Not exact matches
«I have now been 20 years in a
multilateral organisation which tries to develop guidance and codes for good agricultural practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the political process because
of the influence
of lobbyists,
of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.
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.
With the majority
of countries involved in bilateral and
multilateral trade agreements, e.g. ASEAN Free Trade Area, NAFTA, EEA, APEC that are still functioning nowadays, tariffs are removed or reduced and services and goods become more accessible and affordable; enterprises enjoy more stable and safer environment for their investments; and the strength
of international cooperation is evidenced as we see international
organisations, such as WTO, have substantially contributed to international trading, leading to a remarkable and fruitful development
of the global economics.