... incompatibility of information systems, standards, and installations Legislative and technical support for harmonized information services at a pan-European level become more and more necessary ... streamline information exchange between public and private parties participating in inland waterborne transport The information is shared on the basis of information and communication standards [19] ... demand housing, urban services, food, clothing and furniture among other goods and services Urban agglomerations then arise with the demand of the inhabitants to perform their activities and...
... and incineration will be cut down to 70% of the total volume of collected waste while 30% will be reused and recycled To 2020, the general objectives are set: To form sustainable production and ... IGES (Japan) - Activities performed: national case study on renewable energy and e-waste Project: CDM - compile a training document for environmental reserchers and lectures in universities - ... been being developed and reached to the 4th- D r a ft : To 2015, the general objectives are set: To improve the public awareness on 3R; Starting to form environmental friendly and energy saving...
... agricultural land, 20 forests and land for construction of industrial development zones, among others 21 It recognises lands traditionally occupied by indigenous peoples (for both residential and agricultural ... fair and just compensation The 2001 Land Law provides significant new tenure rights for the poor It grants the right to apply for a land ownership title to occupiers of land whose peaceful and ... that they had lost the forest, their burial ground, the grazing land, the wildlife and farming land Most important for them was the forest that has been lost through de-forestation Complaints...
... engines and portals sector Growth in the Internet search engine and portals sector results from business and consumers demand for more efficient search functions for both information and entertainment, ... wired and increasingly, mobile technologies Internet access intermediaries and hosting and data processing providers provide the platform for new, faster, and cheaper communication technologies, for ... through greater information, facilitating product and price comparisons and creating downward pressure on prices or, in the case of auction platforms, meeting supply and demand and creating new...
... Partnerships for New and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs provided support to Ghana and Senegal in developing master plans and road maps for ... programmes for African countries on the formulation and implementation of counter-cyclical policies and structural reforms in order to minimize the depth and length of the economic downturn and to ... planning for intellectual property development, human resources development and enhancing professional capabilities and building tools for small and medium enterprises The Interregional Forum on...
... and Máximo Torero) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue in Bangladesh (Fahmida Khatun and Rehman Sobhan), and from data provided by Nick Johnstone of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and ... technologies and a larger range of supportive services (rural infrastructure, like rural roads and sustainable irrigation systems, education and training and access to land, credits, affordable inputs and ... farming and forestry management, prevention of land erosion and strict limits on water pollution by agriculture, but a great deal more innovation and knowledge sharing is needed to allow for their...
... necessary The recognition and effective utilization of women as resources for drug prevention and treatment can therefore improve efforts to reduce both the supply of and demand for drugs 123 Indeed, ... cent for stolen property losses; 17 per cent for health and losses in productivity of the victims of drug-related crime; 14 per cent for costs of health-care for the drug abuser and per cent for ... Annex III for specific dates and magnitudes), cases of SARM increased by a factor of in Germany and Spain, and a factor of approximately in Austria, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland In France and the...
... market and economic and monetary union In a recent assessment of the relative regional implications of a customs union and an economic and monetary union, Ireland’s tripartite National Economic and ... Contributors ix Foreword Professor Jacques Vandamme x Abbreviations Economic and social cohesion and the Structural Funds: an introduction Achille Hannequart xii Part I Economic and social cohesion: ... Restructuring European industryand redistributing regional incomes: prerequisites for Community cohesion Alain Buzelay 61 Part II The Structural Funds: implementation and efficiency The reform of the Structural...
... engineers, applications Waiters and waitresses General and operations managers Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants Janitors and cleaners, except maids and ... skill necessary for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce Autor et al (2003) analyzed the cognitive skills required for the workforce between 1969 and 1999, finding that “expert thinking” and “complex ... Home health aides Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand Computer software engineers, systems software Landscaping and groundskeeping workers Personal and home care aides Computer...
... NEW PARTICIPANTS TO THE INDUSTRY The rubber industry has long been dubbed as a poor man’s industry due to relatively low income The consequences were abandoned holdings and productivity declines ... TOWARDS INDUSTRY S SUSTAINABILITY: • Strategies and Initiatives • Transformation of Rubber Industry - Restructuring the Rubber Smallholdings - Increase Supply Chain Efficiency ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION ... adopted for the development of rubber planting and processing industry in Malaysia takes into consideration of the concept of sustainable development Improvement in productivity, efficiency and quality;...
... like procurement, standards, and intellectual property The EU needs a long-term framework for energy and climate policies so that investment and policy target competitiveness and tackle climate ... e-invoicing mandatory for public procurement will facilitate business-to-government interaction, reduce costs and serve as a pilot for other sectors; • Initiatives to update and simplify the rules for ... high speed networks; • Boost the coverage and capacity of broadband by reducing the cost of its deployment and freeing up band width for wireless broadband Alongside cohesion policy, the Connecting...
... Dioxide Council for Human and Social Development Diphtheria Economic and Social Council Environment Management Systems Environmental Performance Index Economic and Social Survey, Jamaica Forestry Conservation ... direction The old paradigm for generating prosperity was focused on exploiting the lower forms of capital sun, sea and sand tourism - and exporting sub-soil assets and basic agricultural commodities ... equality and environmental sustainability—reveal some interesting and important lessons For gender they include male under-performance in education and the enigma of a higher rate of unemployment for...
... énergétique durable (2000) Foresight Institute (2005) Forest Alliance of British Columbia (1996) Forum for Human Dignity (2001) Forum for Women and Development (1999) Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan ... Catholics for Choice* (1998) Católicas Por el Derecho a Decidir (2009) Caucus for Women’s Leadership** (2007) Center for Alcohol and Drug Research and Education (1999) Center for Cognitive Liberty and ... and Environment (2007) Center for Inquiry (2005) Center for Inter-Ethnic Cooperation (2007) Center for International Earth Science Information Network (1995) Center for International Health and...
... of formal and informal workers 314 Table 15.7 Characteristics of employees, by employment category 315 vii THE DEVELOPMENT DECADE? SOUTH AFRICA, 1994–2004 Table 15.8 Formal–informal index for formal ... for formal and informal workers 316 Table 15.9 Comparison of selected indicators for ‘formal-like’ informal workers and all informal workers 317 Table 16.1 Distribution of discussions and interviews ... unleashing of markets for labour, land/nature and money, Polanyi maintained, wreaks profound havoc and generates counter-tendencies and demands for intervention and social protection Far from the...
... financial instruments for start-ups and fast growing firms expanding in EU and global markets (e.g loans, venture capital and risk-sharing finance), further simplification of EU research and innovation ... companies and SMEs, universities, research centres and communities of scientists and practitioners to exchange knowledge and ideas Cohesion Policy programmes13 and the European Agricultural Fund for ... http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm 16 EN performance of micro-enterprises, and propose an integrated framework for the development and promotion of e-skills for innovation and competitiveness, with special...
... is scope to increase EU support for all levels of formal education and training (school, higher, vocational, adult) as well as informal and nonformal education and training activities One of the ... students Therefore, the Commission proposes to strengthen Community programmes for education and training and to increase the funding allocated for these activities EU funding for culture and media ... allocate €80 billion for the 2014-2020 period for the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation This funding will be complemented by important support for research and innovation in...
... (1995), ‘Agency and Well-being: The Development Agenda’ in Noeleen Heyzer with Sushma Kapoor and J Sandler, A Commitment to the World’s Women – Perspectives for Development for Beijing and Beyond, ... (1994), Adjustment in Africa: Reforms, Results, and the Road Ahead, Oxford University Press, Oxford World Bank (1995), World Development Report, Oxford University Press, Oxford 3a bozza – 22 novembre ... Thienchay Kiranandana and Kraisid Tontisirin (January 1992) EPS 24 Child Welfare and the Socialist Experiment: Social and Economic Trends in the USSR, 1950-90 Alexandr Riazantsev, Sándor Sipos and Oleg...
... using and changing land use purposes, and reducing inconveniences in renting land In addition, the local government needs to instruct procedures to hand over and rent land with a simpler way and ... the consumers and economic pressure Consumers’ demand is very large and diverse The demands can be the needs for food, clothing, accommodation, and travel, or worship, religion, and popular beliefs ... They can both cultivate in their land for foods and create valuable handicrafts to exchange with other commodities in the market This is a basic and popular characteristics of traditional craft...