The result of this was that public policies had a limited impact on reducing poverty.

This could help to eliminate the impact of currency fluctuations by reducing the magnitude of the swings.

122. The past year has seen laudable progress in curtailing the use of landmines and in reducing their impact.

The development of the Cost Impact Analysis (CIA) has allowed for a more rational allocation of resources, reducing the cost per impact unit in basic health and primary education.

However these have yet to have an appreciable positive impact on reducing the disparity between rural and urban areas.

Many representatives reported in detail on their Governments' efforts and achievements in reducing the impact of drug abuse and trafficking.

The Contracting Parties shall agree to carry out environmental impact assessment of hazardous activities, and to implement risk reducing measures.

Many representatives reported in detail on their Governments' efforts and achievements in reducing the impact of drug abuse and trafficking.

It was also noted that the introduction of new technologies in some countries was reducing the adverse environmental impact of transport.

Such services should also address the issue of reducing the vulnerability to infection and the impact of HIV AIDS among vulnerable groups.

Hence Governments needed to act urgently if they were to succeed in containing the spread and reducing the impact of ATS abuse.

In conjunction with this, development assistance needs to be restructured, focusing on high impact areas and on reducing dependency.

Support from the Global Fund will have a positive impact on programme actions and on reducing the incidence and prevalence of the disease.

There is a general consensus that TNC performance can have a positive impact in reducing poverty in host developing countries.

The International Disaster Reduction Strategy, should become a pillar of United Nations activities for reducing the severe and ever growing impact of natural disasters.

The new arrangements maximize the impact of expenditures and improve service by streamlining administration, reducing overlap and directing resources to lower income Canadians in need.

The results of the three evaluations provided additional information on the impact of decentralization and its effect in promoting equity and reducing disparities across the region.

The trend towards stronger economic performance is encouraging in terms of achieving an ongoing impact on poverty, reducing macroeconomic imbalances, raising the proportion of internally financed government expenditure and making an impact on Mozambique s overall aid dependency.

Our target of reducing the mortality rate among children under five by two thirds by 2015 is being compromised by the impact of HIV and AIDS.

Given Europe s fiscal deficits and the economic impact of reducing them, that is a huge potential prize. But, first, the issues depressing the carbon price must be addressed.

Such a strategy should aim at reducing the dimensions and impact of the problem, and, at the same time, prevent its further spread to countries not yet affected by it.

Funds for reducing the socio economic impact of HIV AIDS have been exhausted, and at present UNDP is trying to mobilize additional resources to continue the effort against the epidemic.

Clearly, a policy of reducing CO2 emissions would have had zero consequence on Katrina s devastating impact on New Orleans, where such a disaster was long expected. Over the next half century, even large reductions in CO2 emissions would have only a negligible impact.

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However, our debates and shared experiences have demonstrated that risk reduction and preventive action with respect to vulnerable persons are the best way to contribute to reducing the impact of disasters.

Reducing the ERW problem

These achievements would contribute to enhancing economic growth and reducing poverty, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health, and reducing the spread of HIV.

Reducing the costs of remittances

The inclusion of some form of self destruct system built into a sub munition so that they will function after a defined short time period after impact would substantially reducing the dudding rate.

The CAP reform had had a great impact on the price of cereals and imported chicken, forcing many poultry farms in Senegal to close and reducing employment, as in other West African countries.

Individual policies can have a big impact, too. There is strong evidence for encouraging greater attention to mental and physical health, and for placing a high priority on reducing unemployment.

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C. Reducing vulnerability

Reducing debt burdens

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A number of anti trafficking strategies and measures initiated within the framework of the National Action Plan appear to have had a positive impact on reducing the number of trafficking cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Hence, realization of an efficient disaster management system, which could address the social issues related to disaster mitigation, would help in reducing the impact of disasters on the vulnerable socio economic profile of developing countries.

Reducing the vulnerability of displaced populations

Reducing the ecological footprints of cities

Several years of experience in addressing the HIV AIDS epidemic have confirmed that the promotion and protection of human rights is an essential component in preventing transmission of HIV and reducing the impact of HIV AIDS.

All sectors can improve the impact of their operations through ICT, reducing their use of resources through smart energy management, more efficient transport, transport substitution, dematerialization, electronic commerce and substitution of services for products.

One promising attempt to correct this imbalance is the proposal for a Health Impact Fund that Thomas Pogge, director of the Global Justice Program at Yale, and Aidan Hollis, an economist at the University of Calgary, launched seven years ago. If the Health Impact Fund could be adequately financed, it would provide incentives to develop products in proportion to their impact in reducing the global burden of disease.

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Reducing mortality in childhood

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