... allowed the processfor the acceptance ofthe second part ofthe 1999 amendments to theAsiaandPacific Plant ProtectionAgreement to proceed. The amendment is about the deletion of Article IV and ... 1ARTICLE IV OFTHE APPPCFunctions ofthe Commission1. The function ofthe Commission shall include:a. the determination of procedures and arrangements necessary for the implementation ofthe Agreement and ... the introduction and spread of pests;c. the promotion of appropriate measures to prevent the introduction and spread of pests ofplants and plant products, and to control pests, including the use of integrated...
... across Asia, Table 5). 10 Peru. From here, they were introduced to the North-western Pacific coast ofthe Americas in the USA and Hawaii, and to the Eastern Atlantic coast from Carolina and ... by, amongst others, FAO, the OIE, NACA, ASEAN, SEAFDEC and the GAA have clearly defined most ofthe issues involved. With the availability of SPF and SPF/SPR stocks of P. vannamei and P. stylirostris ... 2 The designation and presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United...
... challenge. Enhancing Elderly Care Services in AsiaandthePacific Outcome Document of the Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asiaandthe Pacific 21-22 January 2011, Nanjing, China ... ensuring quality health and long-term care services for older persons in Asiaandthe Pacific. I. Key gaps and challenges The Forum identified the following gaps and challenges facing ... designing and implementing policies and programmes towards the full realization ofthe rights of older persons. Allocate adequate budgetary resources for the implementation of policies and...
... improves the screening of fund-seekers andthe monitoring ofthe recipients of funds, which improves the allocation of resources. Secondly, in the presence of information and transactions costs, the ... contribute to the attainment of one objective at the cost of another. Both financial development and its inclusivity are essential for achievement ofthe MDGs in Asia and the Pacific. Box 9. The Post ... and under 5 mortality rate in AsiaandthePacific …………………………………………… 15 Figure 15: The relationship between inclusive financial development andthe HIV prevalence rate in AsiaandthePacific …………………………………………...
... indicatorsI. Asian Development Bank. The views expressed in this book do not necessarily reflect the views and policies ofthe Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they ... and Governance. Each theme is further divided into subtopics. The tables contain indicators related to a subtopic. The MDGs and themes in Parts II and III start with a brief analysis of key ... (million)Non-AsiaAsiaNote: Extrapolation and interpolation were used to estimate urbanization level and corresponding starting years for Latin America andthe Caribbean and Northern America.Sources:...
... responsible for the focus on the health of children under five years of age, and he was the leader in the definition ofthe health status and determinants indicators that framed the literature ... sanitation, and air pollution) 3. “Overview of Urbanization in Asiaandthe Near East”: trends and projections of urban growth and population density in three cities and assessment of urban poverty and ... health and a description of key characteristics ofthe health and family situations of small children living in slums in the ANE region 6. “Players and Programs”: overview ofthe key bi- and...
... confronta-tion between the Soviet Union andthe United States was the centralreality in world politics. With the end ofthe Cold War andthe disso-lution ofthe Soviet Union, the world continues ... interpretation of both the crude Chinese nuclear threatsover the Taiwan crisis and Chinese views ofthe U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia. If the strategic views of China and the United ... result of agreementswith the United States and unilateral actions in the aftermath of the Cold War, and partly because ofthe state ofthe Russian economy.Even if Russia had not ratified the Strategic...
... food stocks, andthe mood ofthe garrison. The tactics of the Daily Mail captured the attention ofthe nation; the newspaperdramatized the situation ofthe town by emphasizing the danger that ... notions of Boer inhumanity towardAfricans, the pro-war argument ofthe ‘‘negrophilists.’’ The other cat-egory into which mentions of Africans fall is praise ofthe loyalty of the Cape Boys andthe ... MafekingNight andthe following day, they were ‘‘everyone’’ and ‘‘London’’ and even ‘‘England.’’ They were created as a group by the newspapers, and this chapter examines the mechanism of their creation and...
... Companies That Save and Sell Heirloom Seeds of Rare and Endangered Medicinaland Other Plants Because ofthe loss of crop diversity with the advent ofthe green revolution and the breeding of crop varieties ... retaincontrol over the future ofthe resource.15.2.2 Organizations Involved in Conservation ofMedicinal Plants and Their Ecosystems The important topic of ethnobotany andthe sustainable use of plant ... availability of or ability to transportendogenous growth regulators, andthe metabolic capabilities ofthe cells. The mostcommonly used tissue explants are the meristematic ends oftheplants like the...
... the pre-school class and the school. The repercussion of this is that the child care andthe school now have the same responsible authority, i.e., the Ministry of Education and the Board of ... p. 19, my translation) The time factor controls the activity in the school both in terms ofthe content and ofthe quality ofthe question-answer-pattern. Dahlberg and Lentz Taguchi (1994) ... practice. With the growth ofthe industrial society the task of educating the new generation was removed from the family and delegated to a new kind of institution - the school. The family was...
... the future, the real-time identication ofthe effects of these developments on the supply of money will be an important contribution of the monetary analysis to the assessment ofthe appropriate ... banks. This strand ofthe literature focuses on the prevalence of superior information with regard to the success of investment projects on the side ofthe borrower vis-à-vis the bank. The approach ... alleviate the funding risks faced by the banks. It should therefore facilitate the provision of money and credit to the economy.22 Understanding the funding models of banks and the interlinkages...