Traduction de «élévation de niveau » (Français → Anglais) :

In order to ensure a high level of protection of the environment, precautionary actions need to be taken for certain projects which, because of their vulnerability to major accidents, and/or natural disasters (such as flooding, sea level rise, or earthquakes) are likely to have significant adverse effects on the environment.

Question No. 57 Hon. Wayne Easter: With respect to the June 2001 report entitled “Coastal Impacts of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise on Prince Edward Island”: (a) have there been any updates to the study since the release of the report in June 2001; (b) has the government conducted any separate studies since June 2001 on the impacts of climate change and rising sea-levels on Prince Edward Island; (c) what programs have been implemented to deal with rising sea levels affecting Prince Edward Island; and (d) what advice or assistance has been provided by the Government of Canada to the Government of Prince Edward Island to deal with th ...[+++]e impact of rising sea levels on the province?

the development of the Indicator should fully respect the responsibility of Member States for the organisation of their education systems and should not impose undue administrative or financial burdens on the organisation and institutions concerned; the method for data-gathering should take account of previous work in the field at international, Union and Member State level, and be devised and implemented in a cost-effective manner; the European Indicator of Language Competence shall be put in place as soon as possible, in accordance with the following terms of reference: data should be gathered on competences in first and second foreign languages: via a common suite of tests administered to a representative sample of the target populatio ...[+++]n in each Member State; from a representative sample of pupils in education and training at the end of ISCED level 2; where a second foreign language is not taught before the end of ISCED 2, Member States may, in the first round of data-gathering, choose to gather data for the second foreign language from pupils at the level of ISCED 3; for those languages for which there exists a suitable representative sample of learners in a given Member State; test scores should be based on the scales of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ; because respect for linguistic diversity is a core value of the European Union, the Indicator should be based upon data concerning the knowledge of all the official languages of the European Union taught as foreign languages in the Union; but for practical reasons it would be advisable, in the first round of data-gathering, for tests to be made available in those official languages of the European Union that are most widely taught in the Member States, to the extent that they provide a sufficiently large sample of testees ; Member States shall themselves determine which of those official languages are to be tested; the Indicator should assess competence in the four productive a ...

Actions to stimulate business innovation at European level can help to raise the overall level of Europe's performance and increase European capacities in this area, by helping businesses and innovators in their efforts to operate on a European scale and on international markets, and by giving stakeholders in all regions of the Union the benefit of the experience and knowledge acquired in other regions through initiatives undertaken at this level.

Social progress, aiming at high levels of employment and of social protection, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life and economic and social cohesion, is a key element of the European model of society, characterised by a balance between social justice and economic efficiency.

We also recommend that budget 2000 include the following investments in the new technology-based economy: firstly, the establishment of a federal program involving the provinces, school boards, and businesses that provides educational and work-related opportunities to facilitate the school-to-work transition for the two-thirds of Canadian high school students who do not go on to post-secondary education; secondly, funding for a Canada-wide program on technological and vocational education to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to compete in the new global economy; and finally, increased availability of technology a ...[+++]nd access to the Internet for all Canadians, particularly in classrooms across the country.