Sentences with phrase «national development challenges»

UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.

He also commended the President for his humility and ability to seek wise counsel to address national development challenges.

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Initially the National Bank opposed the development with a legal challenge, but the Banco Palmas won the case in 2003.

Ventures to Address Global Challenges — Princeton, NJ Techonomy — Tucson, AZ Global Clean Energy Congress — Calgary, AB Mashable Social Good Summit — New York, NY Postcode Lottery Green Challenge — Amsterdam, The Netherlands COMMON Pitch — Boulder, CO Colloquium on Education, Science and Technology in African Development — Princeton, NJ National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance: Open Minds Exhibition — Washington, DC

Previous investors were led by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, which provided $ 1 million through a Transition to Scale investment and helped catalyze matching investments from a wide range of sources including Maple Leaf Angels, MaRS Innovation, the University of Toronto's Connaught Seed Fund, the Government of Canada through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC - IRAP) and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED), and the Government of Ontario through investment by Ontario Centres of Excellence and support by MaRS Discovery District and ventureLAB / Genesis.

In the information revolution, the most immediate challenge for national governments and the international community is the insight that the use of Information - Communication Technologies (ICTs) for sustainable development will not be determined by technological developments but by political decisions.

The most immediate challenge for national governments and the international community is the insight that the use of ICTs for sustainable development will not be determined by technological developments but by political decisions.

Even though the creators of the National Curriculum are keen to emphasise the importance of what they call «the English literary heritage», by which they mean «authors with an enduring appeal that transcends the period in which they were writing, and who have played a significant role in the development of literature in English» [Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2007, 71), their choice of recommended authors reveals a set of post-Protestant secular assumptions which need to be challenged if Catholic culture is to flourish in Catholic schools.

The National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia recently highlighted that Australia's food and grocery industry is «at a crossroads» as population - driven demand grows faster than food production, pointing to challenges ahead for sustainable development.1 Water is one of the most significant and increasingly scarce resources that producers need to meet this demand.

«The replacement of the gluten network in the development of gluten - free cereal products is a challenging task for the cereal technologist,» wrote lead author Stefano Renzetti from the National University of Ireland, Cork.

Perfect for expecting parents who want to prepare themselves for the challenging toddler years (which starts around eight months of age), this essential guide, a national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, not only helps reduce tantrums but makes happy kids even happier by boosting patience, cooperation, and self - confidence.

She attributed the country's numerous development challenges and excessive taxation to the lack of sincerity and courage on the part of the governing National Democratic Congress and the main opposition New Patriotic Party administrations that have steered the affairs of the country in the last two decades.

Citing this as an important reason for government to embark on the repair of several federal roads in the region and across the country, the Vice President expressed government readiness to intervene in addressing this national challenge for traders and commuters in the interest of the nation's economic development.

He said higher education must raise a value system that will enable graduates to have an impact in national development and not deviant in society adding that it must create the relevant knowledge, skills and solutions to challenges impeding national growth and development.

«It is therefore expected of you as valiant Youths to brace up for the challenges ahead from this outset as you embark on National re-orientation and development.»

Recognizing these challenges, the National Association of Women Business Owners Buffalo Niagara and the Westminster Economic Development Initiative recently kicked off a three month speaker series.

In short, we have arrived at a point where the challenges of sustainable development — including public health, infrastructure, energy and national security — require changes not only to policy but also to basic public management systems.

The development of the technology was funded by two grants from the National Institutes of Health that support pioneering and potentially transformative approaches to major challenges in biomedical research.

«The most obvious challenge, of course, is the sheer volume of data that could be created and the difficulties in managing, organizing and providing access to that data,» said Jerry Sheehan, assistant director for policy development at the National Library of Medicine, an arm of the National Institutes of Health.

Basic research lays the groundwork for future scientific and technological development and it often addresses society's largest challenges such as mitigating climate change, curbing antibiotic resistance or preventing terrorism, said Maria Zuber, chair of the National Science Board and the E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and vice president for research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, during a monthly colloquium lecture on Wednesday at AAAS headquarters.

Washington, D.C. — May 13, 2016 — In support of a National Microbiome Initiative launched by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and to accelerate discovery in the field of microbiome research, The Kavli Foundation has committed $ 1 million to a Kavli Microbiome Ideas Challenge supporting development of next generation scientific tools for investigating life on a microbial scale.

In support of a National Microbiome Initiative launched by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and to accelerate discovery in the field of microbiome research, The Kavli Foundation committed $ 1 million to a Kavli Microbiome Ideas Challenge supporting development of next generation scientific tools for investigating life on a microbial scale.

The President's announcement of a national Grand Challenge on the BRAIN is a spectacularly exciting culmination of a year and a half effort to enhance brain research and technology development through a new national effort.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017 — WekaIO, a high - performance scale - out file system software company, today announced a collaborative partnership with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) that will leverage WekaIO's next - generation software - centric storage solution for advanced high - performance computing (HPC) research and development with a shared goal of accelerating solutions to solve the grand challenges of science as outlined by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

SAYAS aims to contribute towards solutions to national and global challenges facing society; provide a platform for young scientists to influence policy decisions; contribute towards the development of scientific capacity in South Africa through mentoring and role - modelling of future scientists; and foster opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations amongst young scientists.

In support of a National Microbiome Initiative launched by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and to accelerate discovery in the field of microbiome research, The Kavli Foundation has committed $ 1 million to a Kavli Microbiome Ideas Challenge supporting development of next generation scientific tools for investigating life on a microbial scale.

After visiting the schools, Gustafson reported that all four — each an independent «mom - and - pop» operation with no links to national groups — faced a host of challenges, including strained budgets, low enrollments, curriculum problems, inexperienced staff, weak professional development for teachers, and board members ignorant of testing and other academic essentials.

National Schools of Character exemplify CEP's Eleven Principles, among them defining ««character» comprehensively to include thinking, feeling, and behavior»; implementing «a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that respects all learners, develops their character, and helps them to succeed»; providing «students with opportunities for moral action»; and using «a comprehensive, intentional, proactive, and effective approach to character development.»

* 15 — Accountability: National Conference on Adequate Yearly Progress: Progress and Challenges, sponsored by the Academy for Educational Development, for K - 12 administrators, teachers, and education policy makers, at the AED Conference Center in Washington.Contact: Ashley Carlton or Mairin Brady, Washington Partners, 1101 Vermont Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20005; [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.WPLLC.net.

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Despite the challenges that effective technology integration poses for educators, there is hope in the powerful suggestions provided by preservice teachers and those teachers who continue their professional development through opportunities like the National Writing Project and its regional and state sites across the country.

Given the current challenges in education, the National Education Union with the combined resources of ATL and NUT provides: excellent advice, support and representation; learning and development opportunities; and a stronger voice in local and national negotiations and caNational Education Union with the combined resources of ATL and NUT provides: excellent advice, support and representation; learning and development opportunities; and a stronger voice in local and national negotiations and canational negotiations and campaigns.

The 2011 National Survey on STEM Education discovered the three key challenges facing K - 12 STEM education in the United States: inadequate funding (74 percent), a low number of qualified STEM education teachers (55.9 percent), and insufficient STEM professional development for teachers (54.6 percent).

She and her team liaise with stakeholders, using policy to negotiate, influence and challenge on issues such as accountability, curriculum and assessment, professional development and the conditions for effective professional practice at national and local levels.

A national study conducted by the Fordham Institute found that 58 % of teachers have received no professional development focused on teaching academically advanced students in the past few years and 73 % of teachers agreed that «Too often, the brightest students are bored and under - challenged in school — we're not giving them a sufficient chance to thrive.

Study group participants benefit from the inclusion of appropriate state and national content experts, and use their input to marshal the best educational thought and practice in service of the development of practical, implementable solutions to profound educational challenges.

The Challenge for Africa By Wangari Maathai (Pantheon, 2009) Maathai offers her unique perspective on the challenges facing Africa, analyzing «bottlenecks to development» at the international, national and individual levels.

In his various international projects, exhibitions, writings, and lectures, Vasif Kortun has employed an experimental approach and openness to new ideas to challenge the contemporary art world and push its parameters beyond national or international, local or global developments.

There's much more on addressing the global energy challenge, and opportunity, from Scientific American, The Economist, National Geographic, the United Nations Development Program, and both Michael Wines and Elisabeth Rosenthal of The Times.

Once a development threshold has been defined, logical and usefully precise definitions of capacity and responsibility naturally follow, and these can be built upon to specify and calculate national obligations for shouldering the climate challenge.

Dr. E. Calvin Beisner Dr. E. Calvin Beisner is founder and national spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, a network of theologians, pastors, other ministry leaders, scientists, economists, other scholars, and policy experts committed to applying Biblical principles to the twin challenges of economic development for the very poor around the world and wise Earth stewardship.

This analytical report aims to catalyse thinking about the ways in which agriculture — which has a vital role in global food security, development and natural resources use — can and must be fully integrated into national strategies and a consensus - based multilateral framework to address the challenges of climate change.

William McDonough is a world - renowned architect and designer and winner of three U.S. presidential awards: the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development (1996), the National Design Award (2004); and the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2003).

Recognizing the state of adaptation practice, funding and capacity development challenges, similarities of climate risk across the LMB countries, diversity of funding and implementing actors and national sovereignty needs, we propose a multi-stakeholder Regional Climate Change Adaptation Action Network approach to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of future climate change action in the LMB.

Ambassador Peter Thomson, President - elect of the United National General Assembly, signalled that unlocking finance for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a key challenge of our times

Bringezu, S., Potočnik, J., Schandl, H., Lu, Y., Ramaswami, A., Swilling, M. and Suh, S., 2016: Multi-Scale Governance of Sustainable Natural Resource Use — Challenges and Opportunities for Monitoring and Institutional Development at the National and Global Level.

National circumstances and policies will determine the mix of fuels necessary to contribute to our collective energy security, to our economic growth, and to address the challenge of achieving sustainable development.

«BP Research and Technology Group Vice President David Eyton said: «The challenge of climate change requires policy development at all levels: global, national and local.

It explores how guarantees can respond to those challenges and highlights the crucial role national development banks can play in structuring and funding credit - guarantee schemes for their domestic markets.

The program's next challenge is to help push national leaders around the world to consider transportation when putting together Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), the low - carbon, sustainable development plans written by developing nations to receive funding under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).