Recently, governments agreed to create the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
For Mr Strauss-Kahn, it is awkward to be yoked to a policy platform so far to his left.
The Organization has been deeply engaged also with the creation of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a vital platform for action to protect biodiversity.
Their policy platform in 2011 wasn't radically different in tone or direction from those in 2007 or even 1999 - but the result for the party was considerably better.
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The Conference welcomed the establishment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) earlier this year and recognized the potential contribution it could make to enhance the effectiveness of the Convention.
This meeting saw the participation of a substantial number of scientific organizations, programmes and networks active in the field of biodiversity science and taking an interest in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is being established with the broad intention of ensuring that the best available science is made available to Governments and other stakeholders to facilitate informed decisions and policies.
Throughout the IYB steady progress was made towards the establishment of an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) on the model of the IPCC, pivotal in assessing the science and raising global awareness of climate change.
The meetings also identified possible directions forward in achieving the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity, including the establishment of an independent intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES) and the development of an agreed regime for accessing biodiversity and for equitably sharing its benefits.
To plug the gap the three governing parties, the conservative New Democracy, PanHellenic Socialist Movement and Democratic Left, may have to rip out a key plank in their joint policy-platform: a deal ruling out further across-the-board wage cuts for the civil service.
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre organized this consultation to provide a platform for TVET policy makers, educators and specialists to share their expertise, country perspectives and good practices in order to further advance TVET approaches towards a green society and economy.
When launched in 2004, it was all about celebrating the unknown social entrepreneurs, helping to give them global recognition, credibility and a platform to engage with policy leaders and large corporations.
The goal of the project is to set up a platform for research-policy dialogues on gender equality in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the post-2015 framework, as well as on wider regional gender equality related issues.
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For the US, playing a leading role in IPBES as advocated in this report may be a critical step towards the long overdue US ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity which is the key platform for international biodiversity policy.
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"Adopting a new platform is like an insurance policy and success isn't guaranteed, " said one executive at a handset maker.
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"I want my party to stand for something, " he said, complaining that his colleagues failed to toe the party platform line on issues such as international policy, gun control and abortion.
This Conference feeds several objectives, including providing a platform for discussion and debate on public policy in the fight against doping, ensuring harmonization, coordination and effectiveness of the global legal and policy framework against this scourge.
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Begun in 1996 as a body to coordinate Arctic policy, the council was for many years seen as a platform for scientists to swap research on environmental issues.
The Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development provided a platform to strengthen dialogue between researchers, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge and technology needed to build sustainable, green societies.
Last year, a number of other candidates, including 2011 Iowa straw poll winner Michelle Bachmann, as well as other national security and public policy figures, lent their names to the Peace Through Strength Platform, and its objective of applying that Reagan philosophy to contemporary challenges.
He will be using his platform to hold hearings on the Fed and on monetary policy.
Among the women expected to play a key role in the Obama administration is Karen Kornbluh, who served as a policy adviser and was the principal author of the Democrats' party platform.
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Critics who dismissed Thai Rak Thai's platform as cheap populism were missing the point: in a country used to receiving policy edicts from on high, a spot of populism was no bad thing.
The aim is to establish a platform for scientists and information technology experts and improve cooperation between researchers, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge and technology needed to build sustainable, green societies.
The Forum provides a platform for the science, technology and innovation community to discuss sustainable development challenges and solutions with policy-makers and other stakeholders.
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