El presente artículo busca reflexionar sobre el rol de las comunicaciones en el ámbito político, especialmente en la toma de decisiones y la adopción de compromisos ante problemáticas globales como el cambio climático. Se presenta una introducción, seguida de un marco político internacional que justifica tratar sobre esta temática en el marco de las COP20, COP21 y el Acuerdo de París. Luego se intenta brindar un panorama de la difícil tarea de implementación de las INDC y sus implicancias en el desarrollo.

The formulation of environmental strategies is now a major concern around the world. The Rio Earth Summit (Agenda 21) has led to local authorities taking responsibility for preparing and developing such strategies for sustainable development and the integration of environmental considerations into all development planning activities and projects by taking current economic, social and environmental policies and plans into account. This research has developed an environmental strategy model for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by identifying environmental problems and concerns and defining environmental priorities. It has, also, developed a framework and organisational structure for environmental institutions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. To achieve sustainable development and, by taking Agenda 21 as a framework, the research includes a review of sustainable development, Agenda 21, Local Agenda 21 and environmental strategy concepts and the links between these four main concepts. A review of different strategy models is also provided in this research. Examples of other countries' experiences of developing environmental strategies, (UK, Jordan and Oman) are examined and evaluated. This review improves the understanding of the problems faced at each stage of the strategy and it also provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each strategy component. The lessons from these experiences are used to reduce the weaknesses in achieving a well-designed environmental strategy model for the Emirate. This review also suggests the need for a comprehensive approach to the environmental strategy model to overcome some or all of these constraints. This research was developed to gain a better understanding of the Emirate's environmental condition, to provide a new and suitable institutional framework, and to provide an environmental strategy model for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The designed model was tested through conducting questionnaire surveys and a series of interviews with selected professionals and decision-makers in the environmental field. These techniques were used to test the research hypothesis and the analysis was used to provide an indication of any weaknesses in the proposed model. The conclusions show that the proposed model is both innovative and appropriate for implementation as an environmental strategy model for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and recommendations are made for additional research to further improve the model.

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Many scholars observed that the "China threat" narrative greatly influenced the contours of Chinese foreign policy beginning in the mid-1990s. While scholars initially devoted significant attention to this change, there is little systematic analysis of the actual policy shift, particularly over the past decade. This thesis explores current manifestations of China's "Goodwill Agenda," examining three strains of Chinese foreign policy in the 21st century: culture, institutions and aid. The paper also evaluates the success of this so-called campaign, using global surveys to determine if the new orientation correlates with changed global opinions about China. Despite extensive efforts, my findings indicate that the Goodwill Agenda has not been successful at improving China's reputation abroad.

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Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção. / Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-21T15:04:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 205137.pdf: 16530638 bytes, checksum: 7804186a7462be41632b216488321d65 (MD5) / Não há dúvidas que nosso planeta está apresentando evidentes sinais de desequilíbrio ambiental, causado pelo modelo de desenvolvimento vigente. Neste contexto, e na procura de soluções apropriadas, foram estabelecidos documentos que se constituem em guias de procedimentos para a humanidade alcançar, progressivamente, o desenvolvimento sustentável, sendo este, a única saída. Entre estes instrumentos são destacados as Agendas 21 e Habitat, pois preconizam ações de ordenamento dentro de uma ética inter e extragerações, de forma a viabilizar um mundo que adote medidas ecologicamente prudentes, economicamente viáveis e com maior justiça social.