Sentences with phrase «cities and local»

In this statement Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Under - Secretary - General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, talks about the cooperation between UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) and UNHABITAT on decentralization policies and the linkages between climate change and urbanization.

In fact, the last couple of months have seen numerous deals between Chinese provinces and cities and these local Chinese companies.

More than 80 cities and local authorities within the State are participating in the «European Energy Award» contest or comparable programs, requiring them to undergo an internationally standardized evaluation process.

They explored how cities and local leaders can step up where Trump won't for the climate, and lead real change on the ground.

350Africa, together with partners, is building on the call started by Divest - Invest to establish a local group to ramp up pressure on the City of Cape Town to shift its investments and stand proud with nearly 100 other cities and local governments that have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

With heavy diplomatic backing, it has been extraordinarily successful in its first year of operation, with some 6,000 cities and local authorities signing up and committing themselves to the 2 °C or less objective and adopting action plans to match.

And our goal now is to replicate this effort in cities and local areas all across this country.

Cities and local governments have also begun active engagement in climate change adaptation.

PeopleForBikes» role in the partnership includes administering grant funding through partnerships with bike share operators, cities and local nonprofits to help U.S. cities develop and implement strategies to increase bike share use in their own underserved communities.

This May (5 - 13), during Global Divestment Mobilisation (GDM), we along side Fossil Free South Africa, are under the Go Fossil Free banner calling on Cape Town to become a C40 champion by standing with nearly 100 other cities and local governments that have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

At the national, regional, and global level, UN-Habitat works to raise awareness and to help counterparts to build the capacities needed to enable cities and local governments to address climate change effectively.

The hotel is conveniently situated near the main famous cities and local attractions: 2 km from Aquapark, 2 km from Poniente golf course, 8 km from Golf Bendinat, 10 minutes from the Santa Ponsa Golf Club, 15 km from Palma de Majorca, 26 km from the international airport and 35 km from the Cartuja de Valldemosa.The hotel features 4 meeting and banqueting rooms, that can accommodate up to 125 persons, miniclub (from may to october), games room, ping pong, TV room, games room, cafeteria, Magalluf Pub and discotheque with karaoke, heated swimming pool and bike rental service.

There are hundreds to thousands of persons in our cities and local communities who have opened their hearts and check books to help.

The effects of the cyanobacterial blooms include a higher cost for cities and local governments to treat their drinking water, as well as risk to swimmers in high concentration areas, and a nuisance to boaters when blooms form.

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

Last week Centre for Cities and local Chambers of Commerce held the first hustings for the Sheffield City Region mayoral election with all the leading candidates, focusing in particular on their plans for the local economy (Dave Allen of the English Democrats could not attend).

Certainly the flagship Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill does not devolve tax powers from Westminster to local authorities.

As the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill makes clear, it only really sees power as something that can be centralised in large city regions outside of the capital, not spread around all our city centres.

In 2017 elections were held for Greater Manchester, the Liverpool City Region, the, Tees Valley, West of England and the West Midlands as part of the devolution deals allowed by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.

To a point, it does seem to be doing this: the cities and local government devolution bill and, with it, George Osborne's Northern Powerhouse policy give coalitions of local authorities the opportunity to negotiate devolutionary «deals» with the centre.

For instance, there is an explicit relationship between the current Cities and Local Devolution Bill, whose passage through Westminster would be affected by the introduction of EVEL, and the government's on - going programme of English devolution.

Sunday trading is back on Parliament's agenda today as the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill has its second reading.

Most municipal bonds are considered quite safe and generate decent returns, but they vary considerably because not all cities and local governments are created equal.

States, cities and local governments issue municipal bonds.

The problem is that city and local governments may be hesitant to accept liability for the risks the tunnels may pose to existing infrastructure or let private companies compete with public transit systems.

The company also began to augment its Supercharger network that's been traditionally aimed at long - distance travel with new urban Superchargers designed for inner city and local travel.

He has directed barbs — in speeches and videos, and on Twitter — especially fervently toward the taxi industry, but also toward city and local regulators across the country (and now the world), his rivals, and sometimes even his own customers when they dare to question his company's practices.

After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and the local workforce in 2005, Oanh's strong work ethic was called upon at a time when the hotel needed her most.

After kicking off the new season at home to Liverpool this weekend, Arsenal face away trips to defending champions Leicester City and local rivals Watford.

After consultation with Major League Baseball and city and local officials, tomorrow's game between the Orioles and the Chicago White Sox will begin at 2:05 p.m. ET and will be closed to the general public.

Meloni, meanwhile, received donations from 256 donors, the bulk of whom are based in the New York City and local donations accounted for $ 40,318 of the $ 44,038 he's raised.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul joined state, city and local leaders to celebrate the ground breaking.

«I think this is rightly a matter for New York City and the local community to decide,» Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said at his regular briefing.

Our exclusion, Hein said, made filming in Ulster County a less attractive proposition despite its varied scenery, proximity to New York City and local film industry talent pool.

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Area located in Queensland, Australia.

Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia.

Of the district's $ 2.7 billion in revenues in 2013, 50 percent came from the state and 14 percent from the federal government; city and local contributions made up the remainder.

«That in itself is an excellent lesson about how long projects can take, as well as the machinery involved in city and local governments.»

An education advocacy group founded by two New York City teachers and backed financially by Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education funding.

The Ambassadog designation, a second - year program between the city and local nonprofit Valley Humane Society, aims to highlight the dog - friendly policies and practices in Pleasanton, officials said.

Resort facilities include a licensed restaurant and bar, conference facilities, two large lagoon style swimming pools, internet cafe, guest laundries, compact tennis, barbecue areas, children's playground, tour desk, off street carpark and courtesy coach to the city and local attractions.

Day 6 After breakfast explore the market at Nauta City and a local market.

Most of our food supplies are from Cebu City and the local market.

«Tate is enormously grateful to the city and the local people who have supported Tate Liverpool since its inception in 1988.»

A 2017 disclosure by San Francisco reads: «The city is unable to predict whether sea level rise or other impacts of climate change or flooding from a major storm will occur, when they may occur, and if any such events occur, whether they will have a material adverse effect on the business operations or financial condition of the city and the local economy.»

Every city and local leader has been invited to make a commitment around the summit.

Rovigo, Italy, also happens to be a member of CLEAR (City and Local Environmental Accounting Reporting).

Insure vendor compliance regarding work being conducted on any [company name] site in accordance with state, city and local laws.

Met with City and local inspectors to obtain permits including certificates of occupancy and oversaw all employee benefits, hours and wages

But that hasn't stopped buyers from moving to the city and local Realtors believe that shrewd shoppers are discovering the town makes a lot of money sense.