Sentences with phrase «government efforts toward»

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The progress seen at COP22 and over the past year on various fronts including transport, agriculture, buildings, energy and resilience, as well as among the business community, can provide an essential complement to national government efforts toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Infrastructure modernization efforts across government, telecommunications, retail and the financial sector are a logical step toward...

Although the evidence is scarce, there are in Turkey and Indonesia promising, albeit fragile, efforts toward such government.

It also highlights efforts to help governments and companies measure food loss and waste, such as the FLW Standard announced in June, and new funding like the Danish government's subsidy program and The Rockefeller Foundation's Yieldwise, a $ 130 million investment toward practical approaches to reducing food loss and waste in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, the United States and Europe.

This week's collaborative effort advances, in the country's rice sector, the June 2013 Vietnam government decision QD - 889, or Approving the Project on Agricultural Restructuring Toward Raising Added Values and Sustainable Development.

I'm heartened at the efforts to reduce food loss and waste that have gained traction in the past year, and with even greater action by governments and businesses we can accelerate global progress toward Target 12.3.»

President Buhari thanked the traditional rulers for their continued prayers and support to the government and urged them not to relent in efforts toward ensuring peace and stability in their respective domains.

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians — youth and adults — to embrace the renewed effort toward rebuilding the nation in order to tackle the menace of insecurity, economic hardship and other challenges Nigerians are experiencing under the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

«I think a lot of us were certainly extremely pleased to see the continued efforts out of Albany to place fiscal constraints on their spending and to create an environment more conducive to local business and job creation — and with an eye toward reducing the cost of operations for local governments,» Andrews said.

But Onondaga County and Syracuse did get a shout - out from the governor for its efforts toward consolidation, a nagging issue with Cuomo who believes the state's multi-layered governments are the cause of high taxes.

Although Buffalo Common Council members have also discussed and debated what should be done to permit ride - share services locally, the Erie County Legislature is the first local government to earmark a significant amount of money toward the effort to bring the services to the region.

In addition, relevant U.S. government agencies should continue efforts against malaria through the President's Malaria Initiative and collaborative work with partners toward elimination of the disease, the report says.

Savory said their effort in Zimbabwe already receives some funding from the government, so the prize money will go toward improving the living conditions of the herders and laborers whose round - the - clock efforts make his system work.

Although the paper's authors view China's efforts as a signal of dedication toward furthering fisheries conservation, they hope their perspective paper helps highlight the need for true institutional reform in order to see the Chinese government's goals realized.

Having declined over 90 per cent in just 20 years, the vaquita continues to plummet toward extinction despite a two - year ban on gillnet fishing that began in May 2015, as well as surveillance efforts by Mexico's government, environmental authorities and military.

This week's collaborative effort advances, in the country's rice sector, the June 2013 Vietnam government decision QD - 889, or Approving the Project on Agricultural Restructuring Toward Raising Added Values and Sustainable Development.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

Charging that America is «moving backward» in its efforts to ensure full participation by minority citizens in the nation's life and prosperity, a panel of leaders from education, business, and government last week urged all segments of the society to work toward boosting opportunities for minorities.

Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

Once it has this information for each state, the federal government could both support states in their efforts to diversify their schools and also penalize states that do not make progress toward school diversity.

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center has released a new report, Realizing the Full Vision of School Discipline Reform: A Framework for Statewide Change, which documents how five states have reduced their reliance on suspensions while moving toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures that efforts to limit disciplinary removals from the classroom are combined with strategies to foster supportive learning environments.

The plan was that creditors would voluntarily lend (aka invest) a minimum of # 100 each toward the war effort, and the government — not the king or any one person, the actual government — committed to pay interest on this # 100 note for the next ninety - nine years.

The federal government contributed restoration funding, primarily toward infrastructure improvements; Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - organized philanthropy funded the «post to park» conversion effort; and Bay Area Discovery Museum contributions expanded and improved this popular and renowned facility (located adjacent to Cavallo Point Lodge).

Germany has a tradition of coordinating transportation and land use efforts toward policy goals that stretch across levels of government, such as reducing sprawl, cutting emissions, and promoting public transit.

And while the young prince is progressive on social issues by Saudi standards and is making efforts at reform, his government is still under scrutiny for its restrictive policies toward women and other groups.

Today's roundtable convened by the Federal government is a welcome step toward acknowledging the ongoing suicide crisis in Aboriginal communities and the need for an urgent concentrated effort to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal people and address the transgenerational trauma impacting on our communities.

She added that while it may seem as if regulators have been moving slowly, especially when compared to the rapid progress being made by companies designing and manufacturing new drone technology, the government has been advancing steadily toward efforts to finalize the drone rules.