These include all of
the major developed and developing countries, though their contributions vary: in the case of developed countries, actual cuts in emissions, but for developing countries a range of targets including limits on emissions compared to «business as usual», and pledges to increase low - carbon energy or preserve forests.
Not exact matches
The last - minute accord brokered by President Barack Obama represented the first time that the world's
major developing countries — China, Brazil, South Africa
and India — committed to setting emission targets.
Despite these continuing signs of strength, it's still likely that a generalised slowdown in the
major industrial
countries will have some dampening effect on the Asian region,
and on other parts of the
developing world.
International Evidence», Dirk Baur
and Thomas McDermott investigate whether gold represents a safe haven with respect to stocks of
major emerging
and developing countries.
We must now find a new paradigm for the relationship that reflects the changes in Korea's place in the world as a
developed country,
and Canada's current interests
and strengths as a bilateral partner
and major international player.
Senegal is one of the most stable African
countries according to the World Bank
and is a
major exporter of phosphate, but it is also looking to
develop its iron - ore, gold
and oil industries.
Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation rates remain below 3 per cent across the
developed world), the low level of official interest rates in the
major economies reflecting low inflation
and the continuing weakness in some economies, a glut of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region,
and changes to pension fund rules in some
countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.
Developed countries, too, have been
major beneficiaries, since their comparative advantage lies in the trade of manufactures, services, intellectual property
and capital.
So, we see a
major financial
and economic crisis beginning with deflation in a certain number of
countries such as Japan, which had
major effects on
countries such as South Korea
and Brazil,
and also on
developed countries where all the
countries of the North
and South are starting to move into recession.
Therefore we convert rice field for rubber cultivation
and other cash - crops, including horticultural plantations,
develop capital intensive production units (in
countries like India where the
major strength is its labour power), thereby denying majority of people their right to work.
The
developing countries have generally objected to such measures since they would reduce their comparative advantage through cheap labor
and constitute a
major barrier to their industrialization.
Major markets for California almonds have
developed in Japan
and the European Economic Community (EC)
countries of Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands
and the United Kingdom.
However, in
developing countries such as African nations, a very limited share of waste is recovered
and reused,
and only
major or capital cities have waste management systems.
We are working with partners to
develop and promote post-harvest loss reduction practices in
major ingredients relevant to Kellogg by
developing sustainable agriculture programs with smallholder farmers in India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Thailand, Philippines,
and other
countries that promote
and improve post-harvest loss reduction.
«Improved storage
and distribution methods will have a
major impact on food losses / waste in
developing countries,» Sahota told this site.
Aggressive marketing
and strong
and increasing consumer awareness are driving forces behind this growth, but the fact that the
country's
major food manufacturers are taking a similar interest in
developing organic product lines is also likely to result in market growth for organic products.
Online retail is currently the most dynamic sales channel for wine
and this is expected to
develop into a
major and established channel in all European
countries in future.
Breastfeeding has a
major impact on rates of disease
and death, particularly in
developing countries.
Now, thanks to health workers at all levels; the
major international agencies - including WHO, UNICEF
and USAID; ministries of health: non-government organisations;
and Dialogue on Diarrhoea, control of diarrhoeal diseases is an essential child health programme in virtually every
developing country.
Approximately 175000 cancer cases are diagnosed annually in children younger than age 15 years worldwide, 1 with an annual increase of around 0.9 % in incidence rate in the
developed world, only partly explained by improved diagnosis
and reporting.1, 2 Childhood cancer is rare
and its survival rate has increased significantly over the years owing to advancement in treatment technologies; however, it is still a leading cause of death among children
and adolescents in
developed countries, ranking second among children aged 1 to 14 years in the United States, surpassed only by accidents.1, 3 Childhood cancer is also emerging as a
major cause of death in the last few years in Asia, Central
and South America, Northwest Africa,
and the Middle East, where death rates from preventable communicable diseases are declining.2
I work with nutrition in
developing countries,
and breastfeeding has always been a
major component of my work.
A
major boost to
developing economies in Asia
and Latin America meant that for the first time we were sending more goods to
countries outside the EU than inside the EU — a key coalition goal.
The workshop was held as part of a new programme entitled Development
and the Implications for Law, Justice
and Society, which will engage with practitioners
and policymakers from
developing countries,
major donors,
and international agencies to examine the interaction between law
and socio - economic development, democracy
and human rights in post-Communist
countries, in Africa, in Arab nations,
and in Latin America.
Mrs. Afeku noted that government's objective is to transform the
country into a
major Meeting, Incentive Conference
and Exhibition Center (MICE) by aggressively
developing the tourist sites.
Consider that the
major developed countries are in Europe, North America
and East Asia,
and that within Europe the economies generally grow richer as you move north.
He stated that, government's objective is to transform the
country into a
major meeting, incentive, conference
and exhibition centre, adding that to facilitate this plan, «government will aggressively
develop Ghana's tourist sites to promote
and market tourism.»
On 28 September, India plans to launch a
major space - based observatory that will set a milestone for a
developing country —
and also mark a first for space science.
«What is a nuisance for rich -
country researchers (constant emails) is a
major corruption for
developing -
country science — a corruption of the legitimate
and vital open - access publishing model
and a corruption of the vast funds, much of which are public, invested in global health research.
For example, said
Major, the European Council met in Essen last December
and approved a plan of action both to improve cooperation between member states,
and to
develop programmes of assistance to non-EU
countries from which the material may be coming.
«Protein malnutrition is the leading cause of death in children in
developing countries,
and most of these
countries already produce corn as a
major cereal crop,» he says.
And while Obama called the 18 December deal he brokered an «unprecedented breakthrough» in getting
developing countries to agree for the first time to voluntary reductions in greenhouse - gas emissions, he knew that it was missing
major components that supporters had sought, ranging from mandatory mitigation targets to deforestation.
The discussions, they said, should culminate with the adoption of more ambitious economywide emission reduction targets by
developed countries and mitigation action plans from
developing countries at the next
major U.N. climate conference slated for Doha, Qatar, in November.
Still, he noted,
countries like Canada, Australia
and Japan would still need to build on Kyoto with some concessions from
major developing nations like China in order to extend it — another delicate discussion.
«When we look at the growth in the science
and technology budgets of
major developed countries which include national defence research, we find that Japan appears to show a relatively high growth,» says the White Paper.
Waterborne diseases are a
major cause of illness in
developing countries and are responsible for sporadic
and localised outbreaks of disease in the
developed world.
Product development in
developing countries is a
major objective of the WHO, which set up a Product Development Unit in 1991 the unit seeks the greatest possible access to products
and rights to product manufacture within the public sector.
Treating children with IL - 22
and IL - 18 wouldn't be feasible in
developing countries where the virus is a
major killer because of their limited medical facilities, Glass says.
Already, four
major developing countries — Brazil, China, India
and South Africa — have indicated they will also submit their national plans by the January 31 deadline as part of the Copenhagen Accord.
«India is a
major spacefaring
country,
and it would seem reasonable to expect that it would eventually want to
develop its own human space - flight capability.»
Chinese leaders have resisted binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions,
and a
major issue ahead of the talks is what steps
developing countries with rising emissions would agree to take under the treaty.
Diarrheal disease is a
major public health issue in
developing countries and, while not generally increasing in the United States, remains a persistent concern nonetheless.
With more
and more international projects, along with massive investment from
major developing countries and surging activity in less - advanced
countries, astronomy is slowly entering a new age of globalized collaboration.
The Ethox Centre is pleased to announce that together with its partners at the Wellcome Trust
Major Overseas Programmes in Kenya, Malawi, Thailand, South Africa
and Vietnam, they are once again running their annual one - week global health ethics summer school focussing on the ethical aspects of collaborative research in
developing countries.
It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments
and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program
and other interagency efforts, working with other
major emitting
countries, both industrialized
and developing, to build technology cooperation
and individual
and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable,
and is working with Congress —
and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy
and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.
They reflect an overall impact of multiple causative factors similar to those of other
developing countries where rice is not a
major staple.8 Various deficiencies including zinc, vitamin C
and D, folate, riboflavin, selenium
and calcium occur in the context of poverty, environmental degradation, lack of public health systems
and sanitation, lack of proper education
and social disparity.
The Copenhagen Accord, agreed by
major economies including the US
and China, made a commitment to limit the rise in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius
and raise 100 billion US dollars annually by 2020 to help
developing countries fight climate change.
With the stable climate of the ∼ 1 °C scenario it is plausible that
major efforts in reforestation
and improved agricultural practices [15], [173], [175]--[177], with appropriate support provided to
developing countries, could take up an amount of carbon comparable to the 100 GtC in our ∼ 1 °C scenario.
As I mentioned earlier, designing,
developing,
and implementing global learning across multiple
countries is a
major challenge that can not be fully dealt with in a single post.
Fifteen Letters on Education in Singapore Fernando Reimers
and E.B. O'Donnell In the fall of 2015, a delegation of educators from Massachusetts traveled to Singapore to learn more about the
country's journey from
developing nation to
major manufacturing
and financial center, with one of the most high - performing education systems in the world.
American teachers are the most productive among
major developed countries, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development data from 2008 — the most recent available.