Inbound day visits

Posted on: 26 September 2013
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The September 2013 issue of VisitBritain’s Foresight publication analyses inbound day visits to the UK.

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Guide to implementing the Water Convention

Posted on: 26 September 2013
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The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) was adopted in 1992 and  entered into force in 1996. It brings together almost all countries sharing transboundary waters in the pan-European region, and is expected to achieve broader participation with its global opening to all United Nations Member States. The Water Convention serves as a mechanism to strengthen international cooperation and national measures for the ecologically sound management and protection of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters. Furthermore, it provides an intergovernmental platform for the day-to-day development and advancement of transboundary cooperation. The present Guide to implementing the Water Convention constitutes a commentary to the Convention’s provisions, providing explanations of the legal, procedural, administrative, technical and practical aspects of the Convention’s requirements for appropriate implementation. It aims to strengthen the understanding of the Convention among current and future Parties, international partners, non-governmental organizations and academia.

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Review of Construction Industry Training Board

Posted on: 26 September 2013
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As part of the Government’s Triennial Review of the Construction Industry Training Board, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has launched an online consultation survey seeking views on the effectiveness and the functions of the organisation.

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Policies for shareable cities: A sharing economy policy primer for urban leaders

Posted on: 26 September 2013
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A new report from the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) and Shareable details policy steps that city governments can take to benefit from the growing sharing economy by supporting innovations such as ride sharing, car sharing, co-housing, cooperatives, and urban agriculture.

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Business travel outlook for Western Europe

Posted on: 26 September 2013
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The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has announced the results of its second GBTA BTI™ Outlook – Western Europe report, a semi-annual analysis of the five most critical business travel markets in Europe: Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain. These five markets together form the lion’s share of business travel in Europe, nearly 70%, and provide a barometer for the health of the entire European business travel market. The report, sponsored by Visa Inc., includes the GBTA BTI™, an index of business travel spending that distills market performance over a period of time.

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Renewable Energy & Climate Change Group Legal Update

Posted on: 25 September 2013
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This Legal Update from DLA Piper provides a snapshot of the state of play of renewable energy in the Asia-Pacific, focusing specifically on trends in Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Philippines where there has been recent and remarkable progress. The update discusses India and China as emerging superpowers turning to renewable energy to meet energy security issues. Despite its location outside the Asia Pacific, the paper also considers South Africa which has endured a power crisis of its own since 2007.

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TEDxNewham: Where resilience lives. London, 11 May 2013

Posted on: 25 September 2013
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This event provided an opportunity to explore resilience from many dimensions, giving real examples from one London community that embodies the very spirit of resiliency experienced in cities around the world. Speakers each told their story of resilience from their own perspective, through their own lens. Videos are available online.

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Resilience is everyone’s business

Posted on: 25 September 2013
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The goal of transforming one of the largest and most populous metropolis in the world in a green, safe and resilient space was one of the highlights during the term of Mr. Marcelo Ebrard as Head of Government of Mexico City between 2006 and 2012. With an area of less than 1 percent of the national territory, Mexico City and its surrounding metropolitan area have more than 22 million people. In 2010, Mexico City was acknowledged as one of the “role model cities” by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), in the context of the world campaign titled “Making Cities Resilient: My City is getting Ready!” With more than 30 years in the public sector, a very well-known champion of the world campaign and current President of the Global Network for Safer Cities, Mr. Ebrard discusses some of his achievements, challenges and personal vision on disaster risk reduction and on building resilience.

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Insights into townhouse development in Helsinki and Stockholm

Posted on: 25 September 2013
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Town houses are new concepts for urban living in Helsinki and Stockholm. In this article, the author presents some research findings and thoughts of his on the topic.

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Climate diplomacy: Seeing the bigger picture

Posted on: 25 September 2013
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This policy brief outlines the critical elements of effective climate diplomacy and identifies approaches that countries, especially lesser developed countries, can consider in an effort to develop their own capacity for successful climate diplomacy.

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