Sentences with phrase «lack effective policies»
Most countries lack effective policies to manage climate risks, despite growing concerns with climate change.
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And supporting policies that attend to the sick in a more compassionate and effective way with a more sensible system of affordability and access in no way suggests any lack of trust n God.
A 504 Plan is a contract between a school and a student.5 Having a 504 plan in place is particularly important when any concerns exist with regard to effective food allergy management, such as lack of a full time nurse, limited school resources, or lack of effective policies and procedures.1
Regarding the lack of receipts, the board updated its credit card policy to require, effective immediately, all credit card users to provide a receipt and details of the purchase to the treasurer within 72 hours of the purchase.
Indeed, the overarching lesson from this crisis is that the authorities lacked sufficient policy instruments to take effective actions.»
(The lack of effective limits on campaign spends also makes this a more attractive approach than it might in other countries) And if your policies are popular with the electorate then the party will probably approve you.
Speaking on lack of infrastructure hampering effective implementation of Free SHS Policy, he said national and regional houses of chiefs have held several meetings and they have pledged their support to the government to expedite the process to get the dormitories and classrooms completed as soon as possible.
Lacking an effective animal vaccination program, in 2006 China began enforcing a one - dog per family policy and in a June crackdown one city culled 37,000 dogs in hopes of quelling an outbreak.
They see it as a reflection of limited opportunities for administrators to learn about and support effective science teaching; a lack of infrastructure for safer mentoring programs; and pressures to meet external policies.
In sum, and as the remainder of the testimony demonstrates, the lack of evidence on effective outcomes stemming from neo-voucher programs, over the course of several years and across states, raises serious questions about moving forward with these policies, particularly when our most underserved students are placed on the front line of the policy.
It is also true that in May 2015, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled that the school system was still providing inadequate services to young children with special needs and that the «District's lack of effective Child Find and transition policies is particularly troubling in light of the intense scrutiny and seemingly constant admonishment it has received over the last decade.»
To date, the field lacks evidence on which practices are most effective or what policies must be in place to maximize the benefits.
According to Mapp, while ineffective family - school partnerships are the result of a lack of capacity to build partnerships, effective family - school partnerships are those that fulfill opportunity conditions such as being sustainable and collaborative, display growth of policy and program goals, and connect welcoming and supportive staff and families.
The State Board, given its broader and more significant role in setting statewide education policy, lacks the capacity and focus to provide effective oversight for its growing stable of charter schools,» said the report.
However, we believe this value has been masked and the Company's potential remains unrealized due to the Board's lack of effective oversight and appropriate corporate governance policies.
«Our lack of effective policies can be attributed, in part, to a lack of good on - farm data about what's happening with nutrient input and loss over time,» said a co-author, Alan Townsend, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado - Boulder.
So long as policy makers can invoke the United Nations Rio Declaration, Principle 15, 1992 (Precautionary Principle: Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.)
Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason to postpone such measures, taking into account that policies and measures to deal with climate change should be cost - effective in order to ensure global benefits at the lowest possible cost.
Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures, taking into account that policies and measures to deal with climate change should be cost - effective so as to ensure global benefits at the lowest possible cost (UN 1992a: Art 3, emphasis added).
The overarching justification for most climate change policies today derives from a political interpretation of Principle 15 (now called the Precautionary Principle) of the United Nations Rio Declaration of 1992, which states: «Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»
In a nation like Australia, with no effective energy policies coming from the federal governments, the long - term planning needed for new pumped hydro projects has been sadly lacking.
Given the business community's lack of support for adequate cost - effective federal market - based policies, this route should be seriously considered by civil society and state governments.
It is easily recognized by the tabulators and based on everything I've read through the decades and my own lack of success at influencing policy, not very effective.
Patchwork of state laws has made regulatory action difficult One thing holding back the effective regulation of e-waste has been the lack of a clear national policy; currently, New York City and 16 states have their own individual programs for dealing with the waste, resulting in a confusing patchwork of laws that has made it difficult for companies to obey.
• Reviewed point of sale transactions and brought the same in compliance with the store's policy during first month of work • Managed cashier shifts intelligently to ensure presence of at least two cashiers on the tills at all times, leading to considerable decrease in customer's complaints regarding lack of staff on counters • Implemented effective loss prevention techniques which saved $ 50000 per year
the lack of effective participation of Indigenous peoples in policy development and agreement making
The current Australian Indigenous health policy environment has developed in parallel with increasing recognition of broader concepts of health that involve social determinants — including peace, education and social justice, and equity — as enunciated in documents such as the Ottawa Charter11 and repeated in Australian strategic documents such as the Ways forward blueprint for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.12 Unfortunately, the implementation of such strategies appears to be held back by a lack of coordination between federal and state governments and departments in terms of effective administrative responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and social determinants.