Table A: National Laws No. | Title | Salient Features | Republic Act No. 8172 | An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN) | It is hereby declared the policy of the State to protect and promote the health of the people, to maintain an effective food regulatory system, and to provide the entire population especially women and children with proper nutrition. For this purpose, the State shall promote the nutritional fortification of food to combat micronutrient malnutrition as a priority health
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green building by establishing a common language and standard of measurement; * Promote integrated, whole-building design; * Identify building life-cycle impacts; * Raise awareness of green building benefit; * Recognize and reward environmental leadership; * Transform the built environment to reduce the environmental impact of
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BUSM 4194 Leading for Change (Singapore semester 3, 2013) Exam Case study Yarra Valley Water: Learning and change for sustainability By PATRICK CRITTENDEN, SUZANNE BENN AND DEXTER DUNPHY Introduction Yarra Valley Water (YVW) is widely recognised in Australia as a leader in corporate sustainability. The Victorian Government-owned water utility delivers water and sewerage services to over 1.6 million people in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Its operating licence covers over
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commencement. Application of Act. Definitions. CHAPTER II DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE A.—PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION FOR DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE 4. 5. 6. Preparation of Social Impact Assessment Study. Public hearing for Social Impact Assessment. Publication of Social Impact Assessment Study. B.—APPRAISAL OF SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT BY AN EXPERT GROUP 7. Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment Report by an Expert Group. C.—EXAMINATION OF PROPOSAL BY A COMMITTEE
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Land Use Control in Hydraulic Fracturing Prepared for Katherine Wears, Phd. Professor and Assistant Dean at Clarkson University Prepared by Martin Sable Student, Masters in Engineering Management at Clarkson University August 10, 2014 Executive Summary This paper will review the process of hydraulic fracturing, its effects on the environment, and the opposition against the practice. A chronological discussion of lobbying activities and regulatory actions will be discussed, with
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Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief – Mozambique Generic outline October 2011 Gunilla Ölund Wingqvist Sida's Helpdesk for Environment and Climate Change www.sidaenvironmenthelpdesk.se Contact: Gunilla Ölund Wingqvist E-mail: gunilla.olund-wingqvist@gu.se Table of Contents 2. 1. 3. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 Country environment and climate change context ...
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plant will give to a huge deposit of ash consisting of residue from heavy metals. Surely, the toxic heavy metals contained in this dumped ash will mixed with rain water and leached in to the ground and contaminated both ground and surface water the impact of which will not be limited to the plant site, rather, spreads through the rivers and cannels of the Sundarbans. This leads to the deforestation of the Mangrove forests situated exactly 14 kms north of the power station. The operation of this plant
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understanding of morality in warfare. Scholars have often alluded to the prevalence of the just war tradition in (Western) military thought.2 However, the Just War model is insufficient when discussing stability operations because it only describes jus ad bellum (rationale for going to war in the first place) and jus in bello (appropriate conduct during war).3 The moral reasons for going to war are not always the same as the reasons the victor uses to justify occupation of the defeated nation. Jus in
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an extent have a valid reason could be seen as hypocritical. Augustine believed that justified wars were commanded by God in the bible and split his theory into two parts they are; jus ad bellum-just reasons for going to war, and jus in bello-just practice in war. This was then further developed by Aquinas. Jus ad bellum contains seven key points. If these points are met then war can be justified. The points are; just authority-war must be ordered by legitimate authority, just cause-there must be
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Just War theory is a doctrine, also referred to as a tradition, of military ethics studied by theologians, ethicists, policy makers and military leaders. The purpose of the doctrine is to ensure war is morally justifiable through a series of criteria, all of which must be met for a war to be considered just. The criteria are split into two groups: ‘the right to go to war’ and ‘right conduct in war’ . The first concerns the morality of going to war and the second with moral conduct within war. Recently
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