Sentences with phrase «regional development policies»

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«In no way does WMC or any other chamber, regional or local economic development group direct WEDC's policies or decisions,» Michels said.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development development strategies.

The technological developments of the past century provide the organizational basis for regional and world policies rooted in ecological considerations.

All this presupposes, of course, the development of regional policies, inside each of the groupings, capable of taking the necessary economic and social measures to ensure stabilisation.

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A statement from Conflicts of Interest Coalition, endorsed by 145 national, regional and international organizations, calls for the development of a Code of Conduct in public policy decision - making to safeguard against conflicts of interest.

Furthermore, rather than a simple return to the corporatist model of 1970s social democracy, John McDonnell has been impressively leading the way in innovative economic thinking, including on regional development banks, popularly controlled monetary policy, and most intriguingly his consideration of a universal basic income.

Revised public procurement policies (particularly in light of the Brexit vote) and a clear position on regional development, as Britain is no longer able to bid for European Regional Developdevelopment, as Britain is no longer able to bid for European Regional DevelopmentDevelopment Funds.

While they may disagree on many policy issues Miner and DeFrancisco agreed on the need to invest in aging infrastructure such as pipes and roads and faulted Cuomo's efforts to boost the upstate economy, which include tax breaks for start - up companies and competitive regional economic development awards.

Despite the appeal to strengthen preservation and to make development plans more sustainable, regional housing targets have still been raised and environmental protection policies have weakened.

We are working within the existing party structure, including association, area and regional representation along with a central CPF Council, chaired by Oliver Letwin, who has been involved for more than 30 years in the development of policy.

For example, he has worked with six Erie County IDAs to create a uniform tax exemption policy that ranks projects based on regional economic development priorities.

«It is clear from our research that development plans and public policy decisions at national, regional and local level increasingly require clear and accurate information.»

The Polaris Climate Change Observatory regional platforms will provide the public, policy makers, industry and civil society with a forum for interaction and for developing the collaborative actions required for an adapted response to global development in the face of climate change.

b create sound policy frameworks, at national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender - sensitive development strategies to support accelerated investments in poverty eradication actions

Despite being influenced by environmental aspects, such as a recent lower than average rainfall and continuing environmental degradation, the policies and development models of regional government are also large contributing factors to the current situation.

The Fall, Winter, and Spring / Summer issues of The Bilingual Times bring you updates on the activities of the association and its members: local, regional, and statewide calendar of events, information on current legislative and policy developments related to the field of Bilingual Education and articles on best practices submitted by practitioners.

Perhaps more importantly, policymakers need to begin to tackle the underlying regional inequities that exist; stop blaming educators and schools for larger societal inequities; and find ways to align educational policy with other policy areas, including housing, health, and economic development.

The Center for Talent Development, part of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy, is the Midwest's regional center on gifted education.

This major emitters» process should include, inter alia, national, regional and international policies, targets and plans, in line with national circumstances, an ambitious work program within the UNFCCC, and the development and deployment of climate - friendly technology.

The goal of the event was to bring together national and regional experts to focus on simplifying policy structure and to give practical «how to» information on wind project development to interested individuals and land owners.

The program is embedded within a new local and regional policy matrix for socio - environmental development.

IEA Commends Canadian Energy Policy Review calls for further development of regional energy markets and for progress in addressing Canada's Greenhouse Gas Target 15 November 2000

This analytical report proposes that the scaling up of renewable energy to levels that would have a significant impact on the African energy scene could be achieved through deliberate interventions on policy and institutional environment; technology acquisition, development and integration; investment mobilization; and regional integration, networking, and capacity building.

This position will work closely with the Western Region Director to implement our active trail development and policy program work, which includes a trail feasibility study, our Active Transportation Resource Team (which provides technical assistance to low income communities), and our Bay Area Trails Collaborative (a regional trail system coalition effort).

The report also contains recommendations for more effective policies and greater regional cooperation on the development of sustainable energy systems.

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.

Gordian is regarded as a key player in regional energy policy, testifying before local and state legislative bodies and participating in the development of New York State Energy Plans.

Recommended policies and strategies include: (1) establishment of clear energy and climate change adaptation / mitigation policies in Africa; (2) implementation of renewable energy development - inducing policies; (3) creating conducive environments for private - public partnerships in clean energy development; (4) enhancement of broader regional and continental collaboration in energy and climate change policies; (5) accessing existing international funding sources for promoting less carbon - intensive energy technologies; and (6) implementation of energy portfolio diversification.

This document is an outcome of a study carried out in West Africa, providing a coherent sub regional platform for the development of a robust policy framework for an enhanced and sustainable provision of electricity services to support socio economic growth.

As they have matured, climate models are being increasingly used to provide decision - relevant information to end users and policy makers, whose needs are helping define the focus of model development in terms of increasing prediction skill on regional and decadal time scales.

-- highlights the key findings of the research under a number of different headings: integrated scenarios; emissions reductions; the 2 degree target; policy appraisal; policy development and governance; adaptive risk management and regional planning; adaptation and development policy.

ighlights the key findings of the research under a number of different headings: integrated scenarios; emissions reductions; the 2 degree target; policy appraisal; policy development and governance; adaptive risk management and regional planning; adaptation and development policy.

The data available through this study provides a national technical platform that can be used to inform the development of local, provincial, regional, and North American energy policies that are realistically achievable and technically sound.

Given the policy focus of this chapter and the need to distinguish regions by their levels of economic development, this chapter adopts regional definitions that are based on a combination of economic and geographic considerations.

Second, state and regional authorities frequently argue that states can serve as valuable «laboratories» for policy design, and thereby provide useful information for the development of Federal policy.

Thanks to clean energy policy such as the REITC and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), North Carolina has seen cost - effective clean energy growth result in economic development in local communities, improved regional competitiveness, and increased energy diversity.

- Providing in - depth analysis of the speed of the transition underway in electricity supply — highlighting global issues and regional perspectives — based on the latest market data, technology developments and government policies.

Energy and Mines Minister Juan José Aranguren of Argentina opened the forum, which addressed the nature and extent of regional unconventional gas resources and debated policies to enable development.

The case study is part of a series from our Policy Action work, which aims to accelerate the pace of climate policy development and adoption at the state and regional Policy Action work, which aims to accelerate the pace of climate policy development and adoption at the state and regional policy development and adoption at the state and regional level.

It has played a significant role in developing international environmental conventions, promoting environmental science and information and illustrating the way those can be implemented in conjunction with policy, working on the development and implementation of policy with national governments, regional institutions in conjunction with environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The session agenda contained several priority topics, including sustainable energy in the Arab region, especially energy security and regional integration, technology adaptation policy and potential for local manufacturing of adequate renewable energy equipment and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade on Sustainable Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the energy - water - food nexus in the Arab region.

For example, we can imagine a city such as Buffalo New York taking a regional economic development policy line that, hypothetically, would amount to: «we've got the housing stock, a bounty of clean water, massive amounts of clean hydroelectric power, and we've made adding wind power a top priority.»

Through facilitated conversation, workshops, presentations and networking opportunities, participants will play a role in advancing environmental performance at Washington and Oregon State institutions of higher education, support regional policy goals and initiatives, and drive the development of a generation of professionals for whom sustainability is a core tenant of their work and life philosophy.

These findings should be of interest to policy makers considering or implementing reforms to fossil fuel subsidies as well as readers following developments in global and regional energy markets.

Kelly has also worked as a climate policy / technical analyst at NESCAUM (Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management), where she devoted her time to developing a regional greenhouse gas registry in the Northeast and assisting states in the development of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

They require information also on a whole range of topics, such as business, social, financial and other statistics and trends, commercial and industry practice, medical, health, educational and environmental developments, local, national, regional and international government policy and plans.

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Emergency / Project Coordination — Duties & Responsibilities Coordinate all logistical and organizational aspects of emergency response activities, including personnel, procedural execution, equipment deployment, and situational assessments Interact with individuals and victims in a professional manner to ease the experience, educate the public, and promote the development of quality support relationships within the local and regional community Act as a liaison between staff members, management, and other parties to maintain a high - quality collaborative relationships, driving program success and sustainability while ensuring rapid response to crisis Present relevant information and instruction to both staff members during training and victims during crisis, providing thorough explanation an demonstration to allow individuals to grasp important concepts Managed and supervise staff in a manner which drives efficiency, promotes safety, and utilizes each individual to the highest capacity Perform needs - based issue and situational assessments to improve operational efficiency, manage expenses, and ensure critical execution during difficult and complex emergency situations Support other members of the leadership team to facilitate efficient logistical and organizational operations, performing important administrative tasks and analytical assignments Maintain a strong technical knowledge of and passion for emergency management techniques, appropriate policies and procedures, response methods, and other relevant information Address important queries from all sources, resolving them in an expedited and complete manner

My primary concerns relate to policy development that is not evidence based and lacking Indigenous input; and that where lessons are identified, they are not being addressed through the new arrangements (such as on the importance of regional engagement processes to facilitate Indigenous participation).