several measures are proposed to reduce the CAD during 2013 Sustainability level and measures Check http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/9th/vol1/v1c2-3.htm sustainability of CAD refers to the ability of a nation to finance its current account gap on an ongoing basis by normal capital flows. Thus‚ the level of CAD that could be financed on a continuous basis without resulting in any pressure on the economy is termed as the sustainable level. While‚ there are various measures
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Philippines - Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services Photo: Beach in Philippines More Information Context Progress Institutional design What’s New? Context The Philippines is among the few countries that implemented environmental and natural resources accounting during the 1990’s and early 2000’s‚ but it has only been implemented minimally over the last 10 years due to budgetary constraints‚ among other issues. The new political leadership emphasizes governance reforms
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Coca-Cola Enterprises is the largest manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverages and syrups in the world. As with many large corporations in today’s world‚ the company has made great strides in becoming more energy-efficient and environmentally conscious. The company’s new sustainability campaign “Deliver for Today‚ Inspire for Tomorrow” focuses on corporate and environmental sustainability with the goal of leading the industry in two major areas: energy and climate change and
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Chap 2: Value Chains Bookmaster Case Study Summary The case study is the story of customer – Drew‚ when he went to the Bookmaster store to buy a hard-copy book. After a frustrating 25-minute ordeal to get to the store‚ through a quick search on the store’s computer from the customer relation associate (CRA)‚ he found out that the store had two copies. However‚ after a careful search the shelves for the book then information from computer system‚ there were not on the shelf as expected and only one
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J.W Gardner once quoted‚ "The society that scorns the excellency in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water." True. Plumbing is a humble yet a very vital service in our homes. We all need clear drains‚ tubs‚ drainage pipes and sewer lines for smooth running of home operations and when drainage issues arise‚ a plumber becomes an adventurer
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Power‚ Pollution and Ecological Restoration India is presently amongst the top ten power generating nations in the world and accounts to approximately 4% of the world’s total electricity generation. India has the per person energy requirement of 0.7 kW approximately. [1] The following kinds of power stations (based on means of production) are presently meeting Indian power requirements: 1. Thermal Power 2. Hydro Power 3. Nuclear Power 4. Renewable Power Thermal based stations actually
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The World Wide Fund for Nature or WWF for short has worked at reducing our carbon footprint for over 45 years. Even since 1985‚ the World Wildlife Fund Network has invested over $1.165 billion in more than 11‚000 projects. According to the WWF website‚ their mission is to conserve nature which they are actively doing in 100 countries with 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. There are several ways that everyone can do their part in supporting WWF. Supporters can
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Why is Sustainable Development important to Bermuda? Vincent Williams-Savery To answer this question‚ let us first define sustainable development. Sustainable development can be described as a process of “planning for a future without regrets”. What does this mean? A future without regrets is one in which our children can have the same quality of life and experience the same economic‚ environmental and social standards that we are allowed to enjoy today. Sustainability requires that we consume
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CIVIL ENGINEERING Term Project: Systems Analysis of a Large-Scale Facility Spring 2014 The CEE 3000 term project requires you to examine and conduct a system analysis of a large- scale civil-engineered facility to assess the sustainability of the facility using the Sustainability Engineering (SE) framework presented in the course. The purpose of the system analysis will be to assess how sustainable or unsustainable the facility is and what actions can be taken to improve it. The project will
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‘How Sustainable Am I’ Sustainable Development is a "hot" topic these days and sustainable related change is all around us. Many people struggle though with the question on "how can I make a change to improve the health of our planet?" Our society is clearly in a new state of thinking with respect to the important topic of sustainability and I like to believe that I ’m playing my role‚ but how sustainable am I really? In order to answer that question it obviously is crucial to first clearly
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