Renewal through Participation in Global Food Security Governance: Implementing the International Food Security and Nutrition Civil Society Mechanism to the Committee on World Food Security [PDF]
, 2012 The food commodity price rises from 2006 to 2008 engendered a period of political renewal and reform in the governance of global food security. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) was designated as the main international forum dealing with food ...
Barling, D., Duncan, J.
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Why Engineers Should Read More Novels
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.What do engineers do? And what should they work on? A surprising answer is outlined in this essay, which argues that reading novels holds the key for addressing both questions. Novels train the imagination as well as our ethical abilities – skills that are essential for developing future‐proof technologies.
Michael Kuhn
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Fighting Corruption with ICT: Strengthening Civil Society’s Role [PDF]
, 2014 With information and communication technology, civil society plays an increasing role in governance, promoting transparency and accountability to tackle corruption.
Ear-Dupuy, Haidy, Serrat, Olivier
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Weighing risks against GHG reduction benefits in emerging green technologies
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Abstract Green technologies represent promising strategies for mitigating carbon emissions and combating global warming. However, their implementation in civil and industrial applications is not without risks, as intrinsic uncertainties and latent safety concerns can threaten their effective deployment.
Federica Tamburini +3 more
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Civil Society in Transition: the East German Third Sector ten Years After Unification [PDF]
, 2000 Helmut K. Anheier +2 more
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National Linkages and Ambiguous EU Approaches among European Civil Society Organizations
Journal of Contemporary European Research, 2014 During the last decade, the EU has had an explicit strategy to include civil society organizations (CSOs) in European public policy. However, the extent to which domestic CSOs are oriented towards the EU in their policy interests and strategies is ...
Erik Lundberg, Thomas Sedelius
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A Preliminary Note On The Politics Of Civil Society Formation In Turkey
, 1973 SUNAR İlkay
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Book reviewsAdvances in cement and concrete Grutzeck M. W. and Sarkar S. L. (Editors) American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 0 7844 0034, $56.00 [PDF]
, 1995 F. P. Glasser
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Feasibility study of real‐time monitoring of aqueous PVA degradation in a continuous pilot‐scale UV/H2O2 photoreactor. Abstract The performance of a continuous pilot‐scale UV/H2O2 photoreactor for the degradation of aqueous polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is studied.
Zahra Parsa +2 more
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