Blue-green economies are an important means to achieve what sustainable development ultimately aims at: the wellbeing of people while respecting the environment, including ocean and water-related aspects.
And while users are far from leaving Facebook in droves, they might think twice if something like Diaspora works out - a social networking site currently under development that aims to put privacy at its core.
Funded by the Office of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, First Lady of Qatar and UNESCO special envoy for Basic and Higher education, the Curriculum Development project aims to contribute to modernization and reconciliation in Iraqi society by reformulating the Iraqi school curriculum and textbooks.
By focusing on these measures to enlarge the lineup of content under development, Capcom aims to maximise earnings.
The book also highlights new initiatives and alliances such as the, the Green Development Initiative which aims to establish an area-based certified biodiversity unit, the ISEAL Alliance which is exploring the biodiversity dimensions of environmental and social certification schemes, the Malua BioBank in Malaysia, and Mission Markets which has established an e-platform for biodiversity deals.
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If further work by researchers supports the ideas of Mr Eppig and his colleagues, they will have done the world a good turn by providing policymakers with yet another reason why the elimination of disease should be one of the main aims of development, rather than a desirable afterthought.
Starting in the cyclone-prone region of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, Dilip is enabling communities to use disaster management as a starting point from which to launch efforts to prioritize real needs and design programs that both strengthen communities for the long-term and further the aims of sustainable development.
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The workshop titled: Bringing People to Museum and Museums to People aims at professional development of young officers with the academic background and experience of museums in countries of Asia-Pacific Region who are in a position to benefit from new ideas and approaches to heritage interpretation and presentation.
The conservation and development project Osmose is implementing in Prek Toal aims to link the preservation of the waterbird colonies to the sustainable development of the local communities.
The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development began on January 1, 2005 and aims to promote education as a basis for a more sustainable society and to integrate sustainable development into education at all levels and all areas of life including communities, the workplace and society in general.
The course aims at strengthening the development of competencies of educators and health professionals working with young adults and teenagers.
It also aims to accelerate the development and production of new cars with a focus on better designs, fuel-efficiency, safety and value for customers with the latest launches.
This UNESCO sub-regional meeting, gathering participants from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, aims at discussing the development of underwater archaeology in the region, capacity-building, research, cooperation and the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
One of its central aims was to constrain the development and application of new technology.
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In 2005, he launched the North Highland Initiative which aims to promote the economic development of the far north.
The show has been organised by the Theatre Development Fund (TDF), which aims to provide theatre access for all.
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One of seven organizations competing for this funding is the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), which aims to stimulate an offshore freshwater wind industry in Northeast Ohio.
The strategy aims to ensure the responsible development of nanotechnology by providing guidance to the Federal agencies that produce the scientific information for risk management, regulatory decision-making, product use, research planning, and public outreach.
The Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeology Project 2009 is at the start of a five-year study of the site which aims to define the history and development of Pavlopetri.
Among their aims are the revival of stalled development sites such as Toads Hole Valley and Preston Barracks in Brighton and Hove and Shoreham Harbour and Newhaven port.
In particular, we welcomed the significant contribution of the United States through USAID in supporting the development of ASEAN Single Window project, which aims to develop an integrated cross-border process for customs clearance to increase trade efficiency, trade security, and competitiveness across the region.
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At the request of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), UNESCO is currently assisting in the development of a comprehensive leadership training programme that aims to build the capacities of senior officials to implement and manage policies that are gender sensitive and inclusive and that assure equitable access to education.
An undergraduate course is also in development, set to begin in May, and aims to place students in consulting projects with area companies.
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The latest work along that route is the development of a European-style boulevard along which aims to link the city centre to the waterfront.
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To summarize the Proposed Project aims at alleviating poverty through craft enterprise development in 2 villages in District Bahawalpur, one of which is located in the Disaster area of Cholistan and thus also aims at mitigating risk of fragile communities and supporting alternate means of livelihood to conserve water resources.
It is the only intergovernmental programme that aims to apply social science research to development issues, encouraging policy-oriented-research to face current global challenges, and bridging the gaps between researchers, civil society and policy-makers in order to allow them to work together, whilst respecting the individual role and place of each actor.
The main aims of this tour are to strengthen Sustainable Development and Governance in the Tara River Basin Biosphere Reserve and in the Durmitor World Heritage site in Montenegro and to reinforce the management capacity of the UNESCO designated sites.
Internationally, Fashion 4 Development (F4D) parallels the work of Tory Burch and aims to use fashion to provide economic opportunities for women and men around the world.
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The scheme aims to enhance sixth form students academic and personal development and project activities involve visits to companies, university workshops and researching, designing, planning, producing prototype solutions.
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