innovation … Strategy, it argues that eco-innovation is not merely about technological developments: non-technical innovations matter as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443476
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Water resource management : integrated policies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - 1989
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Management of water projects : decision-making and investment appraisal
1985
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