rat EWC's Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellows Discuss Digital Strategy with White House Social Media Experts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:39:18 +0000 APLP fellows gather with the White House social media team.On the first day of their Washington, D.C. field study, EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) fellows met with the White House Office of Digital Strategy (a.k.a. the Twitter Team). They discussed how for the first time, a U.S. President is using social media platforms to amplify the Administration’s message and directly interact with the American public. “Being from Indonesia, this is very new for me,” remarked Ismail Sulaiman, APLP fellow and head lecturer of communications at the State Islamic College Cot Kala in Aceh. “Of course we are online, but this is actively exchanging information with the U.S. Full Article
rat Participants Celebrate East-West Fest By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:31:54 +0000 The EWC Participants Association held its 2013 East-West Fest cultural fair April 13 on the Jefferson Hall lanai. Themed "Colors of the World," the celebration featured cultural booths and performances from a variety of participants' home countries. View a photo gallery. Full Article
rat ASEAN Environmental Youth Leaders Collaborate on State Department Project Proposals with Chance to Win $25,000 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:56:44 +0000 HONOLULU (April 24, 2013) -- Last month in Singapore, the East-West Center realized a four-year goal to gather ASEAN-wide young environmental leaders to create collaborative project proposals in what was deemed ““an incredible, innovative, and enriching workshop” by Eric Watnik, the Public Affairs Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. Fifty-seven alumni from the Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) at East-West Center and University of Montana Mansfield Center (UMT) spent three intensive days crafting proposals for the chance to win $25,000 from the U.S. State Department’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund. Full Article
rat Students from India and Pakistan Meet Online in Cooperative Project on ‘Peri-Urban’ Development Issues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:14:39 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 4, 2103) -- Graduate students from India and Pakistan participated in a two-way video conference last week as part of a cross-border East-West Center project, funded by the U.S. State Department, that brings together experts, scholars, young professionals and university students from both countries to explore development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside. Full Article
rat Global employment briefing, United Arab Emirates, October 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-10-07 Introduction to Abu Dhabi Global Market – Employment Regulations In 2013 the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) was established as a financial free zone in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Since then, the ADGM has implemented its own rules and regul... Full Article
rat Global employment briefing: United Arab Emirates - February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 UAE employers be aware - new UAE employment requirementsThree new Ministerial Decrees came into effect on 1 January 2016. These Decrees, issued by the Ministry of Labour (“MOL”), impact upon the way job offers are made and have implicati... Full Article
rat Publication of the EU Market Abuse Regulation: Particular Considerations for Asset Managers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-07-01 In the same week that the Recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) and its companion Regulation (MiFIR) were ... Full Article
rat Authorised funds for hedge strategies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-14 When it comes to hedge strategies, onshore FCA-authorised fund vehicles may offer some unique advantages with fewer drawbacks than you might think. When it comes to authorised funds - as in a fund authorised as a product, by a regulator &ndas... Full Article
rat Lawbite: Can Brexit frustrate a lease? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-12-20 Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency The impact of Brexit upon property disputes has not been wide ranging thus far. However, a case which is set for trial in the early part of 2019 may alter that position and potential... Full Article
rat Lawbite: Re London Bridge Entertainment Partners LLP (in Administration) [2018] EWHC 3200 (Ch) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-21 At the end of last year the High Court was asked to decide the proper meaning of a rent deposit deed relating to a deposit of over £2 million. The deposit allowed the landlord security for, amongst others, "any proper loss which the landlord m... Full Article
rat Lawbite: No place for the real world in this business rates negotiation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-16 Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer) [2019] UKSC 23 By a majority 3:2 decision, the Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer) [2018] EWCA Civ 26. The case... Full Article
rat Lawbite: Business Rates - Two Cases Bring Positive News For Ratepayers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-05-16 Ryan Fisher Vinyl & Carpet Showroom RA/94/2017 Thorntons plc and Clarions Solicitors Limited RA/80/2017 and RA/93/2017 The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has handed down two decisions recently which have highlighted the Tribunal’s pragmati... Full Article
rat Rates Mitigation: We act for Principled Offsite Logistics in landmark case By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-07-09 R (Principled Offsite Logistics Limited) – v - Trafford Council [2018] EWHC 1687 (Admin) In a decision which will be welcomed by corporate occupiers nationwide, the High Court has ruled that the storage model employed by Principled Offsite Log... Full Article
rat Strategic, pragmatic and focused support - 2019 Health and Safety experience By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-18 ... Full Article
rat Not so good vibrations prosecutions for failures to adequately manage the risks from vibration remain a priority for the HSE By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-10 Amy Sadro, Principal Associate in Eversheds Sutherland’s Environment, Health and Safety Team and Dr Chris Nelson, a Principal Consultant and specialist in noise and vibration at Finch Consulting give their views on recent HAVS prosecutio... Full Article
rat Coronavirus Construction considerations for tenants UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 COVID-19 is creating a fast-changing and uncertain landscape. Many prospective tenants will be undertaking fit out works under their agreements for lease. Our webinar held on 31st March highlighted some important practical steps that could be taken ... Full Article
rat Coronavirus Construction considerations for landlords UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 For landlords involved in construction works, COVID-19 is creating a fast-changing and uncertain landscape. Whilst many things are beyond a landlord's control, there are some important practical steps that can be taken to maximise control ov... Full Article
rat Immigration: the disap-points based system By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-29 Two important announcements this week will be relevant to the UK’s immigration requirements for several years. Brexit is, of course, scheduled for 11PM on 31st January. In addition, a report published yesterday provides a blueprint for the fut... Full Article
rat Immigration: whats the point(s)? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-20 The Government has provided its initial policy guidance regarding the new Points Based System of immigration. This is set to be implemented in January 2021 and follows advice provided by the Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”) last mont... Full Article
rat China’s New Aid Agency and Trilateral Aid Cooperation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:14:17 +0000 WebinarStart Date: May 14 2020 - 5:00pmEnd Date: May 14 2020 - 6:00pmTimezone: US Eastern timeDescription: The East-West Center in Washington invites you to an Indo-Pacific Political Economy and Trade Virtual Seminar and Book Discussion: China’s New Aid Agency and Trilateral Aid Cooperation Featuring: Dr. Denghua ZhangResearch Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs,Australian National University Dr. Ellen L. Frost (Discussant)Senior Advisor,East-West Center Dr. Satu P. Limaye (Moderator)Vice President, East-West Center &Director, East West Center in Washington Dr. Zhang will highlight the main features of the China International Development Cooperation Agency established in April 2018, and China’s trilateral aid cooperation which is a new phenomenon in Chinese foreign aid programs. He will reflect on China’s trilateral aid projects in recent years including the China-US-Timor Leste project on food security. Dr. Frost will then offer comments on the feasibility of such collaborative aid for future projects. This discussion draws from Dr. Zhang’s latest book, A Cautious New Approach: China’s Growing Trilateral Aid Cooperation, which is available for free download from Australian National University Press. During his time as an Asia Studies fellow at the East-West Center in Washington in 2018, Dr. Zhang also wrote on this topic for the East-West Center’s AsiaPacific Issues and Asia Pacific Bulletin series. This seminar will take place entirely on Zoom via its Webinar platform. Thursday, May 14 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. EST (7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. ACT) This seminar will be off-the-record. To register for this program and receive approval to join, please click here: https://eastwestcenter.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1DCBpx5AS7iXJaDxKlAO4A Kindly send your reply by 3 P.M. EST on May 14. ZOOM PROTOCOL Upon registering for this webinar, our team will first approve your registration and you will then receive a confirmation email. If you do not, please check your Spam folder. If you still do not see the email within 24 hours or have other questions please email Mrs. Sarah Wang at wangs@eastwestcenter.org The confirmation email will provide you with a unique link to join the seminar. Do not share this with anyone else. As an Attendee in a Zoom Webinar, your microphone will be muted and video turned off from the start of the presentation to cut down on noise interference and to maintain security. The Q&A session will occur at the end of the webinar presentation. You are more than welcome to type your questions into the Q&A box throughout the presentation or flag a specific point for the panelists in the Chat feature. We will address questions in the order that they are asked. NOTE: If you are planning to call in on a phone without smart capabilities, you will not be able to participate in the Q&A session. Speaker Biographies Dr. Denghua Zhang is a research fellow at the Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University. His research focuses largely on Chinese foreign policy, foreign aid, and China in the Pacific. Recently, he has published with journals such as The Pacific Review, Third World Quarterly, The Round Table and Asian Journal of Political Science. His book on Chinese foreign aid especially trilateral aid cooperation in Asia-Pacific was recently published by the Australian National University Press (free to download, https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/pacific-affairs/cautious-new-approach). He was an Asia Studies Visiting Fellow (ASVF) at the East-West Center in Washington in 2018. Dr. Ellen L. Frost is a Senior Advisor and Fellow at the East-West Center and a Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow at the National Defense University's Institute of National Strategic Studies. She writes and lectures on Asia-related topics, especially Indo-Pacific political-economic issues and their strategic and security implications. Her most recent book is Asia's New Regionalism. She is also the author of For Richer, For Poorer: The New U.S.-Japan Relationship and Transatlantic Trade: A Strategic Agenda. Dr. Frost previously served in the US government as Counselor to the US Trade Representative (1993–95), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Economic and Technology Affairs (1977-81), a career civil servant in the Treasury Department (1974–77), and a legislative assistant in the US Senate (1972–74). During the 1980s she worked for two multinational corporations. From 1996 to 2014 she was a senior fellow and subsequently a visiting fellow at the Institute for International Economics. Dr. Frost is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the International Institute of Strategic Studies, and the U.S. Committee of CSCAP (Council on Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific). She received a Ph.D. from the Department of Government at Harvard University, an MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a BA from Radcliffe College, Harvard University. Satu Limaye is Vice President of the East-West Center and the Director of the East-West Center in Washington where he created and now directs the Asia Matters for America initiative and is the founding editor of the Asia Pacific Bulletin. He is also a Senior Advisor at CNA Corp (Center for Naval Analyses) and Senior Fellow on Asia History and Policy at the Foreign Policy Institute at Paul H. Nitze School of International Studies (SAIS). He is a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Georgetown University and received his doctorate from Oxford University (Magdalen College) where he was a George C. Marshall Scholar. Recent publications include: “America’s ‘Pacific Principle’ in an Indivisible Pacific Islands Region,” (Asia-Pacific Bulletin); “Despite Stumbles, America’s Engagement with Southeast Runs Deep,” (Global Asia); Raging Waters: China, India, Bangladesh, and Brahmaputra Water Politics (Marine Corps University Press); Russia’s Peripheral Relevance to US-Indo Pacific Relations (Center for the National Interest). Location: Zoom WebinarRelated Link: https://eastwestcenter.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1DCBpx5AS7iXJaDxKlAO4AContact Name: Sarah Wang Full Article
rat Regeneration in the north whats the plan? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-26 Whilst polarisation has become a familiar feature of national politics in recent months, on some key issues there is still a degree of political consensus. One of these is the need to rebalance the UK economy away from an overreliance on London and ... Full Article
rat Scottish Energy Strategy - The Future of Energy By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-10 The publication of the Scottish Energy Strategy (“SES”) in late December 2017 is the culmination of lengthy consultations and discussions on crucial choices affecting Scotland’s energy future. This SES is a live route map, setting ... Full Article
rat England: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Government has been amending legislation and regulations relevant to town and country planning, infrastructure planning, environmental protection, air quality, environmental im... Full Article
rat Scotland: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, Scottish Ministers have been amending legislation and associated regulations controlling the requirements and processes of town and country planning and environmental matters. The ... Full Article
rat Lifecare decision merits careful consideration By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-04 A Planning Inspector has decided that ‘event fees’ should be taken into account in assessing the viability of retirement living developments and their ability to contribute to planning gain. Usually due on the death of a resident, the In... Full Article
rat Cultural Considerations in Advocacy: French-Speaking Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-22 Wesley Pydiamah, Partner in our Litigation and International Arbitration department and Manuel Tomas, Counsel, recently contributed to the 4th edition of The Guide to Advocacy published by Global Arbitration Review. In the chapter "Cultural Consider... Full Article
rat Cant Litigate? Lets Arbitrate By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 Hong Kong Courts are closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the backlog of litigation continues to grow. Does arbitration have the answers? The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of the Hong Kong courts. They closed after the Chinese ... Full Article
rat U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000 U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship For Immediate Release Contact: Alysson Oakley, U.S.-Indonesia Society, 202-232-1400 or aoakley@usindo.org Sharon Witherell, Institute of International Education, 212-984-5380 or switherell@iie.org Derek Ferrar East-West Center, 808-944-7204 or ferrard@eastwestcenter.org Paul F. Hassen, APLU, 202-478-6073 or phassen@aplu.org Full Article
rat East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:14 +0000 East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities HONOLULU (March 25) – The East-West Center Participants Association is hosting its 2010 cultural celebration, East-West Fest, on Saturday, April 10th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Center's Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) on the East-West Center campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Parking will be available on the UH Manoa campus. This year's fest, themed Connecting Diversities, will also celebrate the East West Center’s 50th anniversary. Students from throughout the Asia Pacific region – many dressed in colorful national attire – will present cultural performances, activities and displays. Highlights of the performance lineup include dances, songs from Bangladesh, USA, China, The Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Nepal, Italy, Iran, Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, and many more. Full Article
rat Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 Conference on “Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific” to be held in Hong Kong April 25-28 Shifting power dynamics and changing economic landscapes. China’s growing impact and Obama’s developing foreign policies. Challenges in security, climate and health . Emerging media models. Journalists today are faced with an astonishing range of new realities to report, and nowhere are these more evident than in the world’s most dynamic region -- the Asia Pacific. Full Article
rat East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:19 +0000 East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature Multi-article Journal Cover Story Highlights Economics, Security, and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 27) — The Fall 2009 edition of Global Asia , the East Asia Foundation’s journal on international affairs, has just been released, highlighting the multi-article cover story “In the National Interest: Economics, Security and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia.” Full Article
rat Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000 Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu HONOLULU (June 25) – The Mayor of Hiroshima, the Honorable Tadatoshi Akiba, will commemorate 50 years of the sister-city relationship between Hiroshima and Honolulu at a special luncheon presentation on Wednesday, July 8. In addition to the mayor’s presentation, there will be Japanese musical entertainment and a special photo exhibit centering on Sadako Sasaki, the young Hiroshima atomic bombing victim who famously folded 1,000 cranes for peace before she died from radiation-induced leukemia. Full Article
rat April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:28 +0000 April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity HONOLULU (April 16) -- This year’s annual, student-organized Indonesian Conference and Cultural Event (ICCE 2009) will be held on Friday April 24, from 2 - 9 p.m. at the East-West Center’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center. Admission to the conference and cultural celebration is free and open to the public. The topic for this year is ‘A Decade of Reform 1998-2009’; looking at changes after the end of the Soeharto regime in 1998. The underlying force guiding these changes has been a spirit of reformation promising democracy, equity and justice among Indonesia’s people. However, after a decade of reform, Indonesia’s ability to provide equal democratic rights and access to every citizen has still been questioned. Full Article
rat EWC Students to Celebrate Many Cultures, One World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000 East-West Center Students Celebrate Many Cultures, One World HONOLULU (April 10) – The East-West Center Participants Association is hosting its 2009 cultural celebration, East-West Fest, on Sat. April 18 from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Center's Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) on the East-West Center campus. Full Article
rat Federated States of Micronesia Election Observers Issue Statement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:30 +0000 Federated States of Micronesia Election Observers Issue Statement Election observer and EWC Phd student from Gujarat, India Shakeel Makarani (L) interviews poll workers on Tol Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Ballots being prepared to be tallied on Moen, Chuuk State, FSM. Full Article
rat Election Observers Arrive in Federated States of Micronesia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:31 +0000 Election Observers Arrive in Federated States of Micronesia HONOLULU (Feb. 27) -- A delegation of election observers coordinated by the East-West Center in Honolulu has begun arriving in the Federated States of Micronesia to act as official monitors for the FSM national congressional and Chuuk state elections on March 3. Some 20 observers from a variety of countries in the Asia Pacific region will be participating in the monitoring project, which will focus on learning about local election processes and promoting their integrity and legitimacy. Among the observers is expected to be U.S. congressional Rep. Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of American Samoa, along with a number of other prominent scholars and diplomats. Teams of observers and translators will be stationed at a number of key polling and vote tabulating locations in Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap. Full Article
rat East-West Center President Re-Elected Chairman of Pacific Economic Cooperation Council By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000 East-West Center President Re-Elected Chairman of Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Charles E. Morrison HONOLULU (Aug. 18) – East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison was unanimously elected to a second term as chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) at a PECC Standing Committee meeting in Bangkok on July 26. He is the first chair to have served a three-year term and the first American to chair PECC since 1993. PECC also named Mr. Jusuf Wanandi of Indonesia as the Asia co-chair, beginning in 2009. Mr. Wanandi has served on the EWC’s Board of Governors and has chaired its International Advisory Panel. Full Article
rat East-West Center Receives 450 Million Won to Assist Korea in Developing a National Energy Security Strategy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:42 +0000 East-West Center Receives 450 Million Korean Won to Assist Korea in Developing a National Energy Security Strategy HONOLULU (July 7) – The East-West Center (EWC) received a grant of 450 million Korean won (approximately $435,840 U.S. dollars) as part of an agreement to conduct collaborative research activities with the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), South Korea’s national think-tank on energy policy. The joint project, “Energy Security in the North Pacific,” stems from the Korean government’s newly launched program to strengthen Korea-U.S. relations and establish a partnership on energy diplomacy. The collaboration between the EWC and KEEI supports that goal by improving the networking and research cooperation between the two countries, assisting in the development of an Asia Pacific energy security framework, and contributing to the design of Korea’s energy security strategy. Full Article
rat East-West Center Launches Cooperative India-Pakistan Research Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:41:35 +0000 Funded by the U.S. State Dept., cross-border project focuses on ‘peri-urban’ development issues HONOLULU (Feb. 3, 2012) – East-West Center environmental researchers have launched a new cooperative project with specialists in India and Pakistan to collaborate on studying development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside. This project “offers a rare opportunity for Indian and Pakistani researchers to work together on a shared exploration of the challenges and impacts of an issue that deeply affects both nations,” said EWC research fellow Sumeet Saksena, the project’s principal investigator. Full Article
rat Strategies Identified for Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Hawai‘i By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:35:56 +0000 HONOLULU, HI (April 16, 2012) — As part of a partnership project with EWC's Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program (Pacific RISA), the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (ICAP), at the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, recently published Water Resources and Climate Change Adaptation in Hawai‘i: Adaptive Tools in the Current Law and Policy Framework. The white paper aims to enhance climate change adaptation for water resources throughout the state. Full Article
rat Revamped Pacific RISA Website Features Integrated Climate Knowledge for Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:55:03 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 29, 2012) -- The Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program (Pacific RISA) has launched an updated, interactive website as a focal point for the current state of climate knowledge about Hawai‘i and the U.S-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The improved site at PacificRISA.org serves as a hub of interactive media, publications, and tools produced by researchers at the East-West Center, the University of Hawai‘i, and other partner organizations. Users can explore current knowledge about climate change from Pacific RISA’s interdisciplinary work in areas such as climate projections, hydrological modeling, disaster risk assessment, and legal and policy analysis. Full Article
rat The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment Releases Collaborative Report on Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:30:45 +0000 HONOLULU (December 4, 2012)—The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) today released its first report, Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts (Island Press). The report highlights the findings of more than 100 scientists and other experts who assessed the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts on the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The report also examines the adaptive capacity of island communities in the region. Full Article
rat EWC Board of Governors Elects Business Leaders Ratan Tata and Takeshi Niinami as International Members By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:16:50 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 18, 2013) – The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has elected two new international members: Indian business leader Ratan N. Tata, who is returning to the board after serving several terms between 1993 and 2004, and first-time EWC board member Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Japan’s Lawson, Inc. Newly elected boardmembers Ratan Tata (left) and Takeshi NiinamiEWC Board of Governors Chair Brian Tsujimura and the other board members, along with Center President Charles E. Morrison, extended a warm welcome to the new members, who were elected to three-year terms, and expressed their sincere gratitude to outgoing member Tarun Das. Full Article
rat EWC Honors Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson at 55th Year Celebration By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 05:49:27 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 16, 2015) -- At a gala dinner celebration last night with 550 people in attendance, the East-West center celebrated its 55th year and honored master traditional navigator Nainoa Thompson with the Center’s Asia Pacific Community Building Award. “If you’re building an Asia Pacific community, the inspiration comes from an Asia Pacific community, and that’s what we are in Hawai‘i,” said East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison. “There are a lot of inspiring examples in Hawai‘i, and we’re honoring one of the most inspirational tonight, Nainoa Thompson – a great inspiration to our students, a great inspiration to our state, a great inspiration to our island region, the Asia Pacific region and now to the world Full Article
rat EWC to Oversee Close to $500,000 in NOAA Funding to Study Climate, Health, and Migration in Pacific Islands By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:10:34 +0000 King tide in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Photo: Pacific RISAHONOLULU (Oct 25, 2018) -- The East-West Center has been awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the International Research and Applications Project (IRAP), which is designed to support international, decision-based research on climate-sensitive health risks in partnership with the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (RISA) program. Full Article
rat Hydrogen: Fuelling the next generation of rail travel? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-09-24 Rail prides itself as being a green alternative to competing modes of transport, and with hydrogen-powered trains now a viable proposition, can this fuel a step-change in the pursuit of new low carbon rail services? There have been a number of recen... Full Article
rat Coronavirus Does the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate and the Department of Employment and Labour have the power to issue Compliance Instructions, Force Majeure, and Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-25 On 17 March 2020, we sent out an e-Brief: Occupational Health and Safety: COVID-19 (click here to access this e-brief) where we discussed the responsibilities which are placed on employers in terms... Full Article
rat Coronavirus - Court decides important case on furloughing employees in administration - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 The High Court has provided some clarity on applying the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to insolvent businesses. In particular, how the Scheme permits administrators to pay furloughed employees within the constraints of current ... Full Article
rat The Budget and Implications for Development and Regeneration By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-24 The Chancellor announced yesterday his second budget aimed at achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth, more evenly shared across the country and between industries. A number of measures are introduced that will significantly impact on dev... Full Article
rat Practical Considerations For Land Owners And Developers Arising From The Flood And Water Management Act 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 The New Act The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. The Act takes forward several Government strategy documents and, importantly, reflects the Government’s response to Sir Michael Pitt’s Revie... Full Article
