But where is the social innovation, the adaptation of technology to social objectives?

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There were significant commitments on financing for mitigation, adaptation and technology transfer.

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They committed to work together this year toward a successful outcome in Durban and to implement the Cancun agreements, including on transparency, adaptation, technology, finance, and forest protection.

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"We're only two to three years into the adaptation of this technology, " he says.

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There were also gains on adaptation, deforestation, technology transfer, capacity-building and financial support.

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Both President Obama and I have agreed on the need for a substantive and comprehensive outcome, which would cover mitigation, adaptation, finance, and technology.

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The UNDAF incorporates UNESCO concerns, including education, science and technology for climate change adaptation, culture and communications for development, gender equality and peace building.

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The agreement builds on more than two years of collaboration between the organizations, in which WiGig Alliance developed the groundbreaking WiGig technology specifications including MAC-PHY and Protocol Adaptation Layers (PALs) and Wi-Fi Alliance initiated work to develop an interoperability certification for 60GHz products.

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Both Mr McKinley and Mr Oliverio appreciate that alternative energy technology will be important in the long term, but that adaptation will be slow.

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Plans to land astronauts on an asteroid have been mooted and the technology involved in landing astronauts on the moon once again would not require too much adaptation to landing on an NEO.

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