This programme includes various research institutes under the State Ministry of Research and Technology, the National Research Council and the National Development Planning Board.

Subjects involved are universities, the Italian National Research Council, observatories, public research organizations, joint ventures between universities and national industry.

These priority researches are organized by the National Research Council.

176. The National Research Council and the National Science Council were merged by Act No. 61 1994 and the functions they held are now performed, in accordance with the new law, by the Icelandic Research Council.

Space research did not exist in Lebanon until the National Council for Scientific Research (NCSR) established the National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS) in 1995.

This is in line with the aspirations of the National Council for Scientific Research.

Member, Governing Council of the National Research Centre in Kenya, which is responsible for conducting research in crime including juvenile delinquency.

The Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research decided in early 1995 to establish the National Center for Remote Sensing.

A. P. Mitra (India), President, National Academy of Sciences Bhatnagar Fellow (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) National Physical Laboratory, India

A. P. Mitra (India), President, National Academy of Sciences Bhatnagar Fellow (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) National Physical Laboratory, India

The Center is part of the Engineering and technical Division of the National Council for Scientific Research.

75. The Council had concluded that there was a need for a national centre for gender research.

The Ev K2 project of the Italian National Research Council has become one of the international cornerstones of high altitude and remote area scientific research.

The National Council for Scientific Research is cooperating with the Directorate of Climatology to establish a national network of meteorological stations and to assist in the research sectors where climate data are required.

An astrophysical laboratory is being established inside the National Council for Scientific Research to participate in the network.

Thailand Remote Sensing Center (TRSC), under the auspices of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), is the national centre for remote sensing activities.

United States National Research Council (NRC, 1994) Rangeland Health New Methods to Classify, Inventory, and Monitor Rangelands. Washington, D.C.

The Thailand Remote Sensing Centre (TRSC), under the auspices of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), is the national centre for remote sensing activities.

It follows the Engineering and Technology Division of the National Council for Scientific Research, which reports to the Prime Minister.

CIEN National Economic Research Centre

National Institute of Agronomy Research

NATIONAL RESEARCH ON SPACE DEBRIS

National Foundation for Agricultural Research

National Centre for Marine Research

NARS National Agricultural Research Systems

Collaboration with national research institutes

NATIONAL RESEARCH ON SPACE DEBRIS

National financing of research is the responsibility of the Research Council of Norway, but the Norwegian Space Centre has made financial contributions to the industrial parts of the research projects when these match general industrial priorities.

In the research sector, the Lebanese National Centre for Remote Sensing of the National Council for Scientific Research plays a pivotal role in contributing to the development and scientific needs of the country, notably in securing environmental concerns.

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes organized a workshop on biological monitoring.

The National Council for Teacher Education and the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have developed self learning modules on human rights and national values and the NCERT sourcebook for teachers on human rights is currently being translated into Hindi.

(e) National research on space debris.

(e) National research on space debris.

Prof. Essam El Hinnawi Research Professor Natural Resources and Environment National Research Centre

Security Council Practices and Charter Research Branch

Research Most Parties addressed domestic and international research activities and identified priority areas for national climate change research.

Reports on national research on space debris

Most of the research is done in collaboration with national and international research institutions.

National research initiatives Research initiatives led by non Annex I Parties that were reported in the initial national communications included the following

3. International Council for Building Research Studies and

9. Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research

The research guidelines of U.S. National Academy of Sciences or Research Councils of the U.K.

A Space Sciences (later Space Technologies) Department within the National Council apos s (TUBITAK) main research institute the Marmama Research Center, (MRC) was also established to provide technical consultation and implementation of activities of UBITEK.

The WHO Research Policy and Strategy Coordination Programme for 1996 1997 is aimed at developing and strengthening the national health research policies setting up national mechanisms for managing the award of research grants on community health problems training nationals in health research methodology disseminating WHO supported research and improving the involvement of WHO collaborating centres in national health research programmes.

In countries such as Gambia, for example, it was reported that there is no single body responsible for directing research, although the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agriculture Research Board direct research, and the National Agricultural Research Institute is responsible for conducting research.