Sentences with phrase «on societal challenges»

Copernicus, through its Climate Change Service, provides climate analysis, indicators and projections for helping develop mitigation and adaptation strategies in various sectors and provides information on societal challenges.

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The video might make viewers pause to reflect on the societal implications of this behavior and this may have achieved the company's goals of challenging gender norms and identifying what holds women back.

He has made extensive visits to Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Istanbul and Damascus and has met thousands of talented, successful, and intrepid young entrepreneurs willing to take on political, cultural, legal and societal challenges.

Christopher M. Schroeder, a seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor travelled to Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Istanbul and even Damascus and met thousands of talented, successful, and intrepid young entrepreneurs willing to take on the political, cultural, legal and societal challenges to their worlds.

In addition, Liu - Yue also co-founded Cute Brands a cause - oriented character brand management and brand licensing company that creates social awareness on global issues and societal challenges through character creations.

«The beverage industry has a proven track record of advancing real solutions to societal challenges, and Clear on Calories furthers that leadership.»

However, there is a need for progress to meet tomorrow's agricultural, environmental and societal challenges, to be vital for public health and wellbeing and to have a major impact on global food systems.

We have a world - class reputation for research excellence and are spearheading three major societal challenges that have a significant impact on global society.

«Secondly, the university should tailor its researches into immediate and prospective challenges of mankind in health, food, housing, infrastructure, societal organisation and the seemingly unknown aspects on nature», Aregbesola said.

Noting that societal advancement and productivity had always depended on the entrepreneurial spirit of the citizens, Fayemi, challenged authorities of institutions of higher learning in the country to inculcate entrepreneurial and productive spirits in the youths, through carefully designed curricula that would increase their productive capacity.

Entitled Social science and epigenetics: opportunities and challenges, the symposium will seek to examine how multidisciplinary research into epigenetics — the science of the lasting marks that modify the expression of the genes encoded in our DNA — might help provide answers to societal concerns including why deprivation has such a marked impact on child development and on health outcomes.

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday told officials of the United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund and 16 states of Nigeria that he vied for position of Governor in the state in order to put an end to the societal challenges facing the people of the state.

Speaking at the 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, Buhari said: «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family and communities at all levels on the critical role of protecting children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

Speaking in Abuja to mark 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, President Buhari said, «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family, communities at all levels, on the critical role of protecting the children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

Glenn Mitoma, an assistant professor of human rights, curriculum and instruction at the University Connecticut, said the history of human rights — from the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly Article 26, to the 2011 United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education — gives students insights into how to apply such principles to societal challenges.

Reporters as well as voters should use these statements on science to push the candidates for more details on how they intend on addressing these many societal challenges.»

Horizon 2020, the successor of the current Framework Programme 7 (FP7), will start in 2014 and run through 2020; the commission has proposed to spend $ 80 billion on its three themes, dubbed excellent science, industrial leadership, and societal challenges.

On this week's show: The tough challenge of facing societal disapproval and a roundup from the daily news site

«People don't like to think that older people have sex — but we need to challenge this conception at a societal level and look at what impact sexual activity can have on those aged 50 and over, beyond the known effects on sexual health and general wellbeing.»

Many adults have a difficult time losing weight and keeping it off, and if the body is predisposed to putting on the pounds, fighting obesity on both individual and societal levels will be even more challenging.

On Tuesday, the National Assembly approved a new law that aims to simplify the national landscape for research and higher education and make it more efficient, better able to address societal and economic challenges, and more competitive at the European level.

A new assessment of the first years of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme, shows that it is on track to help create jobs and growth, tackle our biggest societal challenges and improve people's lives.

They also touched on the importance of societal discussions in the public domain as well as the challenges of reaching all audiences through education and the need for a multi-faceted approach.

PNNL's joint appointment program for faculty and staff will facilitate our collaboration on this important societal challenge.»

And now that it's January (when seasonal weight gain tends to be a popular topic), I'd like to challenge the societal construct that we should work harder and be hard on ourselves in an effort to look how we used to or to look differently.

Using his experience with an American bomb squad to develop a fictitious story for «The Hurt Locker» is one thing, but writer Mark Boal's decision to tackle the death of Osama bin Laden takes journalistic moviemaking to another level, one that comes with an immense amount of societal and ethical pressure, on top of the challenge of just making a good movie.

Woven into this highly personal narrative about a boy's journey from silent sidekick to hero are themes that translate to public education: the challenges of finding the right school or instructional method to meet a student's individual needs; the impact of social stigmas on expectations and performance, particularly for «discarded students» in low - income neighborhoods, and the need for a culture of high expectations to counter those negative societal assumptions; the importance of tireless, focused, caring teachers who do whatever it takes to help students succeed; and the ability for all children — regardless of learning challenges or race or income level — to learn.

If you are thinking about starting your own business or are new to the role of top leader, here is a breakdown of the common societal and cultural pressures you may face, along with some tips on how to overcome these challenges.

This prospectus is a draft document on the challenges facing the veterinary profession and veterinary medical education, and how future societal needs might be met by a profession poised to deliver significant benefits to our world.

On February 13, 2018 STUK will be taken over by Artefact, an exhibition and festival on the crossroads of contemporary visual arts, current events and societal challengeOn February 13, 2018 STUK will be taken over by Artefact, an exhibition and festival on the crossroads of contemporary visual arts, current events and societal challengeon the crossroads of contemporary visual arts, current events and societal challenges.

2018 February 13 - March 1, STUK Belgium will host Artefact Festival, focuses on the crossroads of contemporary visual arts, current events and societal challenges.

The fixed and rigid identity of Fatherhood's steel frame as well as those bronze wall panels encircling it are challenged by the melting — almost oily — black substance appearing to be in a state of flux; an undeniably powerful statement on the liquidity of societal forms and stereotypes.

Science has a tremendously important role to play in guiding environmental management, not as a decider, but as a resource for deliberative, evidence - based decision making by the public, policy makers, and interest groups on the challenges, trade - offs and possible courses of action in negotiating the environmental challenges of societal development (DeFries et al 2012).

That is how this great university has made a difference on other societal challenges for decades and centuries, and it is how we will make a difference on this one.

The world needs more of this kind of cross-sectoral collaboration to address the myriad environmental and societal challenges ahead, enabling 10 billion people to live well on a healthy planet by 2050.

To meet urgent societal needs for useful information on sea level, WCRP has implemented the theme «Sea Level Rise and Regional Impacts», as one of its cross-cutting science questions, or Grand Challenges (GC), involving a cross section of core projects and working groups.

The National Research Council's 2009 report Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change establishes six priorities for reorganizing the USGCRP around integrated scientific - societal issues and the strengthening of research on the human and societal dimensions of climate change adaptation, mitigation, and vulnerability.

We are currently planning the Festival, and the Festival will enable discussions of the advantages and challenges that climate services face within 2 or 3 specific sectors, focusing on how to transform climate information through services for societal and commercial success.

Building on current developments in international initiatives such as the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the Belmont Forum (BF) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the workshop entitled Research Data infrastructures for Environmental related Societal Challenges will be an opportunity to discuss trends of the current global landscape of e-Infrastructures for environmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and public sector data.

Have you heard about the upcoming three - year study on a major societal challenge — Canada's transition to a low - carbon future and how to ensure that the public and all the many stakeholders have confidence in the process?

From last week, an article in Science Express by Buntgen et al reconstructing European summer temperature for the past 2500 years, finding that recent warming is unprecedented over that time frame, and providing some historical insights into the societal challenges posed by climate instability (listen here for an interview with mike about the study on NPR's All Things Considered).

I reproduce the speech here in its entirety, and it touches on a number of interesting issues, including the challenges of constitutional reform, changing societal values, patriation, the tensions in federalism, and the need for a constitutional Bill of Rights, a full 15 years before the Charter was enacted.

Ensuring they are better equipped to face the challenges of hypercon - nected life, earlier on, should be a societal pri -

He said that the project was more challenging than the iPhone, in part due to the societal views on watches, according to the Wall Street Journal: «Even though Apple Watch does so many...

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.

As a global health organization focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Planned Parenthood Global faces even greater challenges as we navigate cultural and societal ideas about gender, sex, and morality.

The way in which we deal with life stressors and challenges is largely based on biological, psychological, societal and family influences.

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22