Sentences with phrase «water management sectors»

This is primarily visible in the water, energy efficiency, and sewage and storm water management sectors in the city proposals.

Our team develops on - the - ground pilot projects with water providers and governmental agencies and assembles the information about restoration - based solutions needed by the water management sector.

Hydro International is headquartered in Clevedon, UK, with significant US operations, and has operated in the water management sector since the 1980s.

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PM Lee singles out two sectors in the Middle East that S'pore firms can tap on — TEL AVIV — Water management and technology ventures are two sectors in the Middle East that Singaporean companies could do well in, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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Bosch is developing a water injection (WI) system for spark ignition engines in partnership with a pilot customer, said Dr. Rolf Bulander, member of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH and chairman of the Mobility Solutions business sector, in his talk on powertrain optimization at the Vienna Motor Symposium.

She engages the sector in areas of human resource development, water management and energy efficiency.

The President will direct federal agencies to identify and remove barriers to making climate - resilient investments; identify and remove counterproductive policies that increase vulnerabilities; and encourage and support smarter, more resilient investments, including through agency grants, technical assistance, and other programs, in sectors from transportation and water management to conservation and disaster relief.

«Sectors such as hydropower production, infrastructure operation, or water management [reservoirs] will be directly affected.

Developing a green economy requires Governments to refocus their policies, investments and spending in high - impact sectors, such as energy, buildings, manufacturing, transportation, water services and waste management, while ensuring such others as agriculture, fisheries and forests are more sustainable.

At $ 910 million, Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection represented one - third of adaptation financing in FY13 and an increasing part of the sector's commitment support adaptation (about 40 percent), demonstrating integration of adaptation and disaster - risk management.

Adaptation procedures and risk management practices for the water sector are being developed in some countries and regions that have recognised projected hydrological changes with related uncertainties.

Agencies will identify and remove any barriers to resilience - focused actions and investments — for example, policies that encourage communities to rebuild to past standards after disasters instead of to stronger standards — including through agency grants, technical assistance, and other programs in sectors from transportation and water management to conservation and disaster relief.

Adaptation procedures and risk management practices for the water sector are being developed in some countries and regions (e.g., Caribbean, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, UK, USA, Germany) that have recognised projected hydrological changes with related uncertainties (very high confidence).

In an endeavor to offer better energy management solutions to consumers, Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) has leveraged the collaborative understanding of Information Technology and the power sector to launch its smart meter project.

Changed water - related extremes will have important implications on the water sector and the design of water management practices.

This information will serve a number of sectors sensitive to climate change, including • energy, • water management, • agriculture & forestry, • tourism, • insurance, • transport, • health, • disaster risk reduction, • coastal areas and • infrastructure.

Resilient crop varieties, climate forecasts, and integrated water resources management are being adopted within the agricultural sector in some areas.

How water resources management governance structures can help to align the food, energy, and water security sectors

Also its responsibilities in dealing with climate change impacts on sectors like agriculture, energy, disaster management, water and health must be clearly defined, he added.

Land and water management may be affected by mitigation actions, but in most sectors the effects of mitigation on adaptation are likely to be small.

IFC, the World Bank Group's private sector arm, is working with leading agribusiness firms to improve agricultural and water management practices and introduce new technologies among 15,000 smallholder farmers producing rice, maize and sugarcane to help them adapt to climate change.

This brief identifies climate change risks and risk management options that can be incorporated into the Inter-American Development Bank's investments for the water and sanitation sector.

Technology in the field of climate change is no exception: new technologies are changing the way we share information and transforming climate sectors such as agriculture, transport, water resource management and energy generation.

Topics for consideration included but were not limited to: a) Modalities for implementation of the outcomes of the five in - session workshops; b) Methods and approaches for assessing adaptation, adaptation co-benefits and resilience; c) Improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility under grassland and cropland as well as integrated systems, including water management; d) Improved nutrient use and manure management towards sustainable and resilient agricultural systems; e) Improved livestock management systems; f) Socioeconomic and food security dimensions of climate change in the agricultural sector.

«This uncertainty must be reflected in micro-scale analyses of local and regional water management issues, particularly in «hot spots» that can now be identified by overlaying significant changes in drought frequencies over geographically explicit distributions of water - sensitive sectors and population centres.»

The workshop will consist of keynote lectures from these different disciplines, and then sessions will be structured around particular applications sectors including: water resources, long - term risk management, marine ecosystems, extreme events, coastal processes and public lands.

Better climate predictions over timescales of weeks to decades will help key sectors such as agriculture, water management, health and energy plan for and adapt to the future.»

Socially responsible features of the deal include CACIB's commitment to redeploy the freed - up regulatory capital in $ 2 billion of new lending in several green sectors that includes projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency and water and waste management.

As water practice manager of the Africa region at the World Bank, she was responsible for managing a water portfolio including sanitation, supply and resource management, as well as being responsible for leading sector strategy.