Sentences with phrase «change on developing countries»

Along with interviews and profiles — from citizen - activists to oligarchs — we will publish photo - essays that explicate the toll of climate change on developing countries alongside infographics and key statistics about climate developments, and about public opinion.

''... many of the negative consequences of climate change on the developing countries are related to agriculture.»

Not exact matches

The results of a world where developed and emerging countries are all pitted against each other will be «intensified conflict on the international stage over vitally important issues, such as international macroeconomic coordination, financial regulatory reform, trade policy, and climate change,» they said.

«In 1992, when the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] was established, you had developed and developing countries,» says Stewart.

On the other hand, it also calls for $ 100 billion from industrialized countries to help developing nations address climate change, which could be a hard sell in lean economic times.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation rates remain below 3 per cent across the developed world), the low level of official interest rates in the major economies reflecting low inflation and the continuing weakness in some economies, a glut of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region, and changes to pension fund rules in some countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.

Today, there is no indication that the current restrictive business practices, the constraints on the ownership of knowledge, and the rules on intellectual property rights that are adverse to developing country interests are radically changing.

Changes would include a drastic increase in overseas development assistance in the field of communication and under conditions more favourable to recipient parties, the adoption of the UNCTAD Code of Transfer of Technology on the terms proposed by the developing countries, a revision of provisions on the protection of intellectual property in the GATT / TWO multilateral trade accord so as to take the interests of less powerful countries and small producers into account, and the adoption of a multilateral accord on space cooperation and equal benefits.

From there, the discussions developed into a planning exercise leading to proposals for changes to the country's main organic standard (set by the certification body, KRAV), to require all organic farmers to have a plan for the management of biodiversity on their farms from 200168.

Once we collectively understand our situation: the contribution made by humans to the degradation of the environment and the extinction of other species, or the impact consumers in the rich West have had, and continue to have, on the impoverishment of producers in developing countries, our proper response is to want to change things - and to change them radically.»

«As a developed, industrialised country the UK has to lead the way by ending our dependence on fossil fuels, and investing in clean, renewable sources of energy which we are fortunate enough to be blessed with in the UK,» Christian Aid's senior climate change adviser Alison Doig said.

And it may assign developing countries a junior position within the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change body responsible for advising on implementation and technological and scientific questions, giving researchers from wealthier countries a disproportionate say in that body's conclusions.

«The divide may impact most on least developed countries (LDC) and small island developing states (SIDS), which are the most vulnerable to climate change but contribute least to relevant research.»

«It seems like you're spending a lot of time coming up with really different methodologies to count a few dollars and cents,» said Annaka Peterson, a program officer at Oxfam America who focuses on efforts by communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change.

In 1997, 95 senators voted for a resolution condemning the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, which the Copenhagen meeting was meant to broker a replacement for, in part because of the lack of participation by developing countries.

Assuming a world that is slow to adapt to climate change and focused on regional self - reliance, the researchers found that children in the developing world — which are the countries expected to provide the bulk of population growth to nine billion or more by mid-century — will be hardest hit.

Scientists in developed and developing countries need to be on «an equal footing» when they work together on global issues from climate change to public health, AAAS President Geri Richmond said Thursday at the start of the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting.

But, as investors increasingly look to developing countries, putting a dollar amount on environmental exposures could hasten change, Jaffe said.

A group of 130 developing countries, headed by Brazil, has an answer: Instruct the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to investigate historic emissions.

During the past few years, most of the reports that developing countries have filed with the U.N. on how they plan to adapt to climate change mention population growth as a complicating factor.

Its diplomats noted that the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's fourth assessment calls for developed countries to curb emissions 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, a goal they will likely miss.

Executives from a broad range of health care - focused organizations — including hospitals, health centers, medical schools and public health departments — across the U.S. and from other countries participate in a two - day training session in Boston that focuses on defining disparities and their causes, developing strategies to identify and address disparities and fostering the leadership and change - management skills to implement those strategies.

As the first developing country to submit a plan, several people said, the government is showing other emerging nations that they, too, can lead on climate change.

The U.S. also had pledged $ 3 billion to the U.N. Green Climate Fund, which gives financial support to developing countries to help them mitigate and adapt to climate change; Trump could renege on that much needed financial support.

Mexico has been among a small but growing group of developing countries that have urged other emerging nations to take on more responsibility for fighting climate change.

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(6) Under Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, developed country parties, including the United States, committed to «take all practicable steps to promote, facilitate, and finance, as appropriate, the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies and know - how to other parties, particularly developing country parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the Convention».

(8) Under Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, developed country parties, including the United States, committed to «assist the developing country parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting costs of adaptation to those adverse effects&rChange, developed country parties, including the United States, committed to «assist the developing country parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting costs of adaptation to those adverse effects&rchange in meeting costs of adaptation to those adverse effects».

Just over a week later, on April 10, 2001 ExxonMobil's ad lauded the decision: Moving Past Kyoto... slammed the Protocol, saying it was «too much too soon,» «tried to force technological change», «failed to include developing countries» and was «fatally politicized.»

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajeChange Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Impacts of climate change on food and water supplies are also expected to affect human health adversely, particularly in less developed countries.

To increase opportunities for research, education and training that strengthen scientific capacities in developing countries to understand, communicate and motivate action on critical global environmental change challenges.

The Ministers of Higher Education and heads of delegation of the countries, institutions and organisations participating in the Second Bologna Policy Forum in Vienna, 12 March 2010, held a dialogue on systemic and institutional changes in higher education in the developing global knowledge society.

He said, to deliver on that promise, countries need to develop strategies to build teacher capacity and teachers themselves need to become «active agents for change» when it comes to implementing and designing technology - related innovations.

The focus is all on the needs of the participants — on both getting as much as possible out of the day and developing a networked community of teachers who work to help each other strengthen their skills, become change agents in their schools, and stay current in the field — all with the goal of improving student outcomes across all types of schools in all regions of the country and the world.

It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations.

Yau created the animation based on the statistics that were available to him and only depicts data for the United States, but it's probably safe to say that there were similar changes across the globe as countries advanced and developed.

Then, with their freely - chosen support, the sky is the limit: reallocate sections of the defense budget to selective nation - building; change agricultural policy to favor sustainable home - grown food where possible in the interests of health and national security; create programs that encourage Americans to help with sanitation, agriculture and birth control in developing countries; slice away the parts of government that get in the way (thereby freeing up the budget); protect citizen and consumer's rights; strictly regulate pollution; shut down destabilizing financial schemes, and eventually earn enough respect in the world that we're not the only ones on the bandwagon.

I have no idea how this could be seen as remotely compatible with developing countries» longstanding interpretation of «common but differentiated responsibilities» of rich and poor countries under the Framework Convention on Climate Change.

I'll be going to Cancun for the next round of talks in December, but mainly to help train journalists from developing countries in ways to write about climate change — not on the expectation of reporting on any grand diplomatic developments.

Journalists in many developing countries have special and often unique challenges when trying to report on fast breaking climate change and science stories generally.

The challenges that the world faces in the next decades regarding climate change will likely have to be addressed by changing consumption patterns and technological innovations; changes in population size in the most developed countries, with the possible exception of the United States, is a relatively slow process that occurs over many decades and that will unlikely to have a significant impact on how the world resolves the challenges of climate change and resource constraints.

The project also helps bridge the «climate change information gap» and aid researchers in developing countries because the files are smaller and more easily downloadable, and also in text format which can be easier to work with.: UNDP Country Climate Change Profiles More on Climate Change and Developing Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Here.&change information gap» and aid researchers in developing countries because the files are smaller and more easily downloadable, and also in text format which can be easier to work with.: UNDP Country Climate Change Profiles More on Climate Change and Developing Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Hedeveloping countries because the files are smaller and more easily downloadable, and also in text format which can be easier to work with.: UNDP Country Climate Change Profiles More on Climate Change and Developing Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Hercountries because the files are smaller and more easily downloadable, and also in text format which can be easier to work with.: UNDP Country Climate Change Profiles More on Climate Change and Developing Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Here.&Change Profiles More on Climate Change and Developing Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Here.&Change and Developing Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in HeDeveloping Countries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in HerCountries The Challenge of Managing both Climate Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Here.&Change and Developing Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in HeDeveloping Countries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in HerCountries» Growth China's Climate Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Here.&Change Report: «It's Getting Hot in Here.»

So there is a significant issue there, and it is currently being debated under the framework convention on climate change and how to manage it there, but it is also here is the opportunity under the Montreal Protocol to begin to deal with the issue by accelerating the phase - out of HCFCs in developing countries....

The rest is well worth reading — from the media strategy to the keystone point, made repeatedly in Copenhagen by the United States, that from here on in there are two kinds of developing countries and that «advanced developing countries» (meaning China) «must be part of any meaningful solution to climate change including taking responsibilities under a legally binding treaty.»

Australia is said to working behind - the - scenes on the legal framework for a new climate treaty and on methods to finance developing countries» efforts to adapt to climate change and the technology to develop in a low carbon way.Rudd is working on getting U.S. and China, the leading emitters of greenhouse gases, to agree on a deal before talks begin in Copenhagen.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Governments at the United Nations meeting on climate change agreed in principle Friday to a system that would compensate developing countries for protecting their rain forests, a deal that officials described as a nascent but innovative effort to mitigate deforestation and global warming.

eg pg xii To improve our predictive capability, we need: • to understand better the various climate - related processes, particularly those associated with clouds, oceans and the carbon cycle • to improve the systematic observation of climate - related variables on a global basis, and further investigate changes which took place in the past • to develop improved models of the Earth's climate system • to increase support for national and international climate research activities, especially in developing countries • to facilitate international exchange of climate data

The White House just announced plans for a series of meetings on energy and climate change among «key» developed and developing countries.