Sentences with phrase «which developed countries»

The fact that this text, which developed countries hoped would be the basis of the negotiations, omitted the pillars of the Bali Action Plan and reflected the interests of developing countries so strongly that it can only shines light on the state of transition the entire UN climate convention is going through.

After a lengthy and hard - fought negotiation process, 35 countries signed on to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol — the only legally binding agreement under which developed countries have committed to cut their greenhouse gases.

Sensing an opportunity to capitalize on worldwide efforts to fight global warming while simultaneously protecting elements of its economy, Brazil has proposed the establishment of voluntary fund into which developed countries, companies, and other entities pay to finance a program to reduce emissions from deforestation.

However this Bali agreement began to unravel in Copenhagen in 2009 when the US proposed a pledging system in which developed countries would only put forward what it was prepared to do, instead of the «top - down» approach in which developed countries make a comparable effort to reach an overall target.

A recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated climate finance flows reached $ 62 billion in 2014, which developed countries took as a sign they were well on track toward the $ 100 billion.

For example, microloan programs are something at which developed countries have had some success in funding.

In the third chapter of my 2001 book, The Volatility Machine, I explain the ways in which developing countries designed balance sheets that systematically exacerbated volatility — and which eventually led to debt - based contractions or financial crises — in terms of a framework that emerges from the work of Minsky and Charles Kindleberger.

Is there an organization which tracks down this influence and publishes a map or some other form of statistics on which developing countries are influenced by which developed countries?

In which developed country is the gap in life expectancy between rich and poor now at its widest since the Victorian era?

A world in which developing countries strengthen their capacities to use science to advance sustainability.

More importantly, the rate at which developing countries are embracing eLearning is increasing rapidly — particularly self - paced eLearning.

Years ago, in the context of the anthrax attacks, I learned about food irradiation, which developing countries increasingly are employing to cut spoilage rates; the technique has just been approved in the United States for spinach and lettuce.

The Convention is very clear: «The extent to which developing country Parties will effectively implement their commitments -LSB-...] will depend on the effective implementation by developed country Parties of their commitments -LSB-...] related to financial resources and transfer of technology and will take fully into account that economic and social development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities of the developing country Parties.»

The US is trying to reach a global agreement on binding emissions targets in which developing countries would abide by specific requirements on emissions.

In basic terms, the CDM is a program in which developing countries, like China, who are not bound by carbon emission reduction obligations, are encouraged to undertake projects in their jurisdiction that result in carbon emission reductions through financing provided by developed countries, who are themselves bound by such obligations and can credit such emission reductions to their obligations, even though those reductions have taken place in the developing country.

China is an example; Brazil is another — a week ago President Lula da Silva said 80 % reduction in deforestation by 2020; that's a clear specific target where Brazil is adopting and looking for support... The second thing is to start discussing circumstances in which developing countries could begin the process of taking on explicit targets.

But the requirement that the developed countries «should continue taking the lead by undertaking economy - wide absolute emission reduction targets» is vastly more stringent than the provision by which developing countries are merely «encouraged to move over time towards» reduction or limitation targets.

It also explicitly proposes that the extent to which developing countries implement the agreement will depend on the support provided by developed countries, explicitly setting finance in the context of the INDCs.

In 1997, the U.S. Senate voted 95 - 0 against accepting agreements in which developing countries are not held to similar standards as America.

The conference also failed to deliver on technology issues which developing countries and African countries need to adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change.

The module on Fast - start Finance presents information as submitted by developed country Parties on the resources provided to achieve their commitments, including ways in which developing country Parties access these resources.

This directly goes against the principles of the UNFCCC and is outlined in Article 4 (7): «The extent to which developing country Parties will effectively implement their commitments under the Convention will depend on the effective implementation by developed country Parties of their commitments under the Convention related to financial resources and transfer of technology and will take fully into account that economic and social development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities of the developing country Parties.»

Not exact matches

Citizens of the country have even developed a reputation for having their guns ready in the closet at a moment's notice, which has led some people to wonder if the Swiss are all required to own arms in order to protect their state.

They're typically smaller than rockets that launch satellites and people into space, but structurally, the missiles aren't too different — which is why militaries pay close attention to countries that develop human - spaceflight programs.

The second, more problematic solution, is developing and improving the country's water storage capabilities — which would require significant investment in water infrastructure.

Liew said that with the wide variations in credit quality across emerging markets, from non-investment grade countries such as Argentina and Venezuela, to single - A rated ones, such as Malaysia, GIC was looking for «idiosyncratic situations,» in emerging markets which were likely to converge with lower - yielding developed markets.

The sanctions are the latest against third - country companies and individuals in an effort to exert greater economic pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime, which has conducted regular missile and nuclear tests in defiance of United Nations resolutions and has developed weapons that may be capable of hitting the continental U.S.

Since its inception, Idealz has been partnering with Dubai Cares, a part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, which works towards providing children and young people in developing countries with access to quality education.

It will continue to finance new coal - fired power stations in developing countries (which is where all the demand is).

Consumers in developing markets — which Apple has so far ceded to the likes of Motorola, Samsung and Nokia — consequently enjoy a lack of subsidies and contracts, which are advantages over their counterparts in some developed countries.

It makes the country more efficient because there are users, consumers, suppliers, and channels developed on the Internet, which is much more efficient than anything that could be developed offline.

Several Southeast Asian countries are looking to replace or update aging rail networks, provoking fierce commercial competition between Japan and China which have expertise in developing high speed trains.

-- Marla Kott, CEO of Imprint Plus, which designs, develops, manufactures and distributes name badges, plates, signage and other business branding tools serving 35,000 customers from 21 industries in 60 countries

He wants to see business improve its productivity, increase its R&D investment and grow its exports to new foreign markets — particularly to emerging markets, which for the first time in 2012 will import more goods than will the developed countries.

Ren built the business by first servicing developing, underserved countries, which is why the western world hasn't heard much about Huawei, yet.

The study, which surveyed 50,000 adults in 24 developed countries, found that «daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles, and earned higher incomes,» reports Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times.

Long a source of irritation for developing nations, especially China, which was the one country most affected by it, the quota regime for the most part came to an end on Jan. 1, and will be fully dismantled by 2008.

For many years, developing nations grew their economies on exports alone, which made them dependent on other countries.

For example, the US Department of Education's Race to the Top Fund, which offered $ 4 billion in grants to states that developed successful educational reforms, spurred innovations that hold promise for school systems across the country.

Larger countries also develop expertise through which they can put themselves into world issues.

The nonprofit Smile Train, which provides free cleft surgery and care to hundreds of thousands of children in developing countries, created VR experiences that immerse viewers into the lives of children with clefts in India.

On the other hand, it also calls for $ 100 billion from industrialized countries to help developing nations address climate change, which could be a hard sell in lean economic times.

In June he unveiled what he calls «40/20/10,» which is narrowing P&G's focus to its 40 biggest «category / country combinations» (such as laundry in China), its 20 largest innovations, and its 10 most lucrative developing markets.

The speed at which the Internet develops can vary from country to country, and this has serious implications for the way in which a company manages its e-commerce approach.

In addition, the country is also expected to develop the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile by that time, which could be used to carry the new hypersonic device, Sputnik reported.

In a developed country like the U.S. which says it values families and children, decent paid parental leave should have long ago become the norm.

Diplomatic observers said the European Union was wary of China's growing investment in the Balkans, central and eastern European countries and poorer EU members - which Beijing sees as gateways into the more developed European market - as it threatened unity and solidarity.

The company, which has been around since 1999, makes washable pads and underwear for menstrual and bladder leakage needs — a venture that champions environmental sustainability and provides access to an essential commodity that can be hard to come by in certain developing countries.

Beyond that, he described China as a country upon which other nations had imposed unfair trade penalties: «We hope developed countries will stop imposing restrictions on normal and reasonable trade of high - tech products and relax export controls on such trade with China,» he said, not naming any specific country.

Last season American Idol, which she developed, owned its time slots, raked in $ 260 million in profit, and fueled countless water - cooler conversations across the country.