Sentences with phrase «of local decision makers»

decentralisation of political power, putting local services in the hands of local decision makers;

Not exact matches

We do that through research, like the job census, and also through education and outreach to help inform decision makers, such as local governments, of the benefits of going solar.

I hope that an information framework will emerge so that we can regularly have information on what is happening at the macro level and which is translated into operational programmes at our level and, of course, so that we can inform other people, analysts and decision - makers, on what is happening at a local level and which could feed their thinking.

Unfortunately, many contemporary advocates of family planning programs for the Third World — be they decision - makers in local capitals or enthusiasts from Western countries — have been looking for much more than this.

In Lithuania there's also a local sports ministry and a basketball federation, each with a full complement of paper movers, pencil pushers and decision makers.

Trained Community Health Educators and Village Development Committees (composed of local men and women) worked at community level by focusing behavior change and nutrition messaging towards household decision - makers (men and mothers - in - law) b

Many people believe education is best run at the local level because school boards and school officials better serve the public when they are able to be held accountable by the local community they serve; when the decision - makers have local roots, many believe they do a better job than a monolithic federal bureaucracy hundreds or thousands of miles away.

The localism agenda, which encourages the transfer of decision - making power from central to local government and, even further, to communities, is seen by those in government as an antidote to concerns about a lack of communication between decision - makers and those directly affected by their decisions.

Over the last several months, as the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area planning process chugged forward, we've sat through countless community board meetings, interviewed dozens of local residents and decision - makers and published op - eds from various players invested in the proposed residential and retail project.

With funding from Maryland Sea Grant, a program funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the State of Maryland, Kenney has launched a «listening tour» to understand the scientific needs of regional and local decision - makers related to increasing resilience to climate change.

He notes that RAND also has a convening function that encourages dialogue and outreach to a wide spectrum of decision - makers, ranging from local to international agencies, organizations, and businesses.

Three federal agencies announced the launch Monday of a joint program to predict climate change and its impacts on local scales over a few decades, information that decision makers will need to adapt to the inevitable.

UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics — based in Paris — helps governments, local authorities and decision - makers in business and industry to develop and implement policies and practices focusing on sustainable development.

The Center on the Developing Child will provide access to science and strategy underlying their materials on the science of early childhood development (ECD) and its implications, consult on key scientific content messages designed to empower and influence local decision makers and program managers, and will co-facilitate orientation to the key messages with FrameWorks, UNICEF staff and local government officials.

The target groups included were the local women and men leaders, parliamentary women, national administration, decision makers and the general community of the mentioned states.

Now new research from Education Next concludes that in order to send the most useful information to educators and local decision makers, growth measures should level the playing field by comparing the performance of schools and teachers that are in similar circumstances.

It also consists of # 4.6 million for Parent Carer Forums, which bring parents together with local decision makers and help to provide them with a voice in the process.

The network will help them start conversations and engage with local and national decision makers who have not just a moral but a legal duty to take urgent and bold action to tackle the illegal and harmful levels of air pollution that are putting their families» health at risk.

Collaborative created a family - friendly infographic to explain the local agencies and decision makers in DC public education ---- starting with those closest to the student and moving into key areas of governance and oversight.

The federally funded What Works Clearinghouse reviews and compiles the available studies on a range of topics to support state and local decision - makers.

The Kentucky School Boards Association represents members of local boards of education - the decision - makers on education in their communities.

«Conversely, requirements that strip local decision - makers of the authority to govern will be detrimental and significantly impede local school districts» abilities to utilize, to the fullest extent, the opportunity and flexibility authorized by ESSA.»

«Flexibility in the hands of local decision - makers, best equipped to determine how to support and help students succeed, will further public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO, National School Boards Association.

Local decision makers can support and incentivize these types of evidence - based professional development models by providing more practice - based models of professional development that move beyond teachers» «seat time» to models that promote active learning and take place within teachers» schools, considering the context of their respective students, classrooms, and school site goals.

Moreover, much of the decision - making that affects teaching assignment, teacher distribution, and support of teachers is under the authority of local decision - makers.»

Bringing a fresh voice to Olympia and local districts has already begun to open the eyes of decision makers and create a more rich and nuanced conversation.

The topics, which are critical to state and local decision - makers, also provided the foundation for some of SEDL's current policy work.

Decision makers at both the local and state level who are concerned about access to math courses must meaningfully address this challenge if the goal of equitable access to advanced math courses is to be achieved.

Decision makers are urged to make «holistic» evaluations that include: (1) the information we present in the five categories of quality, (2) our in - depth profiles, and (3) a consideration of unique variables or characteristics of local settings.

The NAMM Foundation's Community Action kit will guide you in communicating with school board members and administrators, who are the decision makers for every local district and who are influenced by the interests of the local population.

It will guide you in communicating with school board members and administrators, who are the decision makers for every local district and who are influenced by the interests of the local population.

This toolkit was created to help magnet schools and their partners across the United States to engage with state and local decision makers around the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

A preponderance of evidence has emerged on the effects of well - implemented early learning programs to inform state and local decision - makers.

Some of the local and national decision - makers most in need of Judge Wolff's wisdom aren't reading e-books right now.

A Briefing Note for Local Governments provides decision - makers with a summary of the...

The goal of the MAC Shelter Statistics Task Force is to make standardized, high quality statewide data on homeless animals available to animal welfare programs and state and local policy decision - makers.

Local Goverment Cats and Birds Briefing Note provides decision - makers with a summary of the issues related to cat predation of vulnerable bird and wildlife species and to provide some recommended actions to consider.

If you're part of a divestment campaign, you could work to get more local people writing to decision - makers — you could share the email tool on social media, or go out on the streets and collect written submissions to show the breadth of support and build your campaign's profile.

While local adaptation planners might be primarily be interested in how the patterns of heat extremes align with changes in population over their immediate community, it is equally important for decision makers to recognise the broader implications of heat exposure increases driven by future changes in where people live.

We need to get mayors and local decision makers to see that their everyday decisions can be part of the solution.»

Requires the President to enter into an agreement with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to: (1) evaluate the utility to state, local, and regional decision makers of each Plan and of the anticipated and actual information outputs of the Program for development of state, local, and regional policies to reduce vulnerability to global change; and (2) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change research and assessment.

The October 2011 report Federal Actions for a Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climate risks.

Alternately, if you are certain that decision makers where you live will resist your demands, you could consider one way of asserting maximum pressure by running a community survey of the local population to gauge and publicise the level of popular support for renewable energy and your Fossil Free demands.

If you live in a place where all decision makers stand in opposition to your effort, another option could be to first put aside the goal of an official resolution / ban and work to educate and survey the public to declare your area Fossil Free and then to work with local government to make that official (more on that survey and declaration strategy here).

• Tools, datasets, and land management information to support coastal planning, including better data and resources provided via platforms that improve their usability by decision makers • Linking physical vulnerability with economic analysis, planning, and assessment of adaptation options • Improving understanding of increased risks of and damage from coastal storm surge flooding • Developing risk - management approaches for coastal development and local land - use planning

«These are important places that have a lot of people, property, and local economies that are going to struggle,» said Jessica Grannis, the adaptation program manager at Georgetown's Climate Center, at a recent Wilson Center event on the role of subnational decision - makers in achieving international goals.

It calls for a new era of climate change science where an emphasis is placed on «fundamental, use - inspired» research, which not only improves understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change but also is useful to decision makers at the local, regional, national, and international levels acting to limit and adapt to climate change.

This assessment of confidence is based on our review of the literature and submitted input and has been defended internally and externally in conversation with local decision - makers and representatives of interested NGOs, as well as the extensive interactions with stakeholders across the region reported in the Northeast TIR.17

The aim of this new association is to provide decision makers around the world with fact - based advocacy and to involve local communities in decision making processes.

The catastrophic social and environmental consequences of this temperature increase will not be felt by today's decision makers or the heads of big business, but by local and indigenous communities, women and today's youth.