In addition, the logistical challenges posed by the closing of several key harbors in Japan and the impact of those challenges on total landed costs may in fact drive some manufacturers to bring production back on-shore.
The impact of these challenges and the death of my father when I was 13 forced me to reach deep for solutions.
Foster research on the development, use, evaluation and re-contextualisation of OER as well as on the opportunities and challenges they present, and their impact on the quality and cost-efficiency of teaching and learning in order to strengthen the evidence base for public investment in OER.
For example, a company you may know best for manufacturing lawnmowers and tractors has a much bigger mission, aimed squarely at global challenges and opportunities: the impact of population growth on food production, and growing affluence in developing countries leading to greater urbanization, more infrastructure, improved housing and food choices.
Although growing, this market is still in its infancy and there are still many challenges to be overcome to really make impact investing scalable and viable.
Step 2: Triage all of the IT challenges based on business impact and focus on the most important.
For 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems and addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating the impact of natural disasters and climate change and strengthening cybersecurity.
Even with these strides, Belize faces daunting challenges in managing the developmental and environmental impact of tourism.
In this regard case studies are being developed to illustrate their indigenous innovative solutions to local challenges and the breadth and depth of impact made by such initiatives.
The impact of water challenges as a risk to national, regional and global peace and security, however, is perhaps less well understood.
One of the biggest challenges of this recession has been its impact on state and local communities.
Along with the benefits of urbanization, including lower environmental impact, come challenges such as how to provide large, dense and growing populations with clean water for a growing middle-class with corresponding expectations.
Note: Champions of Change is a weekly initiative to highlight Americans who are making an impact in their communities and helping our country rise to meet the many challenges of the 21st century.
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As interest in this concept exploded, my co-author Jed Emerson and I thought it timely to write a book that could both serve as an introduction to this concept and also identify the systemic challenges we must overcome to enable impact investing to reach its potential.
He said Hafren Power needed to show that the project would tackle environmental challenges, work to mitigate the negative impact on the local economy such as Bristol Port and - most importantly - provide evidence the project is affordable and represents good value for electricity consumers.
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To find new ideas and solutions for solving a range of challenges, our Nation must be willing to fearlessly experiment and embrace approaches like prizes that produce impact.
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The speakers in this event will address the main challenges and opportunities to support the growing momentum for PPPs in education through their innovative examples, impact evidence, successful criteria for sustainable partnerships, recommendations for effective partnerships, and support mechanisms that could facilitate these partnerships in education.
All talk of leadership challenges has stopped and even his critics have had to concede that he has started to make an impact with the public.
Last week thousands of non-profits, volunteers, and corporate executives gathered at the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) in New Orleans to discuss innovative solutions for addressing the challenges of the social IMPACT sector.
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