While Croatia was implementing most of the provisions of the Convention, certain obstacles to social change persisted.

Following the Programme's adoption, the bodies responsible for formulating and implementing Mexico's youth policies underwent a profound change.

Many Parties reported the need to improve capacity for implementing programmes and undertaking work relating to climate change.

Most Parties reported that education, training and public awareness is important in implementing climate change projects and programmes and is an important component of national climate change strategies.

The Board noted that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations was still in the process of implementing change management measures.

Parties had either used existing institutions or created committees for coordinating sustainable development and climate change and for implementing programmes.

Diagnosing public service problems, conceptualizing, designing, implementing and monitoring change triggering processes, and implementing key activities those and other revitalization processes require the presence of individuals with the appropriate knowledge, skills, networks and attitudes.

The SBSTA encouraged Parties to use the information contained in the IPCC TEAP special report when developing and implementing national climate change strategies.

The establishment is needed of a follow up commission that would be in charge of implementing and monitoring strategies aimed at fighting climate change.

That Government has shown no interest whatsoever in implementing any economic or political reform that would lead to democratic change and a free market economy.

Some Parties made reference to Agenda 21 and millennium development goals, which have guided them in formulating and implementing policies that integrate climate change with sustainable development.

While progress had been made in adopting and implementing conventions dealing with desertification, climate change and biodiversity, the commitment to provide requisite financial resources was still lacking.

Another UNITAR programme, funded by the Global Environment Facility through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), provided training in implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Industry non governmental organizations play an important role in concluding and implementing voluntary agreements which constitute an essential part of the United Kingdom apos s climate change policy.

Young people, however, have an important role to play in sustainable development they can be effective advocates of change, both to decision makers and to the general public, and they can and do make a significant difference in implementing change on the ground.

The European Union welcomed the progress made in implementing the conventions on desertification, climate change and biodiversity and noted the new elements arising from the mechanisms of those conventions.

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These measures included managing population growth, developing and implementing environmental legislation, integrating climate change concerns into national development plans and programmes, developing appropriate infrastructure to reduce vulnerability, enhancing awareness among the public and policy makers regarding climate change impacts and adaptation, and promoting sustainable development.

There were also calls for the outcome document to acknowledge that youth can be creative agents of change when they are effectively engaged in developing, implementing and monitoring development strategies.

The GEF organised two workshops at the fifth session of the SBI to better inform Parties how to access GEF resources and to share experiences in implementing climate change projects.

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Thus, the first seven months of 1998 have revealed the true magnitude of the challenges involved in implementing a peace agenda which seeks to change the course of history in Guatemala.

Throughout 2006, the emphasis will change from supporting the design of national strategies for the development of statistics to supporting strategy implementation, including the production of a guide to national strategy implementation and building the knowledge base with case study materials on implementing processes of change.

Most Parties emphasized the need to raise awareness and knowledge in climate change in all areas of society, including schools, universities and other research institutions, and the media in order for all stakeholders to play an important role in advocating policies and or implementing climate change measures.

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Action is needed by countries and regions to design and start implementing strategies to adapt to the consequences of climate change, particularly for the most vulnerable regions, nations and socio economic groups.

As an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNEP assists countries in developing and implementing activities aimed at achieving global environmental benefits by way of fulfilling their commitments under the conventions on biodiversity,59 climate change,60 and the ozone layer, and under agreements to control pollution in international waters.

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A cultural change, a mental change, a physical change, Bam said.

In Trinidad and Tobago, the regional consultation will be accompanied by a regional advocacy campaign Xchange focusing on reducing violence, providing opportunities and implementing change for young people across seven countries of the region.

(f) The Agency has introduced a management development programme to increase the capacities of senior managers of the education programme through developing creative and flexible approaches to management and implementing change within the Agency.

For the LDCs, it was vital to be involved in the global process of change and transformation by implementing their national plans, mapping out the road to progress and setting up signposts of success.

For the current fiscal year, the three implementing agencies (UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank) were planning to prepare GEF projects in the climate change area requiring between US 150 million and 185 million.

153. Developed country parties should fulfil their financial commitments and enhance cooperative efforts to support developing country parties in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

(a) Take steps towards identifying and implementing procedures to ensure that climate change considerations are taken into account in relevant governmental decisions, including those of intergovernmental organizations and in particular multilateral development banks and