The risks and potential for disasters associated with natural hazards are largely shaped by prevailing levels of vulnerability and measures taken to prevent, mitigate and prepare for disasters.

The board should report on internal control systems designed to mitigate risks.

Investigations Division review of potential risks

Some Parties proposed measures to reduce mitigate the risks of floods and drought.

There are potential gains as well as risks in this approach.

Economic globalization, which has potential benefits as well as downside risks, including marginalization

Encourages UNDP and UNFPA to use monitoring and financial control data systems to better mitigate the risks related to programme implementation

OIOS will work with the firm in creating such a risk profile, including the identification and assessment of strategic, operational and technological risks and the Fund's risk management framework and strategies to mitigate risks.

It was necessary to enhance the existing system that provided early warning of potential risks.

It is time for our leaders to recognize new systemic risks and work together to mitigate them. Otherwise, the recent past will be prologue, with those risks likely to get the better of the global economy.

That would also allow the identification of potential risks so that pre emptive action could be taken.

The degree of coverage depends on the potential risks of the companies and the respective number of employees.

He explained that audit recommendations are early warning signs of potential risks, which management must access and act upon.

Firstly, it is increasingly evident that the potential risks of proliferation are inherent in both military and civilian nuclear activities.

A positive development is that contrary to last year, discussions have started at various levels concerning policies to mitigate the potential conflicts resulting from this competition.

It had also taken further steps to mitigate risks and to improve the overall management of fuel in peacekeeping missions in order to prevent the recurrence of fuel misappropriation and fraud.

The most effective way to mitigate the potential adverse effects of radiation was to implement non discriminatory and multilaterally agreed measures to control or eliminate its undesirable sources.

The intermittent wars and potential risks have impacted the development process of Western Asia more than any other part of the world.

An audit report was not a management scorecard. Rather, it acted as an early warning system that identified and assessed potential risks.

The potential favourable impact on trade expansion and diversification, the importance of constraints on the market access and supply sides, and the potential risks associated with such commerce would be major areas for analysis.

Because of the geographical and the social conditions of the region, the central dry zone of Myanmar faces potential risks in this regard.

The balance between the credibility and accuracy of the information yielded and potential proliferation and national security risks is a central issue for evaluation.

The Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity and human health from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology.

He stressed that the discussions in UNCTAD on a potential multilateral framework on investment should encompass all competences, including those relating to investment risks.

MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF DISASTERS

mitigate the effects of drought

24. To assist in the advance planning of relief efforts, vegetation monitoring information was used to assess regional food and water supplies and to mitigate the risks of drought, pest infestation and environmental contamination.

Furthermore, emerging international banking capital adequacy regulations (Basel II), make the credit risks rating of potential borrowers a condition for their access to bank loans.

Measures to mitigate technogenic space pollution

But it is possible to contemplate developing structures and systems that will reduce the opportunities for commercial fraud, reduce the potential rewards from fraudulent transactions and mitigate the negative consequences of fraudulent activities.

It is achieved through a wide variety of measures such as the control of the illicit supply strengthening the individual apos s self esteem and resistance to peer pressure providing alternatives to illicit drug abuse and educating potential illicit drug abusers about the risks and likely problems associated with these activities, in particular the potential health risks deriving from intravenous drug use.

Comparable options have still to emerge for the technologies for adaptation where potential technology transfer is associated with insufficient incentive regimes, increased risks, and high transaction costs.

The plan includes periodic audit reviews of country operations, which are carried out depending on the size and nature of the operation and the potential risks involved.

I believe that the discussions this morning have demonstrated, encouragingly, a growing consensus on the means to maximize such benefits so as to reduce these potential risks.

Therefore, the understanding of Member States in allocating the necessary resources and equipment to UNAMI to mitigate the very high level of threats and risks attached to the work of the United Nations in Iraq is much appreciated.

This document highlights some of the potential risks of legal action that members, alternates and experts of constituted bodies face when discharging their functions under the Kyoto Protocol.

In elaborating those measures, special attention was given to help least developed countries to maximize their potential opportunities and minimize possible risks arising from the Uruguay Round agreements.

Various measures have been put in place by international military forces and the Government to help contain any upsurge in violence over the next few months and to mitigate security risks to which the electoral process may be exposed.

Risks

UNDP will continue to leverage its own Atlas data quality dashboard' to proactively manage data errors and potential risks associated with unapplied deposits, matching exceptions, bank reconciliations and errors.

In collaboration with the UNHCR e Centre in Japan, for example, the Office had introduced risk management tools which assisted colleagues to weigh operational needs against potential security risks.

New tools for identifying risks and anticipating problems have been introduced to help managers to identify potential problems so that corrective action can be taken in the early stages.

The markets for these products are still small, but they have strong growth potential, and their further development would enhance insurance companies ability to cover risks of major international disasters.

By combining their knowledge, financial resources and contacts within an export consortium, SMEs can significantly improve their export potential and reduce the costs and risks involved in penetrating foreign markets.

e. A preliminary assessment of the likely economic, social, cultural and environmental impact, including potential risks and fair and equitable benefit sharing in a context that respects the precautionary principle