Sentences with phrase «sustainable development research»

In Costa Rica water harvesting is developed and conceptualized by the Dry Tropic Sustainable Development Research Center (CEMEDE) of the National University in the Chorotega Region.

Kevin Urama (Kenya / Nigeria)-- Executive Director at African Technology Policy Studies Network, (sustainable development research organisation).

This book offers key insights into the history, current state of knowledge and the future of sustainability, and sustainable development research in the Arctic.

So, a group of researchers from the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at Beijing Institute of Technology, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, and the Sustainable Development Research Institute for Economy and Society of Beijing set out to find out what motivates or influences consumer to purchase electric vehicles within seven cities in China.

All in all, young scientists should be aware that during the next decade, many new opportunities in sustainable development research are likely to arise.

But universities have also recognized the leading role they can play in promoting sustainable development research.

To make this happen, sustainable development research needs more coverage in international business journals.

Not exact matches

General Fusion has also received funding from the Canadian government's Sustainable Development Technology fund (SDTC) and Cenovus Energy, in addition to scoring a research partnership with one of the U.S.'s leading scientific centres, the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)-- Insight Development Grant (2 grants), Standard Research Grant and funding for Sustainable Prosperity Research Network and the Alberta Climate Change Dialogue CURA.

There's also $ 400 million over five years, starting next year, for Sustainable Development Technology Canada's very effective SD Tech Fund, and over $ 400 million (over four years, starting in 2017) to a mix of federal departments for research and development aimed at clean energy, clean transportation and cleaner resource dDevelopment Technology Canada's very effective SD Tech Fund, and over $ 400 million (over four years, starting in 2017) to a mix of federal departments for research and development aimed at clean energy, clean transportation and cleaner resource ddevelopment aimed at clean energy, clean transportation and cleaner resource developmentdevelopment.

Chaired by Michael Horgan, the C.D. Howe Institute's Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness Council oversees research and development of policy recommendations to foster effective and efficient spending and tax programs, and ensures that Canadian fiscal policy supports economic dynamism and sustainable income growth.

In the meantime, many research centers (concentrated at present in the West, but happily more and more available through new information and communication systems) are laying the groundwork for tangible, sustainable growth and development.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

A new framework based on retailer Coles» Responsibly Sourced Seafood project has been launched by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) of Australia to help food firms secure sustainable produce.

We therefore source our dates globally from responsible suppliers who provide sustainable employment, development and research to their local date farms.

The «Meme is the Message» is the result of six months» research and development led by The Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney, and the Meat Free Mondays Australia team (ran by the Do Something!

The 17 grants, totaling $ 432,658, are designed to further the development of a healthy and sustainable raw materials supply chain and are awarded to research institutions and organizations across the country.

CSWA's mission is to ensure that the California wine community is recognized globally as the leader in sustainable winegrowing in the marketplace and public policy arena through the development and promotion of sustainable practices, tools for education and outreach, partnerships with key stakeholders, and prioritizing research.

Stuart White receives funding from the CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Grains Research and Development Corporation, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Global Phosphate Forum, Novozymes.

At least five years of professional work experience before and / or after graduate studies, preferably focused on implementing, monitoring or researching conservation or sustainable development projects or strategies;

The FCSSP conference carries the theme «Public - Private Partnership for Sustainable Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension.»

With the enthralling view of world famous Mayon Volcano in the background, everybody was in high spirits and looked forward to a fruitful conference on the theme «Public - Private Partnership for Sustainable Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension.»

As a multi-stakeholder initiative with 80 institutional members, the Sustainable Rice Platform, co-convened by UN Environment and the International Rice Research Institute, offers partners the opportunity to participate in this transformative process and make a real contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.»

Dr. Dorais works on the development of sustainable production systems, including greenhouse crops, and leads or is participating in six research activities in the Organic Science Cluster II.

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to a step - change in their partnership to accelerate delivery on the rapidly growing needs of the African rice sector, in particular, and the Sustainable Development Goals, in general.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

An Australia - China Sustainable Agricultural Technology Forum in Tasmania for research and development on natural resource management, sustainable agriculture andSustainable Agricultural Technology Forum in Tasmania for research and development on natural resource management, sustainable agriculture andsustainable agriculture and technology

Through the CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in pResearch Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in presearch that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in progress.

Her research focuses on family and community contributions to child obesity and the development of sustainable obesity prevention programs.

Labode Popoola, a Professor of Forest Economics and Sustainable Development is also the President, West African Research Innovation Management Association; Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Nigeria (SDSN), Immediate past President, Forestry Association of Nigeria, and current Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University.

Ghana's annual space exploration expenditure has been 1 % of its gross domestic product (GDP) for support research in science and technology and in 2012 Ghana was elected to chairman the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (Comsats) and Ghana has a joint effort in space exploration with South Africa's South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

After nearly three years of research, community engagement, partnership building and planning by over 5,000 citizens and more than 700 local organizations, One Region Forward will be releasing its Regional Plan for Sustainable Development entitled «A New Way to Plan for Buffalo Niagara»

«We have an interest therefore to ensure the improved implementation of the SDGs, as we take forward the agenda of promoting Africa's sustainable development,» he underlined, adding that if the African is to develop faster, constraints, such as inadequate infrastructure, price volatility, limited investment in research and development and low private sector investment needed to be addressed.

Sustianable South Bronx (SSBx) is hosting a forum on Programs for Affordable Home Energy Improvements Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) is a community organization partnering with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), a public benefit corporation working to -LSB-...]

From this base, visit Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology campus to meet with local researchers and academics to learn about coral restoration, trap insects and input data into a research project and visit the «sustainable homes» development project — a blueprint for sustainable living.

These strategies would include market incentives to reduce emissions; greatly expanded research on sustainable energy use, land use and industrial development; and technology transfers from rich to poor countries.

«We are not going to solve all these problems with technology,» said McGee, whose doctoral research explores the development and environmental impacts of sustainable markets.

The European Commission funds research through the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development specific programme of the Research DG, although most calls under Framework 5 are nowresearch through the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development specific programme of the Research DG, although most calls under Framework 5 are nowResearch DG, although most calls under Framework 5 are now closed.

The first is the more challenging of the two reactions, which is why research puts so much effort into the development of efficient and sustainable water oxidation catalysts.

Although some lakes can also absorb CO2 at their surfaces similar to the way oceans do, the increases in these other sources of organic and inorganic carbon are likely the dominant factor, says Scott Higgins, a research scientist at the International Institute for Sustainable Development's Experimental Lakes Area, a natural laboratory of 58 small lakes in Ontario.

Solid research across multiple disciplines is essential to inform government policy on large development projects and help achieve a balance between costs and benefits required for sustainable and inclusive development.

Noble, author of «Chocolate and the Consumption of Forests: A Cross-National Examination of Ecologically Unequal Exchange in Cocoa Exports,» recently published in the Journal of World - Systems Research, says this further impairs possibilities for successful or sustainable development in less - developed nations.

In the study, Prof. Kolk looks back at over 50 years of research in three main areas of social responsibility: the environment, ethics, and poverty and sustainable development.

Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive development and education outcomes.

But I can now get involved in areas that were previously outside my narrow research focus, such as biosafety for capacity development — bringing into the public domain information and recent developments that allow developing countries access to advanced technology so that they can evaluate its effectiveness in a safe and sustainable way.

But in Delhi the group's chairman, Ismail Serageldin, who is also the World Bank's vice-president for sustainable development, proposed establishing centralised committees, headed by the World Bank, to control funding, research and intellectual property rights.

Until 2001, she worked at the NationalAcademies» National Research Council over a 17 - year period, serving in several capacities — Executive Director of the Board on Sustainable Development, where she directed the Sustainability Transition Study and the Global Change Research Program; director of international organization programs for the Office of International Affairs; and Director of the Polar Research Board.

All this emphasis on research into sustainable development has a powerful impact on Germany's young scientists, too.

Not so in the scientific community: A look at the funding priorities of the federal ministry for research and education (BMBF) reveals that innovations for sustainable development take a prominent place in the government's current research portfolio.