Many countries of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region have set and updated national targets to guide their transition towards a green economy, including on environmental protection, climate change and natural resource management.

The OECD supports countries of the EECCA region in developing policies that improve environmental quality and social well-being, while creating opportunities for strong economic growth and decent jobs. This work is carried out under the GREEN Action Task Force which is a unique platform of EECCA countries and development co-operation partners to exchange best practice and experience on key environmental and green growth policies, to upgrade these policies and institutional capacities for environmental management and to promote green investment.

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is home to 40% of the world’s biodiversity and one third of global fresh water sources. Having been struck over the past decades with increasingly extreme weather events, including flooding, hurricanes and prolonged drought, LAC has proven to also be one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the effects of climate change.

Through its LAC Regional Programme (LACRP), the OECD supports regional efforts in the implementation of environmental sustainability initiatives and the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic and diverse regions in the world, with a growing influence on the world economy and an ambitious regional integration roadmap.  

The OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) supports the region in its domestic priorities, policy reforms and regional integration efforts. Its structure is designed to encourage a systematic exchange of experience to develop common solutions to regional and global policy challenges. 

Southeast Asian countries participate in the OECD’s work on environment-related issues such as clean energy, biodiversity, climate change, water, waste and marine plastic pollution.