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World Water Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 300-314, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Young water professionals (YWPs) have a critical role in ensuring how water resources will be managed to contribute towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To address the challenges of climate change, population growth, and urbanization, YWPs require leadership skills, transdisciplinary competencies, technical knowledge, and ...
Basant Maheshwari +14 more
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World Water Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 371-387, August 2023., 2023 Abstract The focus on irrigation infrastructure development in countries like India, including a significant allocation of the government's budget, highlights the importance of achieving a high benefit–cost ratio for these projects. However, past reviews have revealed instances where irrigation projects yielded low benefits.
Annie Maria Issac +7 more
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A reflective evaluation of young water professionals' transdisciplinary learning
World Water Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 315-333, August 2023., 2023 Abstract The urgent requirement for transdisciplinary water professionals who can navigate the cascading complexities of water resources in a thirsty, inequitable world is widely acknowledged. To deliver a sustainable water resources sector, current water professionals need to synthesize diverse disciplinary knowledge, develop systemic thinking ...
Jen Dollin +9 more
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World Water Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 294-299, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Water management has become quite complex due to population pressure, climate change, and urbanization. Future young water professionals (YWPs) need to be capable of working with real‐world situations, and they need to be suitably trained so that they can effectively communicate with decision‐makers and enable innovative ideas to be adopted in
Basant Maheshwari
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Catalyzing success in community‐based conservation
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 1, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Efforts to devolve rights and engage Indigenous Peoples and local communities in conservation have increased the demand for evidence of the efficacy of community‐based conservation (CBC) and insights into what enables its success. We examined the human well‐being and environmental outcomes of a diverse set of 128 CBC projects.
Brandie Fariss +5 more
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Review of Policy Research, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 153-175, January 2023., 2023 Abstract This article studies the formation of a local Creative Placemaking (CPM) policy network based on the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and social capital perspective of policy networks. This article hypothesizes that policy beliefs, policy learning, social capital, and the perceived risks induced by defections, as well as macro‐level changes ...
Wen Guo
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 3-24, March 2022., 2022 Abstract Global competencies are crucial for societies to progress in a changing world. Beyond the specific language skills needed to be integrated into an international workforce, individuals should also develop the capacity to analyze and understand intercultural issues in their fields.
Laura Victoria Fielden Burns +1 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen Prevenir la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y en países latinoamericanos requiere reconocer la especificidad de los contextos y las interacciones entre actividad física (AF) y entorno construido (EC). El objetivo de este artículo es avanzar en la agenda de investigación sobre el EC y la AF con el fin de prevenir ...
Olga L. Sarmiento +11 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen La obesidad infantil es un problema grave en Latinoamérica y entre la población latina de EE. UU. Para ser eficaces, las políticas de salud pública tienen que estar guiadas por evidencias contextuales pertinentes, lo cual exige una capacidad de investigación sostenida a través del tiempo.
Deborah Salvo +13 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen Aunque se han hecho avances en el desarrollo y aplicación a gran escala de intervenciones eficaces contra la obesidad infantil, los retos siguen siendo importantes. Nuestro objetivo era comprender las causas del éxito de Estados Unidos y los países latinoamericanos en la implementación de políticas y programas (PYP) contra la obesidad e ...
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla +6 more
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