Introduction Sustainable development is basically a simple idea to us all. We must achieve a balance between economic‚ social and environmental objective. If we are to maintain and improve the quality of our own lives and pass that quality on to future generations‚ we must use finite natural resources in an efficient way without waste‚ and protect the natural environment to enhance the ability of future generations to maintain and improve their lives. Sustainable development in the housing will
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Swedish Business School Informatics‚ Orebro University Sweden Project work thesis Knowledge based sustainable development-case Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan. Spring Semester: 2010 Supervisor: Assistant professor Anders Avdic Author: Liaqut Ali E-mail Address: liaqut.alih091@student.oru.se 1 Acknowledgement I would
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The word ’sustainable’ means maintainable or bearable. Hence sustainable development refers to that development which may be prolonged for a considerable period of time or which may be bearable by the system and the society. It refers to a type of development that meets the needs of the present generation‚ maintains same level of development for a longer period of time‚ conserves the existing resources for the future generation so that same level of development could continue and causes very
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Sustainable Energy for India’s Rural Development Anil K Rajvanshi Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Phaltan‚ Maharashtra‚ INDIA www.nariphaltan.org China 2007 1 Structure of talk Present problems in rural India Decentralized high technology solutions Energy production from agriculture Energy devices for cooking and lighting Financial and other instruments Other issues China 2007 2 Present problems in rural India 60% of rural population (~ 400 million) in India
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Sustainable Development Sustainable development is defined as ‘the ability to meet our generation’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations‚ it contains two main theories‚ the concept of needs which is based on the idea of providing support to those whom are less fortunate‚ the second theory is called the idea of limitations which is based on the ability to have our technology meet our present needs without harming future generations’. There are many ways you can define sustainable
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Sustainable what? Sustainable development can be defined in many ways; the one that I prefer to use is that of the Brundtland Commission: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."(1) Along those lines‚ many Governments around the world strive to minimize the pollution impact over our most valuable resource‚ the Earth. Additionally‚ lobbyists have spent thousands of hours encouraging legislators to enact laws
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Why we need to do M&E Feedback mechanism (what works and what does not) Informing stakeholders Project Cycle Assessment and planning- implementation and monitoring- evaluation- adaption Outcome Monitoring (Impact Evaluation) vs. Process Monitoring (Implementation Evaluation) Monitoring Strategy Comparisons- comparing results of our project to some benchmarks: Comparing a group impacted by our project to itself (over time) Comparing a group impacted by our project to a group not impacted
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Project E3 - Sustainable and Integrated Rural Economic Development Summary: Project E3 is a Public‚ Private and Community Partnership Project for creating a sustainable Rural Economic Development Telecentre Network to help grass root youth women farmers and micro businessmen to improve their quality of life through economic inclusion through innovative use of ICT. Project E3 used ICT for effective addressing of rural Telecentre economic problems implementing a local language based e business
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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA Official Address by Hon. Dr. Richard Nchabi Kamwi Minister of Health and Social Services On the occasion of the Official launch of the novel “The Other Presence” By Namibia’s Dr. Francis Sifiso Nyathi 27 May 2008 Windhoek 0 Programme Director Madam Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi‚ President of NCCI Mrs Tangeni Angula‚ CEO of the Namibia Institute of Pathology Dr. Sifiso Nyathi‚ the author of the novel “The Other Presence” Esteemed business leaders Distinguished
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Sustainable Business Development A Study on USA and China for Triple Bottom Line and Sustainability Authors: Lisa Huynh‚ Tully Lanter‚ Nava Noori‚ Emma Pan and Jenny Xu Page 1 of 9 Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Sustainable Development in USA ................................................................................................. 3 Overview
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