It is unfortunate that the perception that age is a problem can undermine the value gained through having had more experience in reacting to crisis and change.
The IMF has urged companies and banks in Crisis countries to restructure and change their ways.
The problems of social stability, national security, human rights and humanistic values such as global economic crisis, climate change and poverty are urgent and have to be taken seriously as we need to find mutual understanding to solve these problems and challenges.
We need to be clear that the heartbreaking story unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is not just an environmental crisis but a reflection of a broader energy and climate change crisis.
In a video message to the High-level session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it.
In his video message during the high-level segment, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it.
Earlier at the Rome summit, U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon called for a drastic increase in food production to meet the demands of a rising population and stave off a crisis brought about by oil prices, climate change and the impact of the biofuel market.
Member States are expected to adopt a new Declaration that will guide a sustained response to HIV and AIDS that focuses on change management, rather than crisis management, and supports country- and people-owned responses through focused, evidence-informed interventions.
The economic crisis, our desire for change and the way he inspires people all played to his advantage.
Some voters sense the powerlessness of national leaders before problems like climate change and the financial crisis.
Those issues include potential further easing of U.S. monetary policy (QE4) in upcoming FOMC meetings, the European Union sovereign debt crisis, a Chinese leadership change, and rising tensions between Israel and Hamas.
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It has taken world problems such as food, the failure of World Trade Organization members to reach a global trade agreement, climate change and a financial crisis in 2008, to take this event out of the jamboree category and transform it into a preeminent event for all politicians, CEOs, finance directors and economists to be supportive of.
But that may change with the recent financial crisis and the decline of the nation's industry, Cioffi says.
Facing what I call the 3 C's--change, controversy, and crisis--will force you to define and demonstrate your values-based leadership.
But the Crisis, heavier competition from its neighbors and constant change in the industry is changing the face of high-tech in Singapore.
And so, instead of being confronted with a sudden crisis that prompts real change, South Africa appears to be drifting - sustained by an expanding middle class and buoyant local economy - while the water in the pot keeps getting steadily hotter.
But the proposals are controversial, with some MPs and peers arguing that constitutional change should not be a priority at a time of economic crisis, and also saying that altering the Lords could undermine the primacy of the Commons.
Why do some countries change for the better in a crisis and others don't?
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Our correspondent says more than 20 general strikes since the crisis erupted have failed to change government policies, and this one is unlikely to be any different.
For him, the global food crisis and America's apparently trouble-free GM experience change nothing.
Yet, the financial literacy crisis calls for action, a change in tactics, and the partners involved in this program have moved me to promote this attempt to educate the public.
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FinReg was designed as a response to credit crisis of 2008 and is supposed to be the most sweeping change to financial regulation in the United States since the Great Depression.
If so, we are almost certainly headed for a crisis in the way we adapt ourselves to change, and our mechanisms for growth, in particular the corporation, will have to change themselves.
He says Yemen can no longer depend on emotions or even awareness about the crisis to change the situation, that only firm policies and legislation will force farmers to stop wasting so much water.
It seems as though only a big crisis will force our country to override all the cynical lobbies and change our energy usage.
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As this version of the crisis gains credibility, the pressure is growing to change tack and to let Greece restructure its debt, with investors taking losses.
But the secret fear of European business is that politics as usual will muddle on and that change will be put off until a crisis makes it impossible to avoid.
The International Development Committee (at 9.30am) ponders the threat of a global food security crisis caused by rising demand, growing populations, climate change and environmental problems. witnesses include NGOs, food policy experts and economists.
While the short term macro situation remains uncertain with the US elections, a change of government in China and the ongoing crisis in Europe, Expedia claims not to have had any adverse effect on its brand due to the above factors, which is impressive.
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The coming crisis of IT management is that both CEOs and CIOs will underestimate the change at hand and attempt to address it with insufficient efforts.
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