Harnessing Disruption for Sustainability

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And he provides this push by harnessing natural forces, like in his series where he used rain to make paintings.

Such classifications probably evolved because they strengthened the cohesion of the in group, facilitating cooperation by harnessing hatred for those outside.

But harnessing the power of ICTs does not benefit only a few.

But many poor countries, most famously China and India, have achieved extraordinary economic growth in recent years by harnessing cutting edge technologies.

For example, Singapore is harnessing its near complete fiber optic network to reduce urban congestion by introducing a spate of measures encouraging workers to telecommute.

Omidyar is a philanthropic foundation created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam to improve people's lives through harnessing the power of markets .

This is a project of the Micro Foundation, an NGO founded by Liang in 2010 with the aim of harnessing the power of the Internet to improve rural education in China.

Another area where we have seen little progress is in harnessing women s full talents and potential in the formal economy.

Effective harnessing of existing and emerging technologies, will both reduce costs of, and increase the likelihood of achieving the MDGs.

The Bank Group supported projects aimed at harmonizing international transport policies and procedures, standardizing facilities and services, and harnessing modern technologies.

Multilateral efforts to bridle the dangers of nuclear technology while harnessing its promise are nearly as old as the United Nations itself.

The proposed coordinating entity would contribute to harnessing existing opportunities and provide support to a coherent, integrated disaster response and management community.

Effective harnessing of existing and emerging technologies will both reduce the costs of and increase the likelihood of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Conference of Non Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations on behalf of Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities Corporation (Roster, 2004)

The Declaration highlights the need for cooperation in harnessing the fresh water catchments of Africa, as an important prerequisite for social and environmental development.

Stressing the need for capacity building initiatives aimed at institution building, human resources development, strengthening financial management and harnessing the power of information and technology,

What China needs most is a financial sector capable of harnessing the forces of liberalization and globalization to drive economic growth in the decades ahead.

Another outcome of the Missed Opportunities Harnessing the Potential of Women in Australian Agriculture project is the Rural Research and Development Corporation Rural Women's Award.

France wanted to tame German power by harnessing it to the European project, and Germany was prepared to sacrifice the Deutsche Mark for the sake of France s acceptance of a united Germany, the nightmare of Europe s recent past.

Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, and Chávez s economic strategy depended on harnessing that wealth in order to address his country s social problems.

In most developing countries, the availability of resources to finance investments in infrastructures has been among the critical factors influencing prospects and capacities for harnessing potentials.

In that connection, the Centre collaborated with Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam America in harnessing the support of civil society organizations, journalists and media organizations in West Africa around an international Arms Trade Treaty, proposed by the United Kingdom.

Harnessing the existing broad consensus against fossil fuel subsidies is possible even in the absence of a legal agreement, and could quickly have a significant positive impact.

Realizing that trade is vital to harnessing their development potential and reducing poverty, the developing countries generally have pursued a course of trade liberalization in recent years.

The Australian Government, through the Rural Research and Development Corporation, will be reviewing the Missed Opportunities Harnessing the Potential of Women in Australian Agriculture project in 2006 2007.

The month of Ramadan is about harnessing willpower and cultivating patience, says Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, the founding president of Al Muslimaat, a women s education initiative founded in 1990.

As one of the earliest members of the IAEA, Pakistan has long been a strong advocate of promoting and harnessing nuclear technology for peace, progress and prosperity for all.

The Missed Opportunities Harnessing the Potential of Women in Australian Agriculture project has informed the development of key initiatives under the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Industry Leadership programme.

The second is that unleashing Africa's potential for development requires harnessing the creativity and dynamism of private initiative in a range of areas, including in agriculture, industry, science and technology, and infrastructural development.

Although she understood the historical background of the employment situation, she would urge the Government to adopt better anti discrimination policies, thereby harnessing the potential of Lebanese women to advance the country's development.

The Presidential Commission also aims to maintain a dialogue and ensure an exchange of information with civil society entities, since we believe that only by redoubling our efforts, encouraging synergies and harnessing the goodwill of the public and private sectors, will we be able to achieve the Goals.

But so are measures aimed at harnessing the state to efforts to encourage entrepreneurship and boost economic dynamism such as public guaranties for housing and start ups, and fiscal rebate for investment in small enterprises.

Here permaculture principles would be applied in terms of aiming to reduce energy and water needs, harnessing natural resources such as sunlight, and generally creating a harmonious, sustainable environment in which to live and work.

Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities or the fall of the Berlin Wall, English represents hope for a better future a future where the world has a common language to solve its common problems.

16. Calls upon developed countries and the United Nations system to increase support to programmes and activities in developing countries for advancing human resources development and capacity building, in particular those geared towards harnessing information and communication technologies

On the international stage, large states try to make international rules, and often build their domestic legitimacy on their claims to be able to shape a larger world they think in terms of what French thinkers call harnessing globalization.

(c) Contributing to development of human and institutional capacities of member States for harnessing science and technology, including biotechnology, supporting innovation and promoting awareness of the effective utilization of science and technology to achieve food security and sustainable development

I would say here is where religious leaders come in, because religious leaders are good at reframing issues for people, at harnessing the emotional centers of the brain to get people to alter their awareness and reframe the way they think.

They seek to advance national interests, further the African agenda, and realign the world s financial, political, and trade architecture an agenda that encompasses objectives from previous summits, while reflecting South Africa s goal of harnessing its membership to benefit all of Africa.

The Secretary General's report notes that the United Nations system, through its funds, programmes and specialized agencies, has been in the forefront of the advocacy and harnessing of international support for Africa's development efforts in general and NEPAD in particular.

Renewable energy, permaculture and green building, along with local traditions and eco tourism welcome to Tribewanted an online community launched in 2006 based on the idea of global citizenship and harnessing the energy of social media to meaningfully connect and practice positive behavior change.

America s difficulties in Afghanistan and the serious problems it faces in harnessing Pakistan s government to a more robust fight against the Taliban both at home and in Afghanistan provide an opportunity for these powers to attempt to shift the dynamics of the Great Game to their benefit.

What China needs most is a financial sector capable of harnessing the forces of liberalization and globalization to drive economic growth in the decades ahead. The time has come to cast off the burden of building financial centers, and focus instead on advancing the modernization of Chinese finance.