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Please find attached a call for Applications for the ICSU Grants Programme 2009: Application Form - *.doc 

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This new grant program supports the federal goal to eliminate lead poisoning in children by 2010. State and local governments, Federally-recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal consortia, territories, institutions of higher learning and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Grant applicants must represent communities with historical and likely incidences of elevated blood lead levels. Proposals should [...]

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In Mozambique, corruption was almost non-existent in the 1970s but grew to high levels during the 1990s. At least two forms of corruption — "state capture" (taking control of ministries, judiciary or regulatory agencies for personal or business interests) and "administrative corruption" (making unofficial payments to get officials to flout or to apply existing laws, [...]

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⌠We can confirm to you the sale of part of our investment in the BTC project,■ the bank said in a statement in response to questions from the FT. ⌠We are, in addition, negotiating with several parties the complete sale of our position. The bank, Italy▓s largest in terms of assets, declined to name the [...]

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Candidates should have: an university degree; proven expertise in office management, at least one year; working experience with international projects, preferably with a PHARE Agency; previous experience in grant schemes and / or civil society and relation with public administration is an asset. Key competencies: excellent secretarial skills; good knowledge of computer including MS Off?ce [...]

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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded the grant July 21 to the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Water Management to modernize its network of laboratories. As Romania prepares for membership in the European Union in 2007, it is introducing and enforcing new environmental laws, and the labs will help ensure compliance, according to the [...]

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(MEWM) to develop a modernization plan for the Government of Romania?s network of environmental laboratories. As Romania edges closer to European Union (EU) membership in 2007, the country is introducing and enforcing a large body of new environmental law. The USTDA grant awarded today represents a continuation of the agency?s commitment to assist Romania in [...]

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That important fact has left some critics of the World Bank, the largest financier of antipoverty programs in developing countries, dissatisfied, and they have begun throwing down an essential challenge. It is not enough, they say, just to measure how many miles of roads are built, schools constructed or microcredit loans provided. You must also [...]

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Programme objectives: Financial assistance under this Call for Proposals may be provided for NGOs, which are involved in contributing to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation in different regions of Europe. The Programme will also contribute to the strengthening of small regional or local associations working to apply the ‘acquis communautaire’ [...]

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The International Finance Coorporation–the World Bank Group’s private sector lending arm–is launching a complete revision of the environmental and social policy requirements that govern its lending operations. Civil society groups have long sought adoption, implementation, and strengthening of these “safeguard” policies given significant social and environmental harm caused by many IFC-sponsored projects.