The overarching goal of this agreement is to strengthen protection of human health and the environment across the globe in alignment with common attributes of the oecd and EPA's respective…

The overarching goal of this agreement is to strengthen protection of human health and the environment across the globe in alignment with common attributes of the oecd and EPA's respective missions.activities:the overarching goal of this agreement is to strengthen protection of human health and the environment across the globe in alignment with common attributes of the oecd and EPA's respective missions. Principal objectives for this agreement include: - foster environmental and human health considerations in domestic and international policies; this may include work on emerging environmental risks and existing environmental challenges in areas potentially including - but not limited to - water, air, resource efficiency, environmental justice, waste prevention and minimization, climate change mitigation and adaptation, chemicals, energy, trade, supply chain due diligence, finance, and development. - promote coordination to develop innovative and more efficient policies to protect human health and the environment. - enhance research and international dialogue on environmental justice considerations in national laws, policies, and other decision-making processes, including via early and active public participation. - promote and enhance collaboration on state of the art data and computational methods, remote sensing and sharing information, tools, and best management practices among countries and stakeholders (ngos, international organizations, academia, citizens, etc.) subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:general activities under this agreement may include: - preparing papers, reports, assessments and studies on topics in human health, the environment and related areas - organizing and coordinating meetings, workshops and trainings - developing and expanding multi-national communications, capacity building and technical assistance to advance human health, environmental protection and development goals - facilitating information exchange among environment, development and finance ministries, including, for example, sharing expertise, experiences and lessons learned - researching and conducting analyses and studies on the environment and related topics - implementing other activities as needed (and mutually agreed upon) to help achieve the objectives of this agreement - cooperating together (oecd and EPA) on the above activities, as appropriate, within the context of the oecd committees. Specific projects under this agreement will be dependent upon approved oecd programmes of work and will take into account EPA priorities, as appropriate, and may include: - developing and disseminating good practices to address existing, emerging and likely environmental and social challenges - developing and detailing outcome- and output -oriented indicators, measures and goals that promote protection of human health and the environment - identifying and researching environmental and human health impacts due to emerging challenges - improving integration of environmental and social considerations within international development assistance efforts - fostering information exchange, communication and capacity among stakeholders (within and among government ministries, ngos, international organizations, academia, citizens, etc.) - developing analyses, assessments and analytic tools that inform policy and effective management that may support the streamlining, updating or development of oecd legal instruments.