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Book Operational Activities Report  2002

Download or read book Operational Activities Report 2002 written by and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2003 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Operational Activities Report 2005

Download or read book Operational Activities Report 2005 written by and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Operation of the Trade Agreements Program  The Year in Trade  54th Report 2002

Download or read book Operation of the Trade Agreements Program The Year in Trade 54th Report 2002 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Development Co operation Report 2003 Efforts and Policies of the Members of the Development Assistance Committee

Download or read book Development Co operation Report 2003 Efforts and Policies of the Members of the Development Assistance Committee written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-28 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2003 edition of OECD's annual DAC Report presents detailed statistics and analysis on foreign aid flows and related policy developments. This issue focuses on policy coherence for development co-operation and delivery of more, and more effective aid.

Book Assistance to Countries with Economies in Transition

Download or read book Assistance to Countries with Economies in Transition written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Development Co operation Report 2004 Efforts and Policies of the Members of the Development Assistance Committee

Download or read book Development Co operation Report 2004 Efforts and Policies of the Members of the Development Assistance Committee written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annual report is the key reference document for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid. It is of particular importance this year as the world reflects on progress in development five years after the UN Millennium Summit set a series of goals to be reached by 2015.

Book The EIB Group Activity Report

Download or read book The EIB Group Activity Report written by EIB Group and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Military space operations common problems and their effects on satellite and related acquisitions

Download or read book Military space operations common problems and their effects on satellite and related acquisitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In fiscal year 2003, the Department of Defense expects to spend more than $18 billion to develop, acquire, and operate satellites and other space-related systems. Satellite systems collect information on the capabilities and intentions of potential adversaries. They enable military forces to be warned of a missile attack and to communicate and navigate while avoiding hostile action. And they provide information that allows forces to precisely attack targets in ways that minimize collateral damage and loss of life. DOD's satellites also enable global communications, television broadcasts, weather forecasting; navigation of ships, planes, trucks, and cars; and synchronization of computers, communications, and electric power grids. Congress requested that we review reports we issued on satellite and other space-related programs over the past two decades and identify common problems affecting these programs. The majority of satellite programs cost more than expected and took longer to develop and launch than planned. In reviewing our past reports, we found that these results were commonly tied to the following problems. Requirements for what the satellite needed to do and how well it must perform were not adequately defined at the beginning of a program or were changed significantly once the program had already begun. Investment practices were weak. For example, potentially more cost-effective approaches were not examined and cost estimates were optimistic. Acquisition strategies were poorly executed. For example, competition was reduced for the sake of schedule or DOD did not adequately oversee contractors. Technologies were not mature enough to be included in product development. Several factors contributed to these problems. First, DOD often took a schedule-driven instead of a knowledge-driven approach to the acquisition process. As a result, activities essential to containing costs, maximizing competition among contractors and testing technologies were compressed or not done. Second, there is a diverse array of organizations with competing interests involved in overall satellite development--from the individual military services, to testing organizations, contractors, civilian agencies, and in some cases international partners. This created challenges in making tough tradeoff decisions, particularly since, for many years, there was no high-level official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense dedicated to developing and enforcing an overall investment strategy for space. Third, space acquisition programs have historically attempted to satisfy all requirements in a single step, regardless of the design challenge or the maturity of technologies to achieve the full capability. This approach made it difficult to match requirements to available resources (in terms of time, money, and technology). Other factors also created challenges for the satellite acquisition programs we reviewed. These include a shrinking industrial base, a declining space workforce, difficulties associated with testing satellites in a realistic environment, as well as challenges associated with launching satellites.

Book Environmental Strategies

Download or read book Environmental Strategies written by Joachim Plesch and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2003-09-03 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: In den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten sind die Auswirkung industrieller Aktivität auf die Umwelt immer mehr zu einem Thema in der gesellschaftlichen Diskussion geworden. Unternehmen sind heutzutage mit hohen Erwartungen in Bezug auf die Umweltfreundlichkeit ihrer Aktivitäten konfrontiert. Diese Diplomarbeit konzentriert auf das Konzept der Abfallvermeidung, das den meisten Umwelt-Strategie zugrunde liegt. Viele Unternehmen haben Abfallvermeidung bis zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt jedoch noch nicht eingeführt. In dieser Arbeit wird Abfallvermeidung vornehmlich aus dem Blickwinkel dieser Unternehmen analysiert. Ein kurzer Überblick über die relevanten Begriffe und Konzepte wird gegeben. Danach werden die Bedrohungen für die Unternehmensleistung erörtert, die von ökologischer Gesetzgebung, versteckten Kosten, ISO Standards und den Erwartungen diverser Stakeholder herrühren. Anschließend werden die potentiellen, von Abfallvermeidung bewirkten Nutzen und Vorteile, die die gesamte Organisation umfassen, beschrieben und evaluiert. Diese sind unter anderem zu finden in Effizienzsteigerungen, Stärkung der Organisationsstruktur und Mitarbeiter-Engagement. Eine kritische Analyse dieser Vorteile führt nicht zu fundamentalen Kritikpunkten, sondern unterstreicht eher die Notwendigkeit für eine rationale Herangehensweise an ökologisches Management. Zum Abschluss werden Empfehlungen zur Einführung von Abfallvermeidung in Unternehmen, die dieses Strategie noch nicht verfolgen, gegeben. Darunter fallen unter anderem die Integration von Abfallvermeidung in die übergreifende Strategie, Kostenidentifikation und Abfallvermeidungsprogramme, die zum Empowerment von Mitarbeitern beitragen. Schlussendlich wird betont, dass Abfallvermeidung erst der erste Schritt in Richtung nachhaltiger ökonomischer Entwicklung ist. Abstract: During the past two decades the impacts of industrial activities on the environment have become a prominent issues in debates on economic development. Nowadays, Companies are confronted with high expectations in terms of environmental protection. This thesis focuses on the concept of pollution prevention, which underlies most environmental strategies. Many companies, however, have not yet implemented pollution prevention. In this thesis pollution prevention is primarily evaluated from the perspective of such firms. As a starting point a short overview of terms and concepts in the pollution prevention area is given. Following this [...]

Book The Hidden Dimensions of Operation Murambatsvina

Download or read book The Hidden Dimensions of Operation Murambatsvina written by Maurice Vambe and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his introduction to The Hidden Dimensions Maurice Vambe argues that the treatment of people as 'human dirt' demands the notion of citizenship in Zimbabwe be rethought.

Book Minerals Yearbook

Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Special Investigation Report on Emergency Medical Services Operations

Download or read book Special Investigation Report on Emergency Medical Services Operations written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses safety issues identified during the National Transportation Safety Board¿s special investigation of 55 emergency medical services (EMS) aircraft accidents that occurred in the United States between January 2002 and January 2005. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on less stringent requirements for EMS operations conducted without patients on board, a lack of aviation flight risk evaluation programs for EMS operations, a lack of consistent, comprehensive flight dispatch procedures for EMS operations, and no requirements to use technologies such as terrain awareness and warning systems to enhance EMS flight safety. Charts and tables.

Book DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility Improving Learning for Results

Download or read book DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility Improving Learning for Results written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guidance presented in this book provides step-by-step guidance on the core steps in planning, carrying out and learning from evaluation, as well as some basic principles on programme design and management.

Book 2005 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation

Download or read book 2005 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation written by World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The '2005 Annual Report on Operation Evaluation' examines the use of information by World Bank managers to improve development results and enhance the effectiveness of the Bank at the country level. It suggests that greater attention is needed to measure and manage development results at the country level. This will require strengthening countries' performance measurement capacity. The Bank is making progress in strengthening the results focus of its monitoring and evaluation, but more attention is needed to improve performance measurement and tracking progress.

Book Development Co operation Report 2011 50th Anniversary Edition

Download or read book Development Co operation Report 2011 50th Anniversary Edition written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Development Co-operation Report is the key annual reference document for statistics and analysis on trends in international aid.

Book The Lessons of History

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  • Author : Laurie Burkitt
  • Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book The Lessons of History written by Laurie Burkitt and published by Strategic Studies Institute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book United States Congressional Serial Set  Serial No  14742  Senate Document No  18  Appropriations  Budget Estimates  Etc   V  1   2

Download or read book United States Congressional Serial Set Serial No 14742 Senate Document No 18 Appropriations Budget Estimates Etc V 1 2 written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 3230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: