Living Agreement definition

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Living Agreement is defined as updating the original in terms of contents and membership, though the original is expected to reflect the state of the art. I recall a discussion I had with scientists of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography several years ago on global warming. They challenged my proposal of a possible path for international cooperation together with China, India and the US, all of whom were outside the Kyoto Protocol emissions reduction obligation. Their point was that my proposal would fall short of filling the gap between the necessity of a two degree increase limit, as science suggests, and actual emission levels. My argument was “start small, and let it grow.” Against the backdrop of natural science, my experience of negotiation, communication and policy implementation taught me that the people who will be affected are susceptible to growing alarms over maximum potential damage and resist any drastic change. It requires Herculean energy to first move a rock, but to keep rolling and accelerating is much easier. The same applies to trade liberalization. It may be less difficult to overcome initial resistance from stakeholders in bilateral free trade agreements, but once they discover their concerns were groundless we can move on to regional FTAs and finally global trade liberalization. The psychology behind this is “ownership of the process”. We tend to defend and support the original decision in order to make it a success. If we do not compromise on our goal, starting small is not that bad when it needs big political capital, now scarce in democratic countries, at different level of economic development. Why are we anxious to start as soon as possible? From the government point of view, to pursue structural reforms we need the peer pressure embodied in FTA negotiations. More importantly these regional FTAs are an engine of growth similar to the mindset change created by the European Union’s Single Market deadline of 1992. For users of trading systems “time is money”, as they have waited too long to see a successful conclusion to the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). The Uruguay Round that concluded in 1995 took eight years of negotiations to reflect the economic reality of the early 1980s. The DDA started in 2001, but lost the Singapore issues in 2003 after failing to address so-called behind the border measures.
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Examples of Living Agreement in a sentence

  • The Living Agreement team may waive or adjust the six (6) year cap if requested by the Superintendent.

  • Facilitate completion of a floor/area-wide Social Living Agreement.

  • These topics have been developed to assist in the completion of a meaningful Shared Living Agreement.

  • A District level committee will be established, composed of the BTEA Living Agreement Team, the Superintendent, and their appointees, to meet periodically during the school year to address District concerns.

  • For NMDs who are remaining in their current placement at age 18, as well as those NMDs who are moving into a new ▇▇▇▇▇▇ family home or into a placement with a relative caregiver or Non Related Extended Family Member (NREFM), it is best practice for the NMD to enter into a Shared Living Agreement (SLA) with the caregiver or other roommates.

  • This amount will be reviewed by the Living Agreement Team prior to December 1st of each year.

  • Any changes in the School Code that impact or are in conflict with the language of this contract will be resolved through the Living Agreement – except as provided by law.

  • Individual halls and living units may extend quiet hours or establish specific addi- tional quiet hours at their discretion and/or through the Community Living Agreement.

  • Any exceptions will be resolved through the Living Agreement in Appendix "F".

  • Any changes in the School Code that impacts or is in conflict with the language of this Contract will be resolved through the Living Agreement.