Sentences with phrase «changing national infrastructure»

«Today marks an important milestone and a step forward for a game - changing national infrastructure project, and we give credit to all parties who have worked together to this point, particularly the federal and provincial governments.»

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One of the most high - profile resolutions — co-sponsored by nine chambers or boards of trade from across the country — called on the federal government to refrain from changing the current governance model of Canada's ports and major airports, given that they are economic drivers for our national economy and crucial pieces of transportation infrastructure.

Michael Croft, President of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) will argue at a St James Ethic Centre debate on 4 March 2014 that foreign investment in agricultural land and infrastructure works against Australia's national and best interests unless the regulatory system and current model are changed.

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CIHT's Director of Communications Daniel Isichei said: «The conference will allow delegates to learn from good practice in the sector and we are showcasing how transportation professionals are delivering infrastructure in uncertain times, such as with changes in local and sub national government.»

If true, why would northern national legislators band together to pass the Lagos - Kano rail project but the southern ones, in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, conspire to let go of a key infrastructure thrust, that could change the face of the South East and South - South economies for good?

It's the one vision that could create jobs, and build a national housing, energy, food and transport infrastructure fit to flourish in a world of energy shortages and climate change.

The starting point is our National Infrastructure Plan - the first time any government has ever drawn together an audit of what we have, what needs to change and what the timescale should be.

After listing the infrastructure projects which he believes need attention - the «antiquated» National Grid, climate change, broadband, rail and airport capacity, Balls then moved on.

The commission predicted that some New York City hospitals would close in future years because of high overhead and infrastructure costs and changing national trends in health care delivery.

In an invitation to the event next week shared with POLITICO, de Blasio is described as «an outspoken progressive voice on national issues including immigration reform, fair trade agreements, gun laws, transportation infrastructure and climate change,» who «exemplifies the values of Vermont Democrats.»

Using super computers at Australia's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) Facility the researchers were able to examine the impacts of changing winds on currents down to 700m around the coastline in greater detail than ever before.

In short, we have arrived at a point where the challenges of sustainable development — including public health, infrastructure, energy and national security — require changes not only to policy but also to basic public management systems.

Using the National Computational Infrastructure supercomputer at ANU to run climate models, the researchers explored when new normal states would appear under the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change's four emissions pathways.

Introducing NEON: The National Ecological Observatory Network was created to understand and forecast the impacts of climate change, land use change, and invasive species on continental - scale ecology by providing an observational infrastructure to support research, education, and environmental management in these areas.

Moreover, both government and the private sector are making investment decisions today — whether in property, long - term infrastructure or regional and national supply chains — that will be directly affected by climate change in decades to come.

The district's plan involved realigning the initiative to the National Blueprint, designing a supportive infrastructure, and changing the prevailing mind - set about RTI.

She talks about the challenges of generating educational change at a national scale and how to take advantage of the technological rich infrastructure that Uruguay has in order to accelerate results.

«They also speak to larger issues facing the entire world, including failing infrastructures, climate change, natural disasters, and the tensions between the needs of individuals and small communities on the one hand and national or international social policies on the other.

Governmental policies of export and import restrictions, hoarding, subsidies, panic buying, and infrastructure standards of food storage and transport, as well as investor speculation, currency valuations, individual national inflation rates, weather and climate change, the evolving monoculture genetics, rising input costs, and global macro economic health all impact food security.

Haiti has designed its own $ 25 million strategic plan for climate resilience under the PPCR to mainstream climate change into national development planning and to support measures to climate proof infrastructure, agriculture, and coastal cities in vulnerable target areas, as well as upgrade hydro - meteorological and climate services.

From climate change to infrastructure, mayors are increasingly listing issues that were once national and state priorities as amongst their top local concerns, according to a new national survey.

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Here, the national water utility regulator SUNASS has allocated portions of the tariff that water users pay to their utilities to go to green infrastructure projects and climate change adaptation.

National security policies are expected to reshape due to climate change impacts on critical infrastructure and territorial integrity.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has made up to # 60 million of capital funding available to support the development of major offshore wind manufacturing facilities in assisted areas of England, while the Scottish Government has established a # 70 million pot for national renewable energy infrastructure projects.

«The impacts from these changes are affecting livelihoods, infrastructure, ecosystems, food production, energy supply, national security, and the cultural heritage of populations and communities.»

Clarification was also requested on a sentence stating that «the impacts of climate change on the critical infrastructure and territorial integrity of many states are expected to influence national security policies.»

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Climate change has many serious implications for the well being of our country's economy, critical infrastructure, public health, energy security, environmental health and national security.

Decision - makers, by contrast, need to understand how climate change may interfere with their plans and compromise their objectives, so they can adapt existing policies and adopt new strategies to stay on track — whether to protect life, health, and well - being, sustain economic growth, preserve natural resources, ensure continued performance of critical infrastructure, or maintain national security.

«Since the eVolt charging infrastructure was installed, the number of company car PHEVs has risen from 177 to 375, and we have seen an increase in the number of fully electric vehicles,» said Darren Watson, environmental operations advisor for National Grid's Sustainability and Climate Change team.

First, and most politically, we need to recognise that anthropogenic climate change is driven primarily by the economic logic of global fossil fuel extraction, and only to a lesser extent by the social practices and infrastructure that shape national emissions.

Such projects have a broad range, and may include things such as: the construction and interpretation of climate change scenarios on local to national scales, the study of changes in extremes, the evaluation of impacts on infrastructure, forests, agriculture, and energy production and distribution.

Global, national, regional and local leaders are being asked by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to make bold and long - term decisions on ways to invest in more resilient infrastructure, revise land use, enhance coordination, update building codes, adjust natural resource management and other practices to improve the resilience of their communities to the impact of climate cChange to make bold and long - term decisions on ways to invest in more resilient infrastructure, revise land use, enhance coordination, update building codes, adjust natural resource management and other practices to improve the resilience of their communities to the impact of climate changechange.

Dynamic, respected and proven senior level accounting / finance leader with a demonstrated track record of directing fundamental change, encouraging business / client relationships, building teams and developing critical infrastructure across business units on a national level.

Changes in national and local contexts influenced the order in which infrastructure - building activities were carried out and sustained.

The goals for the Center for States include to build capacity for increased effectiveness of public child welfare agencies through strong national expertise in child welfare and change management to help build and / or sustain the ability of agencies to perform well; to work in partnership with the Centers for Tribes and Courts to support States and other jurisdictions across the country; to create new and lasting partnerships with States, jurisdictions, Tribes, courts, and the Children's Bureau's Regional Office staff that reflect a shared focus on meeting the unique and individual needs of States and jurisdictions; to use a collaborative and systematic approach to build State and territory capacities across the five domains of resources; infrastructure; knowledge and skills; culture and climate; engagement and partnership.