THEORY AND PRACTICE IN ASSESSING VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND FACILITATING ADAPTATION P. M. KELLY 1‚2‚∗ and W. N. ADGER 2 1 Climatic Research Unit‚ and 2 Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment‚ School of Environmental Sciences‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich NR4 7TJ‚ U.K. ∗ E-mail: m.kelly@uea.ac.uk Abstract. We discuss approaches to the assessment of vulnerability to climate variability and change and attempt to clarify the relationship between the concepts
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The impact of social performance - Unilever and its environmental responsibility Unilever is one of the world largest multinational companies‚ merged by British soapmaker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie in 1929‚ which is related with lives of over two billion people every day mainly in the area of food and beverage‚ home care and personal care. The corporate purpose of Unilever indicates that they require "the highest standard of corporate behavior towards everyone
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2010 Niki Geiersbach 119 THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Niki Geiersbach Abstract With the dawn of globalization‚ international business is becoming increasingly popular. Multinational organizations are among the most profitable in the world. A company needs to be aware of the language and culture of the country where it plans to embark with its investment. Politics and laws of the nation can either make international business easy or hard. With the success of international
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climate. At year 18‚000 and counting our current interglacial vacation from the Ice Age is closer to its end than its beginning (Geo Craft). This leads to the growing debate of today‚ is global warming man-made? Or is it just a cycle that the Earth goes through? This is a controversial issue today‚ however‚ global warming is not man-made‚ in fact‚ it is a normal cycle for the Earth and the carbon dioxide levels are completely normal. Earth goes through long periods of warming and cooling ages‚ it
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Odyssey Arena Virtual Information System Introduction Human Computer Interaction is the interaction between users and computer. The interaction occurs at the user interface which includes both software and hardware. On the user interface objects or characters are displayed on a monitor. Inputs can be received from users via hardware peripherals e.g. keyboard. Human Computer Interaction has six usability goals which are effectiveness‚ efficiency‚ safety‚ utility‚ ability to learn and memorability
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“Global Economic crisis: Impact on IT Industry in India.” Abstract: Globalization has ensured that none of the economies of the world stays insulated from the global economic crisis. But there was a general belief that the emerging economies could remain largely apart from the global economic meltdown and provide an alternative engine of growth to the world economy. The effect of the crisis on the Indian economy was not significant in the beginning. The argument soon proved unfounded as the global
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Global warming is leading the world into a point of no return. Humans have been modifying the environment exponentially‚ and since the industrial revolution the “carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by about 35%” (Le Treut 97). Who is the responsible of these changes‚ how do we know they are true‚ and how does these changes would impact our living in the future? This carbon dioxide increase is known to be mainly caused by the deforestation of forests‚ and the combustion of fossil fuels
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fast-changing business environment‚ it is dually important to have vision-casting management and adaptable employees. In yesterday’s business model‚ the human resource role was to find employees and to handle benefit administration. Sometimes‚ payroll or other similar managing functions were incorporated‚ but rarely straying from this mold. Today‚ human resource managers deal with employment laws‚ turn-over trends‚ economic up and downs‚ and technological advancements allowing for company growth in e-business
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Human Resources Managing Change Sergio DaCosta University of Bridgeport Organizations worldwide face inevitable change as the market constantly evolves. Especially for human resources managers focusing on administrative and legal process associated with the employment of individuals. Human resources personnel have a great deal of responsibilities within the organization that focuses on recruitment‚ management‚ and providing insight and direction for individuals who work in the organization
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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES ON THE GROWTH OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY Submitted by: Kriti Bhardwaj Date: 1st December‚ 2010 1 ABSTRACT The most contentious global debate today is the obligations of the developed and the developing countries to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. Though climate change is a danger
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