Sentences with phrase «of international efforts»

His interest in human rights led to his involvement in monitoring elections in war - torn countries such as Namibia and Bosnia as part of the international efforts to establish democratic governments in these countries.

The article, written by «nationally recognized financial writer» Chriss W. Street, then revisited the smear campaign known as «Climategate» (which had implicated Nature) and asserted that the study was «a tectonic rejection by academia» of international efforts to combat climate change.

The election of Donald Trump has raised deep concern about the future of international efforts to address climate change.

Such subsidies are a roadblock on the way to a cleaner and more efficient energy future; that is why the IEA continues to be a strong supporter of international efforts to get them removed and why the WEO has consistently been shining a spotlight on this issue.

Released as officials from 190 countries meet in Durban, South Africa for the 17th UN Summit on Climate Change to discuss the future of international efforts on climate change, the study is just the latest to argue a growing urgency for slashing emissions in the face of rising extreme weather incidents and vanishing polar sea ice, among other impacts.

As part of those international efforts, the United States has agreed to end financial support for construction of new coal - fired power plants overseas, except for those in the «world's poorest countries» and those that employ carbon capturing technologies.

This section contains a good chronology of international efforts (which may be too detailed for younger readers) but is already out of date (written before the 2009 Copenhagen summit) and therefore may become less useful with time.

«At present, governments» policies fall a long way short of the ultimate goal committed to at Paris, but we should expect a ratcheting up of international efforts.

It will be the biggest and boldest pollution trading scheme ever conceived and its success is critical to the future of international efforts to tackle climate change.

The cinematic output of Cyprus may rank among the lesser known of international efforts, however the nation boasts a commitment to the medium nonetheless.

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed every year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.

In explaining the increasingly important role that the science community will play in determining the progress of international efforts toward sustainable development and climate stability, Lovász pointed out that the majestically ornate Hungarian Academy of Sciences neo-Renaissance palace in which the WSF was held was built entirely with public donations 150 years ago, «which illustrates the trust that Hungarian society from the nobility to poor farmworkers had in science at that time.»

As the Montreal Protocol marks its 25th anniversary — the UN Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer — its legacy lives on, tugging and pulling at the sleeves of international efforts to address climate change.

Meanwhile, David Cameron was putting himself at the front of international efforts to find a solution to events in Libya, after he signed a joint ultimatum with France threatening tougher action unless the regime stopped killing civilians.

Kathi Stanzel, managing director of tanker association INTERTANKO, added: «It is the culmination of international efforts to develop both ambitious and concrete plans to respond to the challenge of our century.»

The Czechs previously sold 15 Czech - made L - 159 light combat planes to Iraq and sent instructors to train pilots for the planes as part of international efforts to help Iraq fight Islamic State militants.

It's part of an international effort led by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development o curb tax evasion and secrecy.

Researchers established the first camp here in 1989, at the start of an international effort that drilled the 3,053 - meter - long Greenland Ice Sheet Project - 2 ice core, retrieving a record of climate over the previous 110,000 years.

Next year, Eilon will be part of an international effort to instrument large unexplored swaths of the Pacific with ocean bottom seismometers.

As part of the international effort to sequence the 17 — billion — base - pair hexaploid bread wheat genome (2n = 6x = 42 chromosomes), we constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-- based integrated physical map of the largest chromosome, 3B, that alone is 995 megabases.

We need to go there as part of an international effort,» says Piero Messina, head of external and institutional relations for the Aurora program.

At a constant level of funding, the restructured U.S. program will be able to focus on fusion's underlying scientific foundations and will enable the nation to take the lead in selected areas of expertise as part of the international effort to develop fusion energy.

The spacecraft has also provided relay communication services between the Earth and the NASA rovers on the surface, so forming a centrepiece of the international effort in exploring Mars.

The film follows the true story of an international effort that was made to save 33 miners who became trapped in a copper and gold mine, half a mile beneath the surface, for 69 days.

The move is part of an international effort to shore up financial markets and to protect taxpayers and economies from the devastating impact of over-leveraged financial institutions.

Ms. Block's defenders also said that this type of international effort was important for a small museum seeking broader recognition.

Scott Sommerdorf The Salt Lake Tribune British artist Luke Jerram speaks about the local exhibit, «Play Me, I'm Yours,» which is part of an international effort to install artist - decorated pianos in public areas to invite interaction.

As world leaders and their top advisers convened in Manhattan for Tuesday's United Nations summit on global warming, there were hints of accord on a few issues that could form the basis for a climate deal in December in Copenhagen — something less that a full - blown treaty but sufficient to avoid total breakdown of an international effort.

June 16, 12:36 p.m. Updated Douglas Biesecker, a scientist at the Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the leader of an international effort to chart and forecast trends in sunspots, has offered a detailed new critique of three lines of analysis predicting a long and deep lull in sunspot activity, with substantial potential impacts on Earth's climate (and climate policy).

As with other energy policies, it has to be part of an international effort to work.

As part of the international effort, That Uppity Theater Company in St. Louis partnered with US Green Building Council - Missouri Gateway Chapter and Missouri Interfaith Power & Light to present «Playhouse Emissions: A Climate Change Theatre Action.»

But if this is really meant to be a credible part of an international effort to stave off submerged cities and methane - belching plains, is this in any way adequate?

The onus is very firmly on companies to reassure the public of their integrity, the integrity of their products and of their support of the international effort to eradicate modern slavery.

As part of an international effort to facilitate the availability of open - access licences, Creative Commons Canada translated and maintains the popular Creative Commons licence suite for use under Canadian law.

Youth Outreach MKA, USA, Baltimore • MD 2010 — Present National Secretary Successfully managed the USA chapter of an international effort to collect donations from the youth of the MKA USA organization.

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An international listing of Aramco was seen as the centerpiece of the powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's efforts to reshape the Saudi economy and reduce the nation's reliance on oil revenues.

With the White House ramping up efforts to derail the ambitions of Chinese tech companies in the U.S., electronics giant Huawei said it would increasingly look to Europe to grow its international market share in high - end devices.

The move was in response to a union effort after a maid accused Dominique Strauss - Kahn, then - leader of the International Monetary Fund, of sexual assault.

In many ways, this sort of growth trajectory can unfold more predictably, and possibly more quickly, than a more conventional foray into international markets that involve the familiar cycle of trade shows, cold - calling, and targeted marketing efforts in untested areas.

Wang Kao - cheng, the dean of the Tamkang University College of International Studies in Taiwan, said Mr. Trump's comments on the «One China» policy - and other recent changes to the trilateral relationship among Taiwan, the US, and China - might have triggered Beijing's efforts in São Tomé and Príncipe, as The Taipei Times reported.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled an enormous new tourism project spanning more than 100 miles of its Red Sea coastline as part of continued efforts to boost the economy and international standing of the Middle Eastern Kingdom.

More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change - causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels.

Initially, Cascade manufactured the filter as part of a humanitarian effort in conjunction with a NGO partner called International Aid.

But HFCs are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide on a pound - per - pound basis, making them an obvious target for international efforts to combat climate change.

As part of this effort, Beringer hosts a summer concert series, offers Mandarin - language tours for international guests, and releases new vintage wines at ticketed dinners on - site.

Speaking via a recording at the TED International conference in Vancouver last night, the pope's talk was the culmination of an extraordinary effort to get him to speak (including a year of asking).

The effort paid off: Blackmore got the position and in 2014, he was named Brand Ambassador Of The Year by The International Whisky Competition.

In Hoey's opinion, the federal government's efforts amount to little in trying to entice a foreign company to enter Canada's wireless market, mainly because a cap on foreign involvement still exists in the form of a 10 per cent limit on the market share of any wireless entity with international financial backing.

But with the disease still killing a child in Africa every few minutes, those eager to finish the job are worried that the presidency of the United States — a crucial funding source for international malaria control efforts — is now passing to a man whose commitment to global health projects is uncertain.

And now an international effort designed to reduce violence by disarming and de-radicalizing Taliban militants is about to run out of cash.