Capacity development

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771Cognition / Creativity / Educational psychology / Positive psychology / Problem solving / Science / Social innovation / Skill / Art / Innovation / Structure / Mind

ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR INNOVATION How does innovation happen? Enhancing the innovation capacity of society is essential for societal prosperity and economic development. Innovations are sparked off by challenging old

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Source URL: www.creativeclash.eu

Language: English - Date: 2012-09-14 12:41:57
772Disaster preparedness / Development / Risk / Humanitarian aid / Disaster risk reduction / United Nations University / International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction / Adaptation to global warming / Capacity development / Public safety / Management / Emergency management

SYNTHESIS REPORT OF BEST PRACTICES, NETWORKS, RESEARCH GAPS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOSTERING CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION A combined deliverable incorporating D5.1, D5.

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Source URL: www.catalyst-project.eu

Language: English - Date: 2013-09-18 05:21:21
773International development / Economics / United Nations Statistics Division / PARIS21 / Data analysis / Capacity building / Millennium Development Goals / Aid effectiveness / UNESCO Institute for Statistics / Development / United Nations / Science

About this paper: In October 2014, UN Secretary General commissioned a report by the Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development (IEAG) to review and highlight opportunities and

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Source URL: www.ciesin.columbia.edu

Language: English - Date: 2015-04-21 11:26:03
774International relations / Socioeconomics / Fragile state / Poverty / Poverty reduction / Economic growth / Development economics / Economics / Development / Economic development

CALL FOR PROPOSALS AERC RESEARCH PROJECT ON GROWTH IN FRAGILE STATES IN AFRICA Economic growth and development of sub-Saharan Africa will be largely dependent on the region’s human and institutional capacity to manage

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Source URL: aercafrica.org

Language: English - Date: 2015-03-30 03:17:34
775Humanitarian aid / International economics / Aid / United States Agency for International Development / Emergency management / Transformational Diplomacy / Development aid / Capacity building / Humanitarian Accountability Partnership International / International development / Development / International relations

Remarks by Ambassador Randall L. Tobias U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator, USAID "Mobilizing to Help Those in Need, While Building Capacity" October 10, Fritz Lecture on Improving Humanitari

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Source URL: www.fritzinstitute.org

Language: English
776Structure / Macroeconomics / Economic geography / Information Age / Knowledge economy / Economic development / Creativity / Business cluster / Economic growth / Knowledge / Economics / Innovation

2. Detailed Description 2.1 Overview and Objectives It is now widely accepted that innovation and creative capacity are essential determinants of economic prosperity in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy. Furthermore

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Source URL: sites.utoronto.ca

Language: English - Date: 2011-05-06 12:03:10
777Electromagnetism / Smart meter / Smart grid / Automatic meter reading / Electricity meter / Electrical grid / Load profile / Smart grid policy in the United States / Current Communications Group / Electric power / Energy / Electric power distribution

FEATURE: INDIA SMART METER Metering India smartly India is estimated to install 130 million smart meters by 2021 but progress could be stalled by significant infrastructural development and capacity building issues.

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Source URL: asian-power.com

Language: English - Date: 2013-05-21 05:46:05
778Design / Macroeconomics / Innovation / Global Competitiveness Report / Competitiveness / Productivity / Business cluster / Economic development / Economic growth / Economics / Structure / Business

National Innovative Capacity MICHAEL E. PORTER, Harvard Business School and Director, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness SCOTT STERN, Northwestern University and the Brookings Institution 2

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Source URL: www.hbs.edu

Language: English - Date: 2014-05-28 11:31:19
779Development / Sociology / Science / Project management / Program evaluation / Capacity building / International development / Program management / Impact evaluation / Evaluation / Evaluation methods / Impact assessment

CARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT STANDARDS As endorsed by the CI Board of Directors, May 2002 INTRODUCTION These standards apply to all CARE projects and other types of programme intervention. The standards should be used in c

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Source URL: www.careclimatechange.org

Language: English - Date: 2010-09-27 22:33:24
780Public safety / Disaster preparedness / Civil Affairs / Management / Natural disasters / ALNAP / International nongovernmental organization / Non-governmental organization / Capacity building / Humanitarian aid / Development / Emergency management

MISSED AGAIN: making space for partnership in the Typhoon Haiyan response Summary: The effectiveness of partnerships in response to Typhoon Haiyan  The proximity to and knowledge of communities that NNGOs bought to pa

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Source URL: www.alnap.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-10-22 09:35:49
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