Enhancing water use efficiency and managing competing uses

(k) Resource efficiency To minimize the use of scarce and non renewable resources in the development and operation of tourism facilities and services

In addition to eating less meat, production of it needs to be more resource efficient.

Economic instruments that include demand management measures could play an important role in promoting efficient water use.

All around us, warning lights are flashing yellow, if not red.

However, its members are increasingly facing capital volatility, and there is a sharp decline in the use of Fund resources.

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It also envisages the use of UNICEF procurement services, where appropriate, to promote the efficient and increased use of resources for essential commodities for children.

Equally important, the money gained through natural resources must be used to promote development.

Where feasible, UNRWA incorporates cost sharing and self support measures into its programmes to ensure the efficient use of resources and to encourage participation by the beneficiary population in the provision of services.

We want to get people to be more energy efficient.

These efforts led to major improvements in energy efficiency.

Technological innovation and increased energy efficiency have considerable potential.

34 (XXI) Rationalization and increased efficiency of energy and the use of renewable sources of energy

Perhaps the single most promising development in terms of energy efficiency is plug in hybrid technology for automobiles, which may be able to triple the fuel efficiency of new automobiles within the next decade.

Policies targeting energy efficiency and security largely lapsed.

Efficiency and effectiveness of measures in reaching the end users of natural resources

Some Parties are proposing the introduction of efficient fuel for boilers in industry, efficient coal fired boilers, efficient electrical motors, and efficient lighting in industrial buildings.

Efficient use of resources

Agronomical research and technical innovations are crucial to maximizing water efficiency in this sector, and they must be taken much further.

The efficiency of flash appeals could be strengthened by quicker and better needs assessment and a better media strategy, coupled with stronger means to record contributions and monitor their use.

We will need improved energy efficiency, through green buildings and more efficient appliances.

Energy efficiency is often called the low hanging fruit of emissions reduction.

Consider the energy inefficiency of an automobile, for example.

Ion engines can make much more efficient use of propellant than existing chemical rockets.

In addition, UNIDO is actively promoting business partnerships to support energy efficiency and clean technologies for enhancing productivity and competitiveness of selected industries in several countries.

The basic objective should be to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the First Committee.

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Fuel efficiency standards for automobiles were legislated, and car producers implemented them.

When well insulated, a building is energy efficient, thus saving the owner money.

Recommendations on financing the Convention implementation

He underlined that a strategic approach to technical assistance could translate into more efficient, better targeted, properly tailored use of resources to meet specific requirements and to produce tangible, measurable results.

Myth 3 If energy efficiency worked, everyone would have done it already.

They are aimed not only at improving energy efficiency but also at reducing pollution.

So the new treaty will be an even less efficient use of our resources than the old Kyoto Protocol.

But if China can improve its energy efficiency, it will save money and strengthen its energy security.

The oil crisis in 1973 also encouraged the efficient use of energy because of Japan's lack of natural resources.

Are there any provisions on the use of water resources?

Clearly, there is need to enhance the efficiency and the effectiveness of action taken to achieve the outcome goals.

Supporting NEPAD is the best way to improve the efficiency of assistance to Africa, to support African priorities and to improve the capacity of Governments to establish links, between sustainable development and anti poverty strategies that meet the needs of African States.

Strengthening human resource management and staff learning

Equally important, the money gained through natural resources must be used to promote development. The old colonial powers regarded Africa simply as a place from which to extract resources.

The advances in materials science open the possibility of much more energy efficient residences and commercial buildings.

The ratio of market value to book value, termed Tobin s Q by financial economists, is a standard measure for evaluating how effectively firms use the capital they have.

The use of three runways allows for efficient clearing away of snow and ice during the winter months to keep the airport open.