Sentences with phrase «of major developing countries»

• Emissions Reductions: The Copenhagen Accord provides for countries to voluntarily commit to GHG mitigation plans in two separate annexes, one for developed country targets and the other for the voluntary pledges of major developing countries.

These shifts come at a time when traditional distinctions between energy producers and consumers are being blurred and a new group of major developing countries, led by India, moves towards centre stage.

«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.

In a collection of four strategy documents which together proclaim themselves «the most systematic response to climate change of any major developed country», the UK government plots out exactly how it plans to meet its legally binding targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions.

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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.

So if the recoveries of other major developed countries lag the US, will the eventual rebound in those countries stock markets also lag?

International Evidence», Dirk Baur and Thomas McDermott investigate whether gold represents a safe haven with respect to stocks of major emerging and developing countries.

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 most common cause of death in young children in developing countries is diarrhea (also a major fatal disease in New York at the turn of the century).

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.

Export markets are the major outlet for many developing countries» organic producers, given the small size of local markets.

The lack of or short lifetime duration of breastfeeding typical of women in developed countries makes a major contribution to the high incidence of breast cancer in these countries.

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

Nestlé is the only major infant food company in developing countries which: — Does not give free supplies of infant formula to hospitals.

I work with nutrition in developing countries, and breastfeeding has always been a major component of my work.

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.

However, supporters argue tree planting is low cost compared to other mitigation options, making it especially attractive to developing countries, many of which are set to become major polluters.

«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.

While most cases of TB occur in developing countries, it is also reemerging as a threat in major urban populations in Europe, due to the increase in global travel.

Chlamydia trachomatis, which is sexually transmitted, is a major cause of infertility in developed countries.

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.

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.

This discovery may lead to a therapy for sepsis, a major cause of death in developed countries that is fatal in one in four cases.

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.

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.

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.

One major implication of the IPCC's carbon budget, they said, is that developing countries that are set to surpass the industrialized world as the biggest CO2 emitters during the 21st country will need to cut their emissions sooner than currently planned.

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.

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.

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.

Those matter more than a little in contemporary American K — 12 education as she is (a) close to the Obama administration, (b) the intellectual and spiritual leader of one of the two major «consortia» of states that are going to develop new assessment systems to accompany the new «common core» standards, and (c) she is at the epicenter of much work on multiple fronts — with big bucks from major foundations — to transform how the country views assessment and how states engage in it.

The Common Core and the Common Core testing system was developed in conjunction with the federal government and a series of major foundation's created by the country's billionaires and super-wealthy.

What are the major problems that disturb the public health in developing countries of the world?

It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations.

Bond yields across major fixed income markets are at historically low levels, with some of the central banks in developed countries even going as far as adopting a negative rates policy.

The MSCI / EAFE Index (EAFE is an abbreviation for Europe, Australia, and the Far East) is a market capitalization - weighted index of stocks in major developed countries around the world, besides the United States.

My view is that the next major blow - up will happen as a result of a neophyte developing large country central bank overshooting on their tightening of monetary policy.