Sentences with phrase «addressing global challenges»

«There is strong demand for a Rio Conventions Project Preparation Facility to help finance large - scale, transformative projects that deliver multiple benefits in addressing global challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,» said Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the Desertification Convention.

20th of June event: «The new urban food agenda: addressing global challenges, developing place - based solutions».

Calling for establishment of facility to secure financing for large projects addressing global challenges and achieving Sustainable Development Goals

«There is strong demand for a Rio Conventions Project Preparation Facility to help finance large - scale, transformative projects that can deliver multiple benefits in addressing global challenges and in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals,» said Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the Desertification Convention.

Calling for establishment of facility to secure financing for large projects addressing global challenges and achieving Sustainable Development Goals Facility will enhance implementation of all three Rio Conventions.

Now the president - elect of AAAS, Sharp predicts that biology will be crucial in addressing global challenges in climate change, food security, energy, and health.

Next biotech plants: new traits, crops, developers and technologies for addressing global challenges.

«Certainly science diplomacy is essential for addressing the global challenges of hunger, energy, climate, and other areas detailed in the Sustainable Development Goals approved last year by the United Nations.»

The White House said the agreements reflect administration efforts «to reach fair outcomes with allies to protect our national security and address global challenges to the steel and aluminum industries.»

These agreements underscore the Trump Administration's successful strategy to reach fair outcomes with allies to protect our national security and address global challenges to the steel and aluminum industries.

«These agreements underscore the Trump administration's successful strategy to reach fair outcomes with allies to protect our national security and address global challenges to the steel and aluminum industries.»

Future Ready Singapore, 12 February 2015: As the international corporate community rethinks the way it conducts business to address global challenges, solving water scarcity and managing water use could be the top untapped opportunity that will have the biggest positive impact on societies.

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In addition, through warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose, Waldorf students are uniquely equipped to address the global challenges facing their generation — issues of renewable energy, climate change, food quality, wildlife conservation, and preserving our natural resources.

Bill Brindley (BillBrindley.com) discusses how mobile, social, and big data are changing the ways we address global challenges like...

The event seeks to address global challenges outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to highlight the contribution the tourism sector can make in reaching these goals.

Policymakers and scientists emphasize how much today's societies need well - educated, collaborative scientists to produce creative and innovative science that will help address global challenges and maintain economic wealth.

This kind of interdisciplinary teaching and education research is essential in preparing learners to address global challenges,, Singer said.

My experience with the environmental research community suggests that it is critical to sensitize young scientists to the concept of worldview if they want to address the global challenges we face in the Anthropocene.

Rensselaer serves as a crossroads for collaboration — working with partners across disciplines, sectors, and geographic regions, to address global challenges — and addresses some of the world's most pressing technological challenges, from energy security and sustainable development to biotechnology and human health.

Helping students develop global competency is vital, so they can invent a future that appropriately addresses the global challenges.

It's never been easier to code an app, start a business, wrangle a big data set, and apply powerful tools to address global challenges.

Diaspora Involvement in Educational Development in Conflict - Affected Settings: Transnational innovations in provision of high quality education for marginalized children The study aims examines promising transnational educational practices and partnerships between Diasporas, Ministries of Education, donors, NGOs, and local communities in addressing the global challenge of providing quality education for children in conflict settings.

Our Mission: We provide those who raise and care for animals with a comprehensive set of animal health products and knowledge services that empower them to address the global challenges of a diverse and changing world.

To address these global challenges, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) jointly funded a workshop that brought together experts in limnology, aquatic biogeochemistry, atmospheric science, glaciology, and hydrology from the United States and China.

We urgently need a new trade regime which can help address global challenges and tackle problems like accelerating climate change, a broken agricultural model and loss of trust in democratic processes, rather than aggravating them.

Personal action, corporate programs, and government strategies offer opportunities to address the global challenge of plastic pollution and the harm it inflicts on our ocean.

That is why in June, the President launched a Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution, prepare communities for the impacts of climate change, and lead international efforts to address this global challenge.

«The commitment of the United States announced by Secretary Vilsack today to spend $ 1 billion over 3 years for building capacity from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is exactly what is needed to begin to address the global challenge of deforestation,» Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, said in a statement.

HSI is a member of Interaction, a forum for leading NGOs, global thought leaders and policymakers to address global challenges collectively.

Not exact matches

Over the years, you've been a vocal advocate for getting Canadians to address various business challenges, including the need to go global and the skills gap affecting the labour force.

A team under Airbnb's global head of social impact, Kim Rubey, was already working on a program to house refugee relief workers in Greece, Macedonia and Serbia, but to address the product challenge, Gebbia formed a new team under his Samara studio that was ultimately spun out and called the Human team.

Last year, a team of four students from New York University's Abu Dhabi campus and I presented in front of a panel of judges at the Hult Prize, which awards $ 1 million in seed funding to innovative startup ideas that address a global social challenge.

She leads the firm's global customer and operations practice, overseeing a team of more than 2,000 partners and professionals to address the front - and middle - office challenges of Fortune 500 clients.

The Hult Prize is an annual competition that awards $ 1 million in seed funding to innovative startup ideas that address a global social challenge.

Whole Foods has launched three in - house foundations to address challenges facing the local — and global — community.

«Putin expressed hope for joint work to restore Russian - American relations from their state of crisis, and also to address pressing international issues and search for effective responses to challenges concerning global security,» the Kremlin said in a statement.

It works to strengthen and link institutions of higher learning around the world and strives to build leadership skills so that individuals and organizations are able to address both local and global challenges.

The book's short chapters address the economic underpinnings and challenges of everything from climate change to global governance to the imbalance between savings and investment in China.

«To address this challenge we're joining with DP World, a global expert in trade and supply chain logistics, and are introducing DP World Cargospeed — an international brand for hyperloop - enabled cargo systems to support the fast, sustainable and efficient delivery of palletized cargo.

First, opportunities are always inspired by a risk or challenge of global importance and address this.

«We can not escape the need for change, but if we do our utmost to respond wisely to the challenges these risks present, we believe that not only can we address the risk, we can build a more sustainable future,» says Morten Jastrup, Project Director of the Global Opportunity Network.

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In his address, Barton will share his perspectives on forces at work in the global economy and how they are changing the business landscape here in B.C. — creating not just challenges, but also opportunities.

Together our hubs will assist ventures to scale and address pressing global challenges.»

These include Mindful Scientific, a medical device company addressing concussion diagnostics and management that won the startup competition at the Wall Street Journal WSJ.D Live global technology conference and the Medical Device track at the HealthKick Challenge; abridean (acquired by nCipher PLC), a software company that develops application provisioning and identity management solutions; and i - HRx (acquired by HealthConnex), a digital health company focused on chronic disease management.

The Energy Council of Canada and the Business Council of British Columbia invite you to join us for this exclusive opportunity to learn how Canadian energy companies are addressing future challenges and capitalizing on the opportunities arising from the rapidly shifting global energy and trade landscape.

Apex Capital Partners Corp. is a founding member of the Global Investor Immigration Council, a non-partisan, not - for - profit organization addressing the opportunities and challenges of the movement of immigrant investors and global citGlobal Investor Immigration Council, a non-partisan, not - for - profit organization addressing the opportunities and challenges of the movement of immigrant investors and global citglobal citizens.

«In addition, as the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change works with the state government to deliver democratic dividends, we urge it to also assist in addressing the challenges to rule of law posed by these arrests and prosecutions, encouraging respect for press freedom and advocating for protection and justice for targeted communities in southern Kaduna.»

When you look at the kind of impact food loss and waste has on our environment, economy and society, it's clear why the United Nations included it among the most urgent global challenges the Sustainable Development Goals would address.