Sentences with phrase «poverty alleviation»

For - profit, domestically - focused carbon offset entities like Terrapass and Native Energy have done a good job of supporting domestic projects, just not with an equal focus of poverty alleviation embedded in what they do.

Other seminars and lectures have been held by World Academy of Art & Science President Ivo Šlaus, New South Wales Chief Scientist and Engineer Mary O'Kane and Paul van Gardingen, the director of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

In overall terms «it makes a difference in terms of setback in poverty alleviation pace by nearly 20 millions.»

Specific reference should be made in such an analysis to the Draft Guidelines on Poverty Alleviation developed by the UNDP and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The beginning of the Trump administration initiated a tremendous wave of attacks on government poverty alleviation programs and services like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

These new environmental pressures will intensify preexisting poverty and disease and reverse the gains of poverty alleviation efforts underway in some places.

He was paid $ 58,000 to move from Jane Usher Boulevard to accommodate its reconstruction under the Southside Poverty Alleviation Project, but boat captain Elsworth Williams told us today he feels worse off because of where he ended up — sitting on a half - filled property next...

We can also do more to disable the rhetoric that conflates industrialization with poverty alleviation.

There have been mixed reactions to the government's decision to opt for the HIPC initiative, which seeks to provide debt relief to cash - strapped countries based on the implementation of poverty alleviation strategies prescribed by the IMF and the World Bank.

The program, which is aimed at poverty alleviation, also entitles its recipients to the provision of free health care, through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

Mr Rahman has a track record of caring about poverty — he was the architect of prominent poverty alleviation programmes, and was until a few days ago the governor of the Bangladesh Central Bank.

The UK's existing commitment of 0.7 % of GNI to be spent on aid and the integrity of its primary purpose being directed towards poverty alleviation, must also be protected.

Other seminars and lectures have been held by World Academy of Art & Science President Ivo Šlaus [11], New South Wales Chief Scientist and Engineer M [11] ary O'Kane [12] and Paul van Gardingen [13], the director of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

They pursue poverty alleviation goals with entrepreneurial zeal, business methods and the courage to innovate and overcome traditional practices.

An excerpt is below, along with links to background on the four other winners of this annual prize, which honors the memory of Senator John Heinz and is given to people improving the human condition and environment through work in areas ranging from poverty alleviation to the arts and sciences.

An important development at the international level in integrating a human rights approach into poverty alleviation programs and activities has been the publication by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of its Human Development Report for 2000 on the theme of «Human Rights and Development».

No poverty: The project provides transformational poverty alleviation benefits by introducing improved agricultural methods, sustainably increasing yields and diversifying crops.

A further development is the recent Draft Guidelines on Poverty Alleviation developed jointly by UNDP and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Each year the Foundation selects a small group of winners for its Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, given to leaders who pursue poverty alleviation with entrepreneurial zeal, business methods, and the innovation and courage to overcome obstacles.

The project provides transformational poverty alleviation benefits by introducing improved agricultural methods, sustainably increasing yields and diversifying crops.

-- Jesus and His disciples even had a special Poverty Alleviation Fund, a purse in which they saved coins for the poor.

Qi Yan, chairman of the people's congress in the township of Huangjinbu within Yugan county and the man in charge of the local poverty alleviation effort, told the South China Morning Post that villagers «should no longer rely on Jesus, but on the party for help.»

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Smith has said he created it in order to «fund sustainable poverty alleviation and move people to go good.»

Proceeds from the sale of his collection will benefit the Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation, which supports animal welfare, disaster relief and poverty alleviation cause

University of Michigan professor Ted London believes embracing this concept would lead to poverty alleviation across the globe.

Luis C. Rodriguez is an ecological economist with CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems working on the design of efficient and equitable economic instruments to achieve both environmental conservation and poverty alleviation objectives.

WSDA Farm to School Program History In 2008, Washington advocates for children's health, agricultural vitality, farmland preservation, environmental protection, and poverty alleviation identified local agriculture and child nutrition programs as a key intersection of these issues and a leverage point for change.

Luanda failed to use its oil wealth to diversify its economy, and its rhetoric of state building and poverty alleviation obscured the fact that dos Santos» allies were benefiting massively from kickbacks and contracts generated by government investment.

Although these outcomes can not be entirely attributed to the dividend, studies have shown that Alaska's equality of income distribution and poverty alleviation improved dramatically since the dividend's introduction.

The conference «Turning the Tide» will explore the many issues that impact on fuel poverty alleviation with the wide range of players involved in the design and delivery of policy and practical programmes.

Mover of the motion, Sen. Babajide Omoworare, prayed that every naira spent by the past government on SURE - P and other poverty alleviation programmes should be accounted for.

Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe state has empowered 7,000 Diploma holders in the state on various skill acquisition programmes through the state poverty alleviation scheme.

Others are Imo Tourism Board, Imo Blue Lake of Treasure, Imo State Investment Promotion Agency, Imo Job Centre, Imo Water Development Agency, IWADA, Imo Library Board, Imo Agricultural Loans Board, Imo Livestock, Imo Poverty Alleviation Agency, Imo Palm Plantation, Agricultural Development Programme, ADP and Small Holders Unit.

The bishop commended the Federal Government on its effort in the fight against corruption, but appealed that the authorities should also focus on other aspects of life, including poverty alleviation.

If society chooses not to value population size itself, then this would be another reason to implement these programs, in addition to the more well - known benefits like poverty alleviation, education for young girls and boys, and improved maternal and child health.

Developing the food systems that link farmers to cities will have an enormous impact on rural poverty alleviation and agricultural development.

The on - going consultations and gathering of information about the post-2015 development gears towards a decision point in a few months, stakeholders including governments, civil societies, academicians and The United Nations are now realizing that to lift some of the 1.1 billion from extreme poverty there is need to link extreme poverty alleviation efforts with sustainable peace.

Addressing energy poverty is a key step to alleviating poverty — with the I.E.A. noting that an additional 700 million people need to gain access to modern energy services by 2015 if the UN's millennium development poverty alleviation goal is to be met (halving world poverty).

Countries have hugely different levels of annual emissions, hugely different levels of development and poverty alleviation challenges, and needs for funding to transition away from dirty energy like coal to clean renewables.

This book provides valuable insights and guidelines which are essential reading for the staff of municipal authorities, NGO's producer groups, universities, agricultural research and extension organisations and others who seek to enhance participatory governance, urban food security, urban poverty alleviation and improved urban environmental management.

This new move is deemed a «fundamental shift» in the global poverty alleviation program it pursues.

The Bank's work on inclusive green growth has found that with more efficient and smarter use of energy and natural resources, opportunities exist to reduce drastically the climate impact of development without slowing poverty alleviation or economic growth.

The people of Indonesia would likely welcome more tax amnesty if it wasn't a mere question of economics, but rather one about poverty alleviation, small and medium enterprises, environmental conservation and carbon emissions reduction — as outlined in the green economy.

The announcement comes just a day after China hinted at the fact that it gives priority to energy security and poverty alleviation over reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Poverty alleviation comes with economic growth as an outcome of economic freedom.

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She is a committed volunteer for several charities whose missions revolve around poverty alleviation, fair housing, and social justice.