Traduction de «Se faire le maître d'œuvre du changement » (Français → Anglais) :

- to deal with both the increasing pressure on agricultural production conditions caused by ongoing climatic changes, as well as the need for farmers to reduce their contribution to GHG emissions, play an active role in mitigation and provide renewable energy,

Underlines that excessive CDM/JI use undermines the credibility of the European Union in the international UN negotiations and thus its leadership role in fighting climate change; encourages Member States to be responsible and to minimise the use of CDM/JI and complete most emissions reductions in their own countries;

The EU will: ►Promote the inclusion of DRR on the agenda of high-level political meetings and make it part of regular political dialogue with developing countries ►Support the integration of DRR into developing countries' development policies and planning, including relevant sectoral policies, climate change adaptation strategies and cross-cutting issues ►Better integrate DRR into EU policies, support strategies, programmes and projects ►Support the development and implementation of national policy, legal and institutional frameworks for DRR, including National and Regional Platforms ►Ensure closer coordination of support for DRR in deve ...[+++]loping countries to help implement this strategy ►Support the UN/ISDR as the coordinating body for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework |

They must also respond to the increasing demand for job quality which is related to workers' personal preferences and family changes, and they will have to cope with an ageing workforce and fewer young recruits.

Council Recommendation (EC) No 579/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the implementation of Member States' employment policies (2003/579/EC [Official Journal L 197 of 05.08.2003]. The Commission's proposal for employment recommendations is presented in conjunction with the new employment guidelines. The 2003 guidelines include, in particular, three main objectives and 10 structural reform priorities, and call on the Member States to improve governance, the partnership between the different players and the implementation of the process. Drawing on the findings of the joint employment report for 2002, which assesses the action taken at national level, the Commission provides the Member States with specific guidance for implementing the new guidelines an ...[+++]d focusing their policy action on the key challenges to be faced. The recommendations have to do mainly with lifelong learning, labour supply and active ageing, gender equality, making work pay, addressing change and promoting adaptability.

There are nonetheless a number of challenges which require an appropriate response in order to strengthen the implementation of the action plan and guarantee that Europeans are aware of the professional and geographical changes, particularly as regards their rights and opportunities.