Sentences with phrase «international policy discussions»

An intuitive understanding of loss and damage has been, informally at least, part of international policy discussions since the very early days.

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But companies are still feeling the pinch of the massive glut of oil worldwide, which has brought down markets and remains a major policy discussion among international producers.

Daniel Schwanen, the Toronto - based C. D. Howe Institute's resident expert on trade and international policy, says one possibility is that negotiators will quickly prioritize a short list of topics truly up for serious discussion.

The Slade Gorton International Policy Center hosted a roundtable discussion on «U.S. Defense Strategy in the Asia - Pacific» with featured guest Admiral Thomas Fargo on April 7, 2011.

The present discussion on the gap provides no convincing argument that the technology owners will change their attitudes and policies towards the international transfer of technology.

Despite smallholder agriculture now taking center stage in international food security policy discussions there is a strong push within the CFS for promoting chemical agriculture and GMO's as the solution for smallholders despite the high suitability and affordability of organic agriculture for smallholders.

He chose to give up private practice to work for breastfeeding policy, has been able to bring «breastfeeding» issues to forefront of discussions both at national level and international level.

Many are members of major research networks in political and legal studies, such as the Institute for Global Law and Policy based at Harvard Law School, and edit prominent sites of scholarly discussion such as the debuting London Review of International Law.

Jeff Smith, assistant professor at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy will moderate the discussion.

So a realistic look at the international policy dynamics that currently exist, as well as an informed discussion on where those policies could grow to be, is a great way to continue the conversation on actionable solutions to climate change,» said Subhashree Mishra, 2014 - 16 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Energy (DOE).

The AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy (CSTSP) initiated a series of discussion - based meetings in the broader Middle East and North Africa region, including Afghanistan and Pakistan (BMENA) to better understand critical issues that underlie international collaboration and scientific engagement in the biological sciences.

«Yes, we have pretty much transitioned from a discussion of CCD to a discussion of honey bee health,» says Christina Grozinger, a Pennsylvania State University entomologist and one of the organizers of the 2013 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy, held at Penn State in August.

Held primarily in Oslo, the week includes lectures by the laureates on their groundbreaking discoveries, a special banquet held in honor of the laureates, science symposia on the three prize fields, and the Kavli Prize Science Forum, a biennial international forum meeting to facilitate high - level, global discussion of major topics on science and science policy.

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, in partnership with The Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, has announced the establishment of the Kavli Prize Science Forum — a new biennial international forum meeting to facilitate high - level, global discussion of major topics on science and science policy.

Attended by His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, the week also included the Kavli Prize Science Forum, a new biennial international forum meeting to facilitate high - level, global discussion of major topics on science and science policy, and the Kavli Prize Symposia.

Lindau Alumni 2017 Ana Torres and Octavio Saucedo, Nobel Laureate Mario Molina, Jose Franco, former President of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, and Arturo Borja, Director of International Cooperation CONACYT, (from left to right) after a discussion on Public Policy at the 67th Lindau Meeting, Photo: Courtesy of Ana Torres

About Blog The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed, science - based discussion about human and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs to people and societies.

At the dynamic Education Fast Forward 12 Debate on January 19, I spoke with Stefan Dercon (Chief Economist Department for International Development in London) and Andreas Schleicher (Special Advisor on Education Policy OECD in Paris) about their opinions on the issues raised in the «Turning School Performance to Economic Success» discussion.

The IRP's reports have been used by and referred to by international organizations, national governments, think - tanks and research organizations, academia, industry and civil society, in their discussions and planning for new policies that take into consideration resource efficient and sustainable consumption and production.

Nearly half of IEP students are international students, bringing a wealth of personal experience to discussions of policy and practice.

They were provided with unbiased information about climate change and energy and about the international discussions on policy measures to handle these issues.

Led by CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking), ISTE (the International Society for Technology in Education) and SETDA (the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the annual event will include discussions with Trump Administration officials and members of Congress and their staff about key educational policies and programs.

CASIE works with educators to promote international understanding through education programs, research, discussion, policy planning and workshops.

«Through international comparative research and discussion, we hope the Summit will strengthen the understanding of policies and practices that can make schools more effective and generate lessons for policymakers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.»

What it means is you are going to have to pay considerably more attention this year to a fund's prospectus and its discussion of hedging policies, especially if you invest in international and / or emerging market mutual funds, both equity and fixed income.

A multi-purpose platform, GTEF not only brings together international government and industry leaders, experts, scholars and related industry partners to engage in discussions and debates about opportunities and challenges in the global tourism economy; it also provides the perfect environment for stakeholders in the tourism and related industries to explore the real opportunities that underlie China's international and regional integration policies, to network and to engage in business - matching and privately - scheduled meetings that are conducive to business leads and new partnerships.

Key items of discussion included international climate policy, developments in gas markets and carbon leakage.

This policy brief aims to prompt international discussion amongst policy makers by creating awareness of geoengineering effectiveness, possible benefits, potential undesirable impacts and status of both the science and governance of this rapidly evolving field.

The CBAT tool allows visualization of any national response for reducing national ghg emissions commitments based upon the idea of contraction and convergence, one of several equity frameworks under discussion in international climate negotiations, but is also of value for visualizing the policy significance of other equity frameworks that are under discussion internationally.

This policy document aims to provide context for Rio +20 discussions through analysis of current challenges in ocean and coastal management around the world, assessment of how well the multiple goals and objectives of previous international efforts have been met, and building on recent dialogue and inputs including the meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) and the Secretary General's report on Oceans and Law of the Sea.

It's a short and quite readable piece that offers five potential indicators and links to several enlightening examples, but for a more philosophical dive, you can turn to «Comparability of Effort in International Climate Policy Architecture ``, a discussion paper published at the very beginning of the year by Joseph Aldy of Harvard and William Pizer of Duke in January.

For more than a decade international climate - policy discussions have revolved around a seemingly simple goal: Limit the rise in average global surface temperature to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

Christopher is actively engaged in international climate change and energy policy discussions, and participated in the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto Japan in 1997, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002.

«The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of International and U. S. Climate Policy,» CEI Events and Appearances.

Respectively they were the chair and senior policy adviser for the Royal Society's landmark report on geoengineering in 2009, and today they are co-chair and project director for an international initiative to expand discussion of the governance of solar geoengineering research to developing countries (www.srmgi.org).

A detailed report for the Canadian International Council, for example, cited «opportunities to broaden climate change and clean energy discussions,» including «the potential impact of Canadian and American climate change policy on oil sand exporters.

The sharing and discussions at the conference were organised around the following six thematic discussion papers prepared by international experts: 1: Methodologies for Situation Analysis in Urban Agriculture; 2: Appropriate Methodologies for Developing a Facilitating Policy and Planning Framework in Urban Agriculture; 3: Technical Tools for Urban Land Use Planning; 4: Appropriate methods for technology development in urban agriculture; 5: Methods for Monitoring and Evaluation and its adaptation to urban and peri-urban agriculture; 6: Methods for Micro-enterprise Development in Urban Agriculture

Discussion focused on the consequences on electricity markets of international and national - level climate and energy policies, including COP21 and the Paris Agreement.

To move forward effectively, I think we need to have a broader discussion of the scientific issues that will have a bearing on national and international policy over the next few decades.

And, Brian Motherway, Head of Energy Efficiency, International Energy Agency will lead a discussion on where energy efficiency fits within the wider consideration of energy transition and climate policy with Christian Zinglerson, Head, Clean Energy Ministerial — a perfect transition to the Ministerial discussions taking place later in the week.

The George Marshall Institute (GMI) and Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) co-hosted a panel discussion titled «The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of International and U. S. Climate Policy» that included Senator James Inhofe, Myron Ebell, William O'Keefe, Christopher Horner, and Andrediscussion titled «The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of International and U. S. Climate Policy» that included Senator James Inhofe, Myron Ebell, William O'Keefe, Christopher Horner, and AndreDiscussion on the Future of International and U. S. Climate Policy» that included Senator James Inhofe, Myron Ebell, William O'Keefe, Christopher Horner, and Andrew Wheeler.

I had the opportunity to answer this question as a member of a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, a Washington DC foreign policy think tank, two weeks ago.

an up - to - date statement [that] will assure that AGU members, the public, and policy makers have a more current point of reference for discussion of climate change science that is intrinsically relevant to national and international policy.»

As of July 2017, the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements had released 94 Discussion Papers, three edited books (published by Cambridge University Press), and a number of policy briefs, all written by leading scholars in the fields of economics, political science, international relations, and law.

The discussion's panelists were: (1) Professor Giuseppina D'Agostino, the Founder and Director of «IP Osgoode,» the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto; (2) Professor Dan Breznitz, Co-Director of the Innovation Policy Lab Munk Chair of Innovation Studies, at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; ``... known worldwide as an expert on rapid - innovation - based industries and their globalization...»; and, (3) Dan Ciuriak, a Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Senior Fellow; one part of his expertise being intellectual property rights and domestic innovation.

Davis Polk partner Lucy Farr will be among the speakers at the International Fiscal Association (IFA) / NYU «Proposed Section 385 Regulations: Brilliant Tax Policy or Tax Policy Misstep» panel discussion.

Mines Action Canada believes that Article 36 weapons reviews should be a topic of discussion at the international level to strengthen both policy and practice around the world.

Although Article 36 weapons reviews should be a topic of discussion at the international level to strengthen both policy and practice around the world, better weapons reviews will not solve the problems associated with autonomous weapons systems and should not distract the GGE from the core of its work.

For a more fulsome discussion of the separation of powers, international relations, and economic policy issues raised by the Animal Science Products case, see my recent Heritage Foundation Legal Memorandum entitled The Supreme Court and Animal Science Products: Sovereignty and Export Cartels.

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