Some ministers, led by Mr Prescott, think that regional representation must be an essential element.

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Five members will give IOC Assembly regional representation, while ten experts will assure active engagement from the ocean observation research, implementation and marine management communities.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The consultation meeting saw the participation of high level regional governmental and institutional representation, groundwater experts from fifteen countries from the region who discussed groundwater governance in the region.

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For bodies elected by proportional representation (including regional and municipal councils and the European Parliament), this should not be difficult.

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In particular, the National Ocean Council will obtain input from our Governance Coordinating Committee, composed of states, tribes, and local government representatives, on additional representation on the regional planning bodies.

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Although the commission suggests that a fraction (it is divided on how small) should be regional members, elected or selected by some form of proportional representation, most are to be appointees, selected for their greatness and goodness by a committee of the great and good.

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There are no quotas for regional groups, but it is established practice to ensure an equitable representation of different regions and cultures.

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The system they founded created a place where regional interests could be expressed, debated and voted on by the full representation of all the states in the union.

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