ENVIRONET (www.oecd.org/dac/environment) brings together senior-level representatives of development co-operation agencies responsible for environment and environmental specialists from multilateral agencies like the World Bank and the United Nations. It also includes non-governmental organisations from across the world.

In April 2006, OECD Development and Environment Ministers met to discuss how to enhance coherence between development co-operation and policies to safeguard the environment. They adopted a Framework for Common Actions around Shared Goals, which commits OECD member countries to collaborating on key issues relating to environment and development. Three main work streams have evolved:

• integrating climate adaptation into development co-operation;
• financing water supply and sanitation (read more... );
• governance and capacity development for natural resources and environmental management (read more... ).

Work on these issues is undertaken jointly by ENVIRONET and the EPOC (Environmental Policy Committee) Working Party on Global and Structural Policies.

In addition, a Task Team on Strategic Environmental Assessment provides a forum for sharing experiences and monitoring the implementation of the SEA Policy Guidance, that was prepared by the Task Team and published under the DAC Guidelines and Reference Series in 2006. (read more about the SEA Task Team... )