Sentences with phrase «local impact of a development»

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As the World Commission on Environment and Development noted in its report Our Common Future, decentralization of industry reduces levels of pollution and other negative impacts on the local environment.

Sonoma County Snares $ 8 Million to Fight Drought and Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Friday...

Being involved in one local area for so long enabled us to really get across the message that engaging fathers needs a whole - team approach, and that it's vital to help mothers understand how much fathers impact of the development of children Kathy Jones, Fatherhood Institute project lead

We are very excited at the opportunity to benefit from Mass Audubon's experience with local zoning regulations, and will greatly appreciate their help in creating new subdivision regulations that will encourage the use of low - impact development and green infrastructure,» said Hudson's Conservation Agent and Planner Pam Helinek.

As part of Mass Audubon's ongoing work in the Blackstone River Watershed, five communities have been selected to receive technical assistance for local Low Impact Development (LID) and land use planning projects to improve water quality and stormwater management.

Questions - electoral register and young people, Severn Barrage, European Development Fund Debate - local government finance settlement Debate - impact on families of changes to tax and benefits Short debate - use of online tools, including social media, to combat youth unemployment

But the review did not allay local concerns over the impact of the development on the community's character and whether it would lead to regular commercial air travel at Republic.

Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy discussed the impact of the Dean Skelos corruption case and other local developments during his weekly appearance during WBFO's Morning Edition.

The study will include the economic assessment of the existing local food producers and systems, data development, an economic impact analysis and the identification of barriers and opportunities within the food system of Oneida County.

«Unfortunately the Governor's veto and subsequent suspension of the tax incentive program could have a significant impact on local development.

A man who was once prominent in local politics is still looking to make an impact in Buffalo, now by way of housing development.

A thorough scoping process, according to the letter, «will require time - consuming research by municipalities and the public to analyze the proposal and identify potential impacts on local land, water and air resources, cultural, historic and community resources and economic development... broad public input in the SEQR process is vital, given the millions of people potentially impacted by this project.»

Each of these provisions were primary concerns of mine because of their impact on families, students, and local economic development,» Faso said.

«These developments, and others, have cast a pall of uncertainty and fear over the Hoosick Falls community, with wide ranging impacts from health and emotional well - being to the local economy,» he wrote in the letter.

A local governance venture, designed to project People with Disabilities, (PwDs) as «well - meaning» agents of development, is impacting five beneficiary local governing areas in the Volta Region.

General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: Ghananewsagency.org «The Stronger Voice Project» hopes to include PwDs in all aspects of society A local governance venture, designed to project People with Disabilities, (PwDs) as «well - meaning» agents of development, is impacting five beneficiary local governing areas in the Volta Region.

There have been several developments this week impacting oil trains, the subject of national and local debate.

Pfirman and White, as well as Julie Brigham - Grette, a professor of geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, repeatedly highlighted how local Arctic developments impact the global community.

«It can also help federal and local policy makers evaluate the benefits of new storm - water regulations that implement low - impact development techniques.»

Goenka described health impacts as «one of the most neglected aspects» of local environmental impact assessments, saying, «We're so used to reading the EIA reports year after year saying, «There are no impacts on health and human development.»»

Scientists are involved in the evaluation of global - scale climate models, regional studies of the coupled atmosphere / ocean / ice systems, regional severe weather detection and prediction, measuring the local and global impact of the aerosols and pollutants, detecting lightning from space and the general development of remotely - sensed data bases.

To meet these needs, the new Climate Services for Resilient Development partnership will harness the experience, unique capabilities, and resources of a broader set of societal actors and institutions, relying on collaboration between the partners and local stakeholders to ensure long - term ownership and sustainability of the partnership's impact in focus countries.

The new developments presented here concern the addition of a correlated sampling technique that takes into account the impact of local perturbations (coolant density, Doppler effect) on the neutron transport.

Moreover, even if the principles and methods of civic and intercultural education are used for international as well as local development, very seldom their impact is measured through the means of scientific research.

Both the complexity and the level of detail in state reading standards are important areas of analysis because they are likely to impact the development of local systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in ways that will significantly effect student achievement.

Juan has been the author or co-author of various publications focusing on process and summative evaluations of supplemental educational services, teacher - focused professional development, the impact of accountability systems, the impact of interim assessment practices on summative assessment results, and the evaluation of technical assistance efforts provided to state and local education agencies throughout the country.

In recent years, there has been a new trend in increased environmental consciousness, and many tourism businesses and developments companies, with the help of local and international NGOs, are working to reduce the impacts of new constructions.

In order to achieve sustainability, the tourism industry must continue to place a significant focus on harnessing tourism for local economic development, for the benefit of all communities and in managing the social impact of tourism.

Given the impact on local economies, LATAM Airlines Group has endeavoured to promote sustainable tourism with the development of a responsible operation that preserves both the cultural and environmental heritage in the different locations and countries where LAN and TAM operate.

This development has a positive impact on the local economy, regarding the creation of new employment and income opportunities.

From the crews romp at Rios Tropicales, a Costa Rican low - impact river rafting company supporting the sustainable development of a local community, to their flight on Nature Air to destination Leatherback Trust, an organization working to protect the leatherback turtles nesting on the beaches around Playa Grand — it's an adventurous read chock full of inspiring companies and people making a difference.

Keeping clean energy in NC's energy mix will save electric customers $ 651 million by 2029 State and local governments have enjoyed $ 280.7 million in positive economic impacts from clean energy development to date Rural areas are particularly benefiting from clean energy, receiving nearly 75 % of the $ 2.6 billion in clean energy investments made since 2008 It's...

Strategy 4: Support Local Planning for Addressing Sea - Level Rise Impacts by 2011, all coastal jurisdictions should begin development of amended Local Coastal Programs and general plans that include climate change iImpacts by 2011, all coastal jurisdictions should begin development of amended Local Coastal Programs and general plans that include climate change impactsimpacts.

to ensure a robust onshore energy production industry and ensure that the benefits of development support local communities, under this Act, the Secretary shall make every effort to promote the development of onshore American energy, and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal stability for local communities located within areas containing onshore energy resources; and

As those in development or public health are aware, local initiatives have been developing for years, despite the lack of international agreements to address climate change and other impacts on natural resilience and biodiversity.

Staff of local governments, research organisations and NGOs participating in the UN Habitat Cities and Climate Change Programme and in 2 CDKN - funded projects were trained on the potential impacts of urban agriculture and - forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation, and on practical methods for monitoring them; climate - smart urban agriculture technologies; and the design and assessment of alternative strategies for the development of urban agriculture as part of city climate change strategies.

The UK Department for International Development and the European Union are supporting district and village institutions to develop and implement Local Adaptation Plans of Action to address the impacts of climate change.

«While we understand and appreciate the attractiveness for building dams for electricity as green energy, we need to recognize the impact of these «green developments» on local communities; from increasing poverty because of loss of lands, to increased conflicts over less grazing and water,» said Angelei who continues to advocate for dam - affected peoples.

She has prepared Environmental Impacts Statements, Operations Plans, Monitoring and Mitigation Plans, and Deep Water Port Applications and is very familiar with the requirements of and compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines for projects related to offshore energy development including National / State Environmental Policy Acts (Environmental Assessment / Environmental Impact Statements), Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, Clean Water Act (including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), Coastal Zone Management Act, Water Resources Development Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson - Stevens Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Oil Poldevelopment including National / State Environmental Policy Acts (Environmental Assessment / Environmental Impact Statements), Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, Clean Water Act (including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), Coastal Zone Management Act, Water Resources Development Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson - Stevens Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Oil PolDevelopment Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson - Stevens Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Oil Pollution Act.

This of course brings the other central and inextricable reality of climate justice and development into focus and the need for serious glocbal and local recognition and action to include (actually include) those vulnerable to the impacts (and politics) of climate change — the poor.

Such plans aim to help cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adopt low emission development trajectories, as well as adapt to the impacts of climate change and build local climate resilience.

Planning permission for the community became possible when the Pembrokeshire County Council implemented a «low impact development» policy, requiring a high level of self - sufficiency in local households» use of resources.

Impact on local wildlife and habitat was the second most cited (19 per cent); - 63 per cent of respondents believe Canada benefits from oilsands development; 19 per cent disagree; - 64 per cent of Canadians believe oilsands are important to providing a secure supply of Canada's future oil needs.

* Claims: As reported by Becki Gray, Carolina Journal, Nov. 3, 2015; Claims Source: The Renewable Portfolio Standards NC (Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University / Strata Policy), Feb. 2015 + NC Department of Revenue, Renewable Energy Property http://www.dornc.com/publications/incentives/2015/index.html ^ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2005 - 2009: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST370000000000003 ~ NC Utilities Commission attorney, as reported by The News & Observer, Apr. 22, 2015: http://www.wral.com/proposed-rollback-on-nc-renewable-energy-requirements-again-rejected/14599311/ ** NC Sustainable Energy Association, 2015 Clean Energy Industry Census, + + RTI International, Economic and Rate Impact Analysis of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina — 2015 Update, Feb. 2015 ^ ^ TechNet letter submitted on behalf of Apple, Google and Facebook to NC General Assembly, May 2015: http://cleanenergync.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Apple-Inc.-Facebook-Inc.-Google-Inc.pdf

The CJI Implementation Plan is a multipronged effort that includes assistance in strategic planning for state judicial leadership, education and technical assistance for state and local courts, evaluation of demonstration pilot projects to document the impact of best practices, and the development of practical tools and instructions on effective implementation efforts.

Our purpose is to promote and maintain high standards and safe practice in all aspects and at all levels of physical education, school sport and physical activity, influencing developments at national and local levels that will impact on pupils» physical health and emotional well - being.

Corporate Social Responsibility Advocate (2007 — Present) • Advocate social responsibility and brand goodwill throughout local communities through the development, organization, and implementation of various programs and events, selected from many applicants to represent the Dallas district • Work closely with community leaders, organizations, and business representatives to assess potential program and event needs as well as tailor efforts to community demographics for maximum positive impact • Coordinate all logistical and financial aspects with firm management and other interested parties

The impact of sure start local programmes on child development and family functioning; report of the longitudinal study of 9 month old and 3 year - old children and their families.

Local implementation sites are tracking the impact of home visiting services on family self - sufficiency and home visitors are working with parents and other caregivers to strengthen their parenting skills and understanding of child development using evidence - based tools and strategies.

Data for the implementation and impact studies will be collected from a variety of sources, including interviews with parents; observations of the home environment; observed interactions of parents and children; direct assessments of children's development; observations of home visitors in their work with families during home visits; logs, observations, and interviews with home visitors, supervisors, and program administrators; program model documentation from program developers, grantees, and local sites; and administrative data on child abuse, health care use, maternal health, birth outcomes, and employment and earnings.