The surges can be handled by the use of individual contractors independent contractors .

The opening of new missions and downsizing missions will result in surges of activity.

They may be applied to signal concern over import surges and to persuade trading partners to reduce export growth.

Then, it is years of deadly damage control, Frankensteins of sieges and surges and counter insurgencies, and once again, no exit strategy.

However, the need has also become apparent for careful advance planning for dealing with surges in enrolment following the abolition of school fees.

This therefore calls for careful consideration and implementation of measures for streamlining the inflow of aid flows and avoiding harmful surges of flows.

While we are here discussing this issue, the effects of erosion, storms and tide surges are already being felt in the Marshall Islands.

I have therefore called for a global warning system, covering not only tsunamis but also other natural disasters, such as storm surges and cyclones.

Noting that hazards in Bangladesh include floods, storm surges, droughts, and increasing salinity, he gave examples of technologies existing in Bangladesh to reduce risk.

It's as though the desire of the Ripper to kill surges to a peak... he's satisfied, and then he's quiet until the impulse returns.

On floods and storm surges, he noted structural measures such as multipurpose cyclone centres, and non structural measures such as subsurface food and seed storage.

Developing countries would have recourse to the special safeguard mechanism to address unforeseen events arising from possible import surges as a result of tariff reduction.

Indeed, in years in which there were no surges in IMF lending, the net transfers from multilateral lending institutions were small or even negative (see table 8).

Each year building codes are ignored and zoning laws overlooked as communities expand into areas prone to earthquakes, landslides, floods, tidal surges, droughts, volcanic eruptions and high winds.

1. Foodstuffs 15. Supplies remained plentiful for many foodstuffs. In particular, the sugar market continued to suffer from refinery overcapacity, and supplies remain plentiful thanks to surges in refinery activities.

Price based capital controls, as introduced in Colombia, Chile and, recently, Argentina, could help prevent exchange rate appreciation during surges of capital inflows and open policy options for expansionary economic policies during recession.

In Ecuador, floods, sea surges and mudslides have affected the coastal region since September 1997. The damage to the infrastructure has been estimated at 300 million and thousands of people have had to be evacuated.

4.7 The United Nations faces increased challenges in planning for and effectively implementing the complex mandates that are often called for in peacekeeping operations today and in meeting the planning demands of surges in operational activity.

Thirdly, the recent surges of FDI to some countries, principally in the extractive sectors, should not be taken to suggest that opening Africa up to international business can bring about a rapid region wide economic renaissance .

Quite apart from the economic power of the State, the multiplier effects of such monetary policies damage the investment possibilities of private companies and individuals they are sources of inflation and of uncontrollable surges in prices.

Though growing in maturity, the rank and file still display a low threshold of self discipline and respect for individual rights when dealing with surges of armed crime and of threats against members of the institution.

Programmes which copy a successful diversification endeavour launched, for example, by a neighbouring country, or respond to sudden surges in world prices which can be temporary, may easily backfire because markets can easily be saturated or products substituted.

We do not know how to handle the fiscal issues posed by the financial crisis. Doubts about the sustainability of government debt produce sudden surges in interest rates, as risk premia rise dramatically with perceptions of the likelihood of default.

In a number of national communications, use of models was not specified, but a matrix and flow charts were used to depict the effects of storm surges and cyclones on coastal infrastructure, health, soils and water supply (e.g. Lesotho, Samoa).

Adding to the supply side changes was Saudi Arabia s subsequent historic announcement that it would no longer lead OPEC in playing the role of swing producer. It would no longer lower production when prices fell sharply, and increase output in response to large price surges.

In past decades, large expansions of bank reserves caused lending surges that increased the money supply and fueled inflationary spending growth. But now commercial banks are willing to hold their excess reserves at the Fed, because the Fed now pays interest on those deposits.

(h) Thirty battery chargers to replace existing battery chargers (damaged by lightning strikes, power surges and low voltage brownouts) to ensure a means of constant standby direct current power supply to the additional 20 Motorola base mobile transceivers also requested as part of the submission ( 3,000).

Moreoever, new special safeguard measures under the Agreement on Agriculture in the form of additional tariffs, which can be imposed in certain cases of low import prices or surges in import volumes, are being used by some importing countries almost automatically, irrespective of whether imports really hurt domestic producers.

This could include designing the ground levels of seaside buildings to permit storm induced surges to pass through without flooding the lower floors, thus minimizing potential damage to offices and homes. In addition, construction in coastal areas damaged by extreme events could be prohibited, as has been done in Hilo, Hawaii.

Botswana and Mauritius stand out in this regard. Recently, surges of FDI into the extractive sector in some African countries have spurred growth recoveries and have been welcomed as a potential source of increased employment, government revenues and foreign exchange and as a catalyst for a more diversified industrialization path.

Small island developing States, and countries with long coastlines and low lying areas pointed out their experiences with severe floods and drought, adverse effects from changes in the ENSO phenomenon, tropical storms and changes in their patterns, salt water intrusion, storm surges, coral reef damage, and changes in migratory patterns of important fish.

109. He referred to the case of Mexico, which, as one of the major generators of migration to a developed country, has been affected by anti immigrant surges, and he recalled that, because of its geographical position, Mexico is at the same time a receiver country for migrants from Central and South America.

(c) The assessment at the national level of the economic and social impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, changes in storms or storm surges, and the risk to coastal ecosystems, including fragile ecosystems, wetlands, coral reefs and atolls, as well as freshwater supplies, arid and semi arid areas, drought and desertification

VENICE The run up in gold prices in recent years from 800 per ounce in early 2009 to above 1,900 in the fall of 2011 had all the features of a bubble. And now, like all asset price surges that are divorced from the fundamentals of supply and demand, the gold bubble is deflating.

Afghanistan s future hangs in the balance as its weak national government struggles to maintain support and legitimacy in the face of a widening insurgency, warlords, the heroin trade, and a disappointed populace. Across an arc extending from Afghanistan to East Africa, violence now also surges in Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, and beyond, to Sudan s Darfur region.

The small island developing States, and countries with long coastlines and low lying areas, pointed out that they experience severe floods and drought, adverse effects from changes in the El Niño phenomenon, tropical storms and changes in their patterns, saltwater intrusion, storm surges, coral reef damage, and changes in migratory patterns of important fish.

In addition to these responsibilities, the team has the capacity to respond to surges in DPKO activity by conducting additional induction training, mission start up training, training of the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, and supporting the conduct of integrated activities such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) training and Force headquarters training.

We have only been discussing and consumed with high level preoccupations over troop levels, drawdown timelines, surges and sting operations, when we should be examining the details of where the social fabric has been most torn, where the community has improvised and survived and shown acts of resilience and amazing courage just to keep life going.

Last year, Hurricane Sandy caused a wall of water to engulf low lying coastal areas on the East Coast of the United States, particularly in New York and New Jersey. Such catastrophic events underscore the vulnerability of coastal regions worldwide to extreme weather events that produce intense storm surges (increased water depth at the coast) and large, powerful waves.

Thus, even as mounting job losses undermine consumption, housing prices, banks balance sheets, support for free trade, and public finances, the room for further policy stimulus is becoming narrower. Indeed, not only are governments running out of fiscal bullets as debt surges, but monetary policy is having little short run traction in economies suffering insolvency not just liquidity problems.

Small island developing States, and countries with long coastlines and low lying areas, pointed out their experiences with severe floods and drought, adverse effects from changes in the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon, tropical storms and changes in their patterns, saltwater intrusion, storm surges, coral reef damage, and changes in migratory patterns of important fish.

More broadly, increases in the supply of weapons funneled to rebel forces by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and others have correlated with surges in the civilian death toll, suggesting that they cost more lives than they save and with no evident strategic gains. The Assad regime, with its own external supporters, seems likely to have no difficulty matching any new hardware thrown at it.

Across virtually all the major indicators including equity and housing price runs ups, trade balance deficits, surges in government and household indebtedness, and pre crisis growth trajectories red lights are blinking for the US. Simply put, surging capital flows into the US artificially held down interest rates and inflated asset prices, leading to laxity in banking and regulatory standards and, ultimately, to a meltdown.

In particular, the IMF now recognizes that capital account liberalization requires countries to reach a certain threshold with respect to financial and governance institutions, and that many emerging market and developing countries have not. More fundamentally, the Fund has accepted that there are risks as well as benefits to cross border financial flows, particularly sharp inward surges followed by sudden stops, which can cause a great deal of economic instability.

Although Sandy, at its peak, was only a post tropical cyclone when it hit the US, its winds spanned an area of 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles), leading to extreme storm surges and waves that decimated the Jersey Shore, flattening communities and destroying the casinos and boardwalks on which the local economy largely depends. At Battery Park, on Manhattan s south end, the surge height reached 4.2 meters, flooding homes and businesses and plunging millions into darkness.