Sentences with phrase «so policy makers»

Given the large uncertainty that remains about tipping elements, there is an urgent need to improve our understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms determining their behavior, so that policy makers are able «to avoid the unmanageable, and to manage the unavoidable» (112).

After poring over the literature, Mendum and Njenga reported that little previous empirical research into wood burning in sub-Saharan Africa has been conducted, so policy makers have scant data to guide them in formulating best practices for sustainable biomass production and consumption.

«We're keen to share the stories of real people who are facing the crisis so that policy makers across the political spectrum can make informed decisions to be able to help shape a benefit system that works well and efficiently».

So policy makers focus on «core inflation,» which ignores changes in prices for fruit, vegetables, gasoline, fuel oil, natural gas, mortgage interest, intercity transportation, tobacco products and indirect taxes.

Anything lower risked screwing up financial markets, or so policy makers believed at the time.

Small businesses employ a lot of people, so policy makers invest in resources that help start new companies.

Not exact matches

But with the economy growing so much faster than projected, policy makers may well feel compelled to advance their plans to raise interest rates in order to keep up.

The Bank of Canada wasn't so disenchanted that it felt a policy change was needed: policy makers left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at the ultra-low setting of 0.5 %.

Many may be wondering why the project of a national securities regulator is worth so much time and effort on the part of policy - makers.

Trudeau and other policy - makers must think seriously about why that is so.

Policy makers retain the means to lower borrowing costs, but the outlook would have to deteriorate markedly at this stage before they would be willing to do so.

But in a country like the U.S., where drug makers are used to getting their products covered and many patients are used to the option of accessing a wide array of medicines if they so choose, the policy would get some fierce political pushback from powerful stakeholders.

Yet it was always there — twice a year, in June and December — to send a message if policy makers felt the need to do so.

The challenge for monetary policy makers is to look at this complex and changing picture of price changes and try to gauge the forces that are operating on underlying inflation and so judge the likely future path of overall inflation.

China has halted intervention in the stock market so far this week as policy makers debate the merits of the government campaign to prop up share prices, according to people familiar with situation.

Policy makers at the Fed seem to be thinking about this issue so loosely that they don't recognize that security markets operate under the constraints of equilibrium.

Canada's cities have of course already seen a condominium boom, one so pronounced that policy makers have expressed concern.

These are the ones the most worry policy - makers, and is one of the reasons they have pledged to be cautious as they take interest rates higher; anyone so burdened will be extra sensitive to higher borrowing costs.

Japanese policy - makers on the balance express confidence so far that the policy mix has demonstrated an unexpected degree of success so far (thanks to appreciation in risk asset markets) alongside the credibility boost offered by the (so far) uneventful implementation of the April consumption tax hike from 5 % to 8 %.

Ukrainian policy - makers are eager to align their country with the West, so a number of times I pointed to the protections that these rights enjoy in the United States as a reason to include similar protections.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines are for use by health professionals, policy makers, educators, food manufacturers, food retailers and researchers, so they can find ways to help Australians eat healthy diets.

So a good reason for policy makers to support paid maternity leave and to set up policies where more women are able to choose to breastfeed if they wish to.

In doing so you will be asked to advocate, to reach out to policy makers and other key influencers at the local, state, and national levels; to spread the word, to raise awareness.

This study is important in allowing policy makers to understand the importance of legalizing homebirths in states that have not currently done so.

«Legislation needs to keep pace with new marketing strategies and this report will help policy makers to do so.»

While Greek policy - makers and arguably the people have so far endured this process, feelings of shame, humiliation, and anger are multiplying, and the bitterness of this grudge is not going to abandon the Greeks until they feel an equal partner in the European family.

So far, the written outputs of the Secondary Breast Cancer Taskforce have been developed to influence practice with healthcare professionals and policy makers.

«We have to recognise that people's perceptions are powerful, so it's vital that social housing providers and policy makers work to foster understanding about what is really happening on the ground,» he said.

And if media organisations are having to think hard about what the move to digital means for them so too should policy - makers.

The judges commented, «Not only is there a compelling argument presented within this project as to why a heat stress model is so important for workers in Hong Kong, but this project goes further, giving individual companies and policy makers an objective framework on which to base their policies.

So, according to the pollsters, besides a Liberal bubble now apparently subsiding a little, not much has changed in a month despite the armies of spin doctors, policy wonks and image makers deployed on all sides.

To influence policy, Kenney says scientists need to understand the problems and objectives of decision - makers, so they can assess and translate the science to be relevant to them.

Even so, Samuel Wasser, a conservation biologist at the University of Washington, Seattle, says that policy - makers should err on the side of caution.

Peter Nick, a founder member of this so called «Ringberg Circle» and senior lecturer at Freiburg University, explains the key concepts for reform that the group came up with, and the prospects that these ideas will be accepted by senior policy - makers.]

«Cost studies can influence health policy decisions and help decision makers understand the scale, seriousness and implications of asthma, so that resources can be identified to improve disease management and reduce the burden of asthma.»

The task we set ourselves was a synthesis of all the new findings so that coral scientists, conservationists and policy makers could get a really good over-view of what research areas are most promising as global climate continues to change.

And if so, are there measures that the public and policy makers would support that could actually bring about such a change?

In a related commentary, Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, writes: «There is broad consensus among physicians, hospital and health insurance leaders, and policy makers to reform payment to health care providers so as to reduce the role of fee for service, which encourages high volume, and instead to use systems that reward better patient outcomes, such as bundled payments for a population or for an episode of care.»

Once researchers identify areas where sharks tend to go, they can pass this information along to policy makers, so that they can deploy resources aimed at protecting the sharks more effectively.

Although patients can not control air quality, Liu said, the findings provide evidence for policy makers and public health leaders to develop better models for monitoring and predicting climate changes so that patients can better protect themselves.

He added, «Equally important, state and local policy makers can use the online tool to better understand the nature of their air pollution problem so they can consider the best solutions for addressing their particular problem and improving the public's health.»

And he has done so at the particular intersection of science with public policy environment and the human condition where public and policy - maker confusion about the realities is more dangerous for the future of society than on any other science - and - policy question excepting, possibly, the dangers from weapons of mass destruction.

Lomborg claims in his rebuttal that «Holdren could find little but a badly translated word and a necessary specification for nuclear energy production in this chapter».8 Actually, as my original critique indicated to the extent practical in the space available, and as Lomborgs rebuttal and this response make even plainer, his energy chapter is so permeated with misunderstandings, misreadings, misrepresentations, and blunders of other sorts that it can not be considered a positive contribution to public or policy - maker understanding, notwithstanding its managing to get right a few (already well known) truths about the subject.

Barthelemy says the model could also come in handy for estimating traffic delays, gas consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, so that urban planners and policy makers can better understand how those different factors evolve as a city grows.

Policy - makers or lobbyists who seek to remove scientists because they don't like their findings or advice do so at the peril of their citizens.

He spends a lot of time speaking to policy - makers and industry stakeholders, so has a hand in steering the development of the industry as a whole, he says.

«This is a clear call for deepened dialogue between researchers, government agencies, citizens, and policy makers, so that we can improve data sharing and find sustainable solutions to reduce the public health risks posed by these bacteria.»

It is also important to improve understanding of the spread of the disease among key decision - makers, so effective control policies can be implemented in animal reservoirs.»

So scientists, local stakeholders, myriad industries, and policy makers around the world are closely watching the transformative developments taking place in the farthest northern reaches of the globe.

The DSCC is urging States and policy makers to take strong measures and adopt robust regulations to ensure the protection of the ocean depths and of the species that are so often «out of sight, out of mind» — those that live in the deep sea.