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Global Alliance for Building Sustainability (GABS)
webapps01.un.org — Primary Themes: * Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production* Land Secondary Themes:* (Trade,Finance,Technology, Transfer, etc.) * Industrial development * Education implemented: Australia, Canada, France, India,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
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- reland1, on 08/29/2008, -0/+8"The wide geographical, sectoral and functional spread of its member organizations means that GABS has considerable potential for capacity building, technology transfer, information support and institutional strengthening. The key theme for the Global Alliance is to develop and promote partnerships, processes and practices for sustainable development across the 4 sectors of land, property, construction and development. Transferable outputs will be: o Information and awareness about sectoral, regional and stakeholder issues o Guidance on partnerships, processes and practices for sustainable development o Tool kits for implementation o Case studies of good practice, benchmarks and indicators Currently Planned Stage 1 - GABS will provide a platform for the transfer of information between regions, sectors and stakeholders. Stage 2 - GABS will generate core guidance, tools, case studies, benchmarks and indicators that can be used and adapted by member organizations in their sector, region, function. The primary beneficiaries of the outputs from this stage will be the member organizations of GABS, international organizations and UN. Potential Stage 3 - GABS can advise international development, financial institutions, governments and other stakeholder groups on partnership, processes and practices for sustainable development as developed for the 4 sectors of land, property, construction and development Stage 4 - GABS can provide accredited training and capacity building material on partnerships, processes and practices in land, property, construction and development for international organizations, financial institutions, governments and other stakeholders. Benefits from the outputs of this stage will be shared between member organisations of GABS and the international organizations, financial institutions, governments and other stakeholder groups using GABS advice and guidance on partnerships, processes and practice. * Publications - are a major outcome from the partnership and these will be distributed to members through electronic and paper copy as is most appropriate to user needs. Please note: English is currently the primary language for communications and publications. Every effort will be made to embrace all official languages of the UN on the web site, in publications and newsletters. This will depend on levels of funding received for such purposes."
- Tugging, on 08/29/2008, -0/+9Some may see this as building towards stability but I see it might be going towards that one-world government spoken of in scripture.
- rightwingattila, on 08/29/2008, -1/+7That 'one-world government' is coming no matter what we do. God said it, I believe it!
- gmdmartyr, on 08/30/2008, -0/+5Good find, re1. What can a person say? As if were standing in the conference rooms, learning the inner workings and watching it progress before our eyes.
Sad. - MarkEarhart, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2Every time I hear the word "global', or someone mentions the UN I am reminded of something my Grandmother used to say when someone was obviously lying to her face. To take the quote only slightly out of context, she used to say "Come on in devil". And so he shall, it is merely a question of when and how many people we can reach with the Truth before it is too late.
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