Both organizations at the global level that deal with sustainable development, primarily UNEP and the Commission on Sustainable Development, their roles were addressed.
At the climate-change talks in Copenhagen authority lay with the National Development and Reform Commission, charged with economic development.
Tim Jackson is a Professor in the UK and was also on the Sustainable Development Commission.
As head of the Economic Development Commission, you are trying to bring in more tourism.
The Xinhua news agency cited a joint announcement from the Ministry of Commerce and the National Reform and Development Commission.
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development has released its first-ever country-by-country snapshot of the state of broadband deployment worldwide.
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Mr. Khusro Pervez Khan, Director General National Commission of Human Development (NCHD), and Dr. Shaista Peerzada, Principle, Islamabad College of Girls , also spoke at the occasion.
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The head of a new development commission for the Delta has vowed to start by completing some of the 1, 300 half-finished roads, jetties, bridges and other projects left behind by his predecessors.
The project is being supported by the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC), which listed Dr Owen as one of it's "London Leaders" for her work exploring the links between games and raising environmental awareness.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, the day before Super Bowl Sunday, volunteers will participate in a day of service in an effort to renovate and enhance five New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) playgrounds.
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They have pledged to stimulate economic growth by dividing Sri Lanka into five economic regions, each of which will be presided over by an Economic Development Commission which will promote industry, agriculture, trade and tourism.
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was established in 2010 by UNESCO and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), with the support of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, to promote the adoption of broadband-friendly practice and policies.
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Carry out other activities that may be required to ensure the success of the work team, including contributing to the assessment of the prevailing water situation in LAC, within the context of existing UN-Water programmes, primarily the UNESCO led WWAP, and the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
Carry out other activities that may be required to ensure the success of the work team, including contributing to the assessment of the prevailing water situation in the Arab region, within the context of existing UN-Water programmes, primarily the UNESCO led WWAP, and the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
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The International Trade Commission and Trade and Development Agency aid American exporters and domestic firms facing foreign competition.
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She has previous experience as a teacher and small business owner, and serves on North Carolina's Local Government Commission, and Economic Development Board.
The Brundtland Commission, formally called the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), was established to resolve a conflict between economic and environmental ministers.
Since then governments have reserved to themselves, and not to the commission, the early development of a common foreign and security policy for Europe, the Union's new long-term project.
The Commission's regional development budget is used to fund many projects across the EU. The local authorities are responsible for allocating funds when the project costs less than 50m euros, Mr Van Lierop said.
Certainly Dr Brundtland's previous assembly of wise folk, the World Commission on Environment and Development, did much to persuade companies and countries that investing in sustainable development was not just good for the environment, but might yield economic returns too.
The powerful National Development and Reform Commission wants to see two-thirds of panel makers go out of business.
The imminent creation of a competition commission, together with the development of new industries, may help loosen their grip.
He also was due to meet the newly appointed chairman of the Cabinet's powerful planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission.
The top political official in attendance will be Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's economic planning body.
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"It was a surprise that the cases have been arriving in such high numbers, " said Marcia Fry, head of operational development at the commission.
In some cases, the European Commission has itself hampered the development of the single market by granting certain industries exemptions from the normal rules of fair competition.
On the other side of the debate are China's commerce ministry and some members of its National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which formulates long-term economic strategy.
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