It is also important to invest in infrastructure, water supply, health, education, agricultural research and development.

(a) Investment in the water and sanitation sector

Greater investment and coordination in water and sanitation projects.

Good Governance in Investment Promotion

A further 1.6 billion people live in areas experiencing economic water scarcity, where the lack of investment in water or insufficient human capacity make it impossible for authorities to satisfy the demand for water.

The bottom line is that the investment climate for foreign direct investors is becoming less welcoming.

FDI and Development Policy Issues Related to the Growth of FDI in Services

Over the past 10 years, there has been increased investment in water and sanitation projects.

Expert Meeting on Capacity Building in the Area of FDI

Report of the Expert Meeting on Good Governance and Investment Promotion

The former include the decentralization of FDI promotion, the development of training programmes for staff involved in investment promotion, and initiatives to educate civil society about FDI and its development impact.

Special training in investment promotion was given to diplomats from Nicaragua and Peru.

We use water in every aspect of our daily lives.

Experiments in water management focus on the development of water harvesting techniques, the promotion of desalination plants and dam construction.

Experiments in water management relate to the development of water harvesting techniques, promotion of desalination plants and dam construction.

FDI in safety we were just watching and taking care of the perimeter of FDI and 30 seconds later, it exploded we were hit by RPG's and AK's then began to arrive so far, I saw everything happening where the insurgents appeared, and where were the RPG, ve only dust and dirt everywhere, smoke

The report defined physical water scarcity, as being where there are insufficient water resources to meet the demands of the population, and economic water scarcity as where water requirements are not satisfied because of a lack of investment in water or human capacity.

Furthermore, proactive science and technology policies and a coherent FDI policy approach could play a catalytic role in increasing R D FDI in developing countries.

However, these enterprises face a number of challenges in investing overseas.

Investing in the development of national S T education and training infrastructure

Compared to 2005, the main increase in investment funds is in fund raising.

Most investment in modern biotechnology has been in developed countries.

About half of the production is consumed in water treatment.

WASH emergency preparedness

UNICEF and the Water and Sanitation Program are collaborating on a number of initiatives.

Provide funding for activities in sanitation and water supply.

The presenter of the theme Water and sanitation underlined the importance of pricing policies in the supply of water and sanitation services.

The Investment Policy Review of Benin was presented on 2 November 2004 at the Expert Meeting on Good Governance in Investment Promotion.

The Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch has integrated norms of good urban governance into its activities related to water education and management.

1. Notes the proposals of the Secretary General on investing in information and communication technology

Election of officers Adoption of the agenda FDI data compilation and policy formulation in developing countries Adoption of the report of the meeting

Technical cooperation activities in promoting good governance in the area of FDI continued.

A report on the status of governance in investment promotion in Maldives was prepared and submitted to the Government.

Progress Report Implementation of Post Doha Technical Assistance Work in the Area of Investment

The policy response to the slowdown in investment differs across countries.

The G 15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and technology.

The relationship between statistics, impact assessment and policy formulation in the area of FDI

India's OFDI policy regime, 1978 2004

All term deposits are placed following the United Nations investments policies and guidelines.

In carrying out these functions, the secretariat should ensure synergies between its GGIP programme and other related activities of the Division and its work on investment policies, especially the investment policy reviews, which will help to ensure that the impact of such programmes is sustainable.

Focusing on the legal dimension of corporate responsibilities in the field of economic development, he said that trends in investment arbitration case law suggested that certain corporate conduct obligations were inherent in the protective principles found in international investment agreements.

Training courses on international environmental law, on ecology and management of inland waters, and on remote sensing technology

(vii) Supporting existing regional and interregional initiatives such as the Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for all (WASH) programme for water and sanitation

The training courses in investment promotion covered investment promotion strategies, techniques and practices at the national level, but also at the regional and subnational levels.

Item 3 FDI data compilation and policy formulation in developing countries