In this paper we discuss the trends in present society that will have the most important influence in shaping future jobs, with an emphasis on issues related to sustainable development and an information society. We point out that based on the requirements of educated end-users, companies will...

Drought, floods, damaging storms, heat waves, acid rain, climate changes are but a few of the consequences of human action upon the environment. Can we possibly live against the environment? The answer is NO, and as such we must run an economy which respects the principles of eco-efficiency...

The emergence of information society and the need to comply with sustainable economic development requirements have brought to the attention of experts the issues related to the impact of using on a wide scale information and communication technologies. Within this context, impact studies and...

En este informe técnico figura la estrategia del Banco para su participación en el manejo integrado de los recursos hídricos en América Latina y el Caribe. La estrategia fue formulada mediante un procedimiento gradual de iteración y en consulta con funcionarios nacionales responsables de...

This paper is a proposal for Korea's economic strategy under the Roh regime and beyond. Since economic strategy is predicated on the nation's economic objective and policy environments, sustainable and equitable economic development is regarded as the key objective. Major trends are identified...

Sustainable Development is, at this point, one of the most often used expression in everything regarding the environmental protection and the development of the human society. The Environmental European legislation and the legislations of the member countries consider it as the only solution for...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar la situación de la cooperación internacional en materia de evaluación educativa en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, tratando de identificar sus puntos fuertes y débiles, así como las posibilidades que plantea. El propósito de dicho...

This technical study contains the strategy of the Inter-American Development Bank for its involvement in integrated water resources management in Latin America and the Caribbean. The strategy was developed through an iterative step by step procedure in consultation with country water resource...

The paper analyzes the broad history underpinning the concept of sustainable development and its context within the events industry and specifically with regards to the South African National Arts Festival. A pilot contingent valuation study conducted at the 2010 National Arts Festival...