nyuuzyou/wikis huggingface dataset:
Uzbekistan

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan
* https://www.google.com/maps/place/Uzbekistan
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* http://www.theguardian.com/world/uzbekistan
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* http://www.lonelyplanet.com/uzbekistan
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationally_determined_contribution
* https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/all-about-ndcs
* https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs
Uzbekistan First NDC (2018 - English, Archived)
Uzbekistan First NDC (2021 - Russian, Updated Submission)
Uzbekistan First NDC (2021 - English, Updated Submission)
INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
* http://www.mapsopensource.com/uzbekistan?url=uzbekistan
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Category:Uzbekistan
Category:Eurasia
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Vancouver, British Columbia Civic Policy on Multicultural Relations

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted in 1988
Source File: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/multicult/civicpolicy.htm
Text:
WHEREAS the Council of the City of Vancouver recognizes that the presence of people from a wide range of ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds within this City is a source of enrichment, diversity and strength, and
 	
WHEREAS the Council believes that all residents of Vancouver should be able to conduct their daily lives free from evidence of prejudice on the part of their fellow residents and public servants, and
 	
WHEREAS the Council further believes that all residents of Vancouver should be able to approach civic departments and personnel with the confidence that they will learn about and be able to take advantage of the services that the City provides for all its residents,
 	
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the City of Vancouver hereby instruct its staff to ensure that the above objectives are met in the performance of their duties, and
 	
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council specially endorse and encourage efforts by civic personnel to ensure that civic services are provided in the appropriate and adequate measure to those Vancouver residents for whom English is a second language.
Category:British Columbia
Category:Canada
Category:City Governments
Category:Diversity
Category:Resolutions
Vancouver, British Columbia Climate Protection Action Plans

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted on 3/15/05
Source File: http://vancouver.ca/sustainability/climate_protection.htm
Description:
In 2003 Council asked for expert advice from a diverse group of people who were experts on climate change. The group formed the Cool Vancouver Taskforce. Based on recommendations of the Taskforce the City formed climate change goals. The goals became the Corporate Climate Change Action Plans (goals for City operations) and the Community Climate Change Action Plans (goals for community operations). Both the City and community targets exceed the established global targets set out by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The goals and action plans for reaching the goals were presented to Council and approved on March 15, 2005.
Corporate Goal
For City operations and facilities: To reduce green house gas emissions (GHG's) by 20% from 1990 levels by 2010
Community Goal
For engaging residents: To reduce community green house gas emissions (GHG's) 6% from 1990 levels by 2012
The community plan outlines six overarching priorities:
:1. Home renovations for energy efficiency
:2. Energy efficient retro-fits for institutional facilities
:3. Energy efficient retro-fits for large commercial buildings
:4. Bio-diesel fuel blends
:5. Efficient driver training and anti-idling
:6. Transportation alternatives.
The initiatiaves are expected to result in 229,000 tonnes of emission reductions and bring Vancouver 50 per cent closer to meeting the community goal.
The corporate plan outlines eight overarching priorities:
:1. Energy efficient retro-fits for facilities
:2. Green design for new and replacement civic buildings
:3. Green energy and sustainable dense development
:4. Active and public transportation
:5. Fuel-efficient fleets and fleet management
:6. Energy efficient street/park lighting and traffic control signals
:7. Corporate waste reduction and landfill gas utilization
:8. Educating people to curb energy demands
Category:British Columbia
Category:Canada
Category:City Governments
Category:Climate Policy
Category:Policies
Vancouver, British Columbia EcoDensity Charter

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted on 6/10/08
Source File: http://www.vancouver-ecodensity.ca/content.php?id=48
Description:
* EcoDensity Charter (412 kb)
* EcoDensity Initial Actions (2.1 mb)
The EcoDensity Charter commits the City to make environmental sustainability a primary goal in all city planning decisions - in ways that also support housing affordability and livability.
 
Council also approved a set of EcoDensity Actions. The first two actions to be implemented by the City immediately are:
 
Rezoning Policy for Greener Buildings:
* Applications for new rezoning will need to meet a minimum LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver rating, or similar equivalency in green design. This includes City priorities for energy performance, water efficiency, and storm water use.
Rezoning policy for Greener Larger Sites:
* Rezonings on sites of generally two acres or more will need to meet a number of sustainability measures in addition to those required in the Rezoning Policy for Greener Buildings. And for sites with housing, a range of types and tenures must be considered to increase affordable housing opportunities.
The majority of Actions are those which require further work and consultation for report back to Council. The four that that will receive priority are: 
* A report on issues and options for backyard/laneway housing (Action C-5)
* Removal of existing zoning or related barriers to green building approaches (Action C-9)
* More options for secondary suites, including dealing with zoning barriers to creating basements in single family houses; looking at requiring “suite ready” basements; and investigating options for suites in higher density housing (Action C-6)
* An interim EcoDensity Rezoning Policy (Action C-2)
 
Council initiated the EcoDensity program in July 2006. The final Charter and Actions incorporate public input from a Special Council Meeting that lasted seven sessions, amongst numerous other public consultation opportunities in 2007 and 2008.
EcoDensity Actions in Summary
Immediate New Policy
(Actions A-1 and A-2)
These are the Actions that apply to rezonings: Rezoning Policy for Greener Buildings and Rezoning Policies for Greener Larger Sites(described above).
Directions to Include in Existing Work
(Actions B-1, B-2, and B-3)
These Actions are to be included in work already underway, such as the Historic Precinct Height Study.
Authorization for Next Steps Toward Action Implementation
(Actions C-1 to C-11)
These Actions direct staff to report back to Council on a variety of topics where further research and consultation are needed. The Actions range from how to do an “Eco” CityPlan; to a report on issues and a Best Practices Guide for new types of arterial mid-rise buildings; to proposals for demonstrations of EcoDensity leadership on City land. This group of Actions also includes the 4 priority Actions described above: laneway housing; removal of barriers to green buildings; more options for secondary suites; and Interim EcoDensity Rezoning Policy.
Category:British Columbia
Category:Canada
Category:City Governments
Category:Policies
Category:Smart Growth
Vancouver, British Columbia Livable Region Strategic Plan

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted in 1999
Source Files: http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/growth/lrsp.htm http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/growth/lrsp/LRSP.pdf
Summary:
The Livable Region Strategic Plan (LRSP) is Greater Vancouver's regional growth strategy, it was adopted by the Board with the formal support of all municipalities in 1996. The Province of B.C. has recognized the plan under the Growth Strategies Act. The primary goal of the plan is to help maintain regional livability and protect the environment in the face of anticipated growth.
The LRSP is used by all levels of government as the framework for making regional land use and transportation decisions. The LRSP is linked to Municipal OCPs through the Regional Context Statement. Other agencies, the private sector and residents also use the plan in order to understand and contribute to Metro Vancouver's vision for its future development.
The four main strategies of the plan are:
* Protect the Green Zone: The Green Zone protects Greater Vancouver's natural assets, including major parks, watersheds, ecologically important areas and resource lands such as farmland. It also establishes a long-term growth boundary.
 
* Build complete communities: The plan supports the public's desire for communities with a wider range of opportunities for day-to-day life. Focused on regional and municipal town centres, more complete communities would result in more jobs closer to where people live and accessible by transit, shops and services near home, and a wider choice of housing types.
 
* Achieve a compact metropolitan region: The plan avoids widely dispersed and accommodates a significant proportion of population growth within the "growth concentration area" in central part of the region.
 
* Increase transportation choice: The plan supports the increased use of transit, walking and cycling by minimizing the need to travel (through convenient arrangement of land uses) and by managing transportation supply and demand.
Category:British Columbia
Category:Canada
Category:City Governments
Category:Policies
Category:Sustainability Policies
Vancouver, British Columbia YouthPolitik

Type: Program
Status: Launched in 2006
Source File: http://www.vancouveryouth.ca/getting_involved/YouthPolitik
Description:
What is YouthPolitik?
YouthPolitik is the City of Vancouver's civic education and youth leadership development program for Vancouver residents aged 15 to 20. Offered since 2006, the program is designed by the City of Vancouver, Park Board, School Board, Library, the youth community and youth in the community. YouthPolitik provides young Vancouverites with an opportunity to explore issues that our city faces, build leadership skills and get hands-on experience in municipal governance, politics and project development. 
Why should you be a part of YouthPolitik?
* Nervous about speaking in public?
* Want to learn more about things like urban arts & culture, sustainability or diversity?
* How about how to fundraise for your project or talk to the media?
* Want to be part of a great network of inspiring young citizens from all over Vancouver?
YouthPolitik will give you the opportunity to speak up about issues that matter to you, to work with community leaders, to enhance your own leadership skills, and be part of a great team of active young community leaders from all over Vancouver.
If you are between the ages of 15 – 20 and live in the city of Vancouver, we encourage you to apply for the upcoming YouthPolitik semester !!!
YouthPolitik 2009 : the full semester
The next full YouthPolitik semester will run for 3½ months from Jan 29th to May 7th 2009. Eighty participants will take part in a series of weekly evening sessions – exploring local government & urban issues, practicing leadership skills, role-playing City Council, Park Board & School Board, and working with elected officials & other community leaders.
Session topics include Urban arts & culture, Urban environmental sustainability, Vancouver 411, Disaster planning, Fundraising, Media relations, Public speaking, Project management, Urban cultural diversity and lots more - including opportunities to work with elected officials and participate in model deliberations in Council Chambers. Dinners are provided FREE for participants at every session.
Category:British Columbia
Category:Canada
Category:Citizen Academies
Category:City Governments
Category:Programs
Category:Youth
Vancouver, British Columbia Zero Waste Challenge

Type: Policy
Status: Launched on 1/25/08
Source File: http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/zerowaste/index.htm
Description:
About Zero Waste Challenge
On January 25th 2008, the Metro Vancouver Board supported a long-term vision for waste management.
* Read the discussion paper from January 2008 (Adobe Acrobat Download - 937KB). Updated on March 15, 2008
* Draft of the Solid Waste Management Plan - Goals, Strategies and Action Categories (Adobe Acrobat Download - 24 KB)
Zero Waste Challenge sets out to do two things with our region’s waste:
* Minimize the amount of waste going to disposal using opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle.
* With the remaining waste, maximize the recovery of energy and finally, dispose of the remainder.
Across Metro Vancouver residents and businesses generate about 3 million tonnes of waste each year. Currently, about 52% of this is recycled. The other 48% is collected and taken to one of two landfills (Cache Creek or Vancouver) or to the region’s Waste-to-energy facility.
The Zero Waste Challenge encourages residents and businesses alike to generate less waste. Recall the 3R’s; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. These three steps make up the Zero Waste Challenge. The Zero Waste Challenge will help us to discover new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
By following the 3R’s we can likely take care of most of our waste either at home, or close by. But even if we become extremely efficient at the 3R’s, there are still going to be some items that we will need some help to ‘get rid of’.
For these we can add in two more R’s; Recover energy and materials, and Residuals (essentially what’s leftover). The 5R’s complete the waste management picture.
You can see from the diagram at the right that the more we reduce our waste-creating ways the less there is to recycle; the more we recycle the less residuals need to be managed and so on.
Category:British Columbia
Category:Canada
Category:City Governments
Category:Policies
Category:Zero Waste
Vancouver, WA Accessory Dwelling Units

Type: Municipal Code
Status: Adopted on 1/26/04
Source File: Click here
Text:
The purpose of these code provisions for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) is to: (1) provide homeowners with flexibility in establishing separate living quarters within or adjacent to their homes for the purpose of caring for elderly parents, providing housing for their children, companionship, security, services or other purposes; (2) increase the supply of affordable housing units within the community; and (3) ensure that the development of accessory dwelling units does not cause unanticipated impacts on the character or stability of single-family neighborhoods.
 
Category:City Governments
Category:Code
Category:Housing
Category:Washington
Vancouver, WA Authorizing Use of Instant Runoff Voting

Type: Ballot Initiative
Status: Adopted on 11/2/99 with 53% of the vote 
Vote: In Favor - 53% Opposed - 47%
Source File: (Missing)
Text:
Article IX: Nominations and Elections
 
Section 9.01 Elections: All municipal elections shall be nonpartisan and there shall be a regular primary and municipal general election biennially on the days provided by law and such special elections as the city council shall provide for. Until otherwise provided by ordinance to the extent permitted by state law, the primary and general election laws of the state, so far as the same are applicable to cities of the first class, shall govern and control all elections of the city and all proceedings therewith. (As amended by vote of the people on November 6, 1979.) 
NOTE: Elections are now held in odd numbered years pursuant to RCW 29.13.024. 
Section 9.02 Nominations: Any qualified elector of the city may declare candidacy for the office of councilmember by filing a declaration of candidacy in accordance with state law. 
Section 9.03 Instant Runoff Voting Authorized
(1) Method authorized but not required: Nothing in this charter shall preclude the City Council from authorizing, by resolution, the use of instant runoff voting for the election of city officers in any regular or special election that may be held.
(2) Advance notification required: A resolution authorizing the use of instant runoff voting for an election must be passed at least thirty days before the candidate filing deadline for that election.
(3) Instant runoff voting defined: Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) allows the majority will of the voters to be determined in a single election. Instead of a voter indicating a single choice, each voter indicates his or her first choice, second choice, and so on, for up to as many choices as there are candidates. If a candidate receives a majority of first choice ballots, that candidate is elected. However, if no candidate receives a majority of first choice ballots, the candidate with the fewest first choice ballots is eliminated from contention, and the second choices of those voters whose first choice was eliminated are then counted as first choices. If a candidate now has a majority of the ballots, that candidate is elected. If not this process is repeated until one candidate receives a majority of the ballots. Instant runoff voting makes a second round or runoff election unnecessary.
(4) Uniformity required: If instant runoff voting is to be used to elect to any city office then it must be used for all city offices appearing on the ballot during that election.
Category:Ballot Initiatives
Category:City Governments
Category:Voting Systems
Category:Washington
Vancouver, WA Bicycle Parking Design Standards

Type: Municipal Code
Status: Adopted via ordinance on 1/26/04
Source File: Click here
Text:
Chapter 20.945 PARKING AND LOADING
Section 20.945.050 Bicycle Parking Design Standards.
A. Standards for all bicycle parking. Any bicycle parking implemented under this section must meet the following standards:
:1. Bicycle parking must be provided at the ground level, and may be provided in floor, or wall racks that must hold bicycles securely by the means of the frame. Bicycles may be tipped vertically for storage, but not hung above the ground. If the bicycle parking is placed in the public right-of-way, it shall not obstruct pedestrian walkways and shall meet all of the requirements outlined in obtainment of the street use permit.
:2. Where required bicycle parking is provided with racks, the racks must meet the following standards:
::a. The parking spaces shall be at least 2’ wide and 6’ long with an overhead clearance of at least 7’, and with a 5’ access aisle;
::b. The rack must hold the bicycle securely by means of the frame. The frame must be able to be supported so that the bicycle cannot be pushed or fall to one side in a manner that will damage the wheels;
::c. The bicycle frame and one wheel can be locked to the rack with a high-security, U-shaped shackle lock if both wheels are left on the bicycle;
::d. The rack must be securely anchored with theft-resistant hardware.
:3. Where bicycle parking is provided with lockers, such lockers must meet the following standards:
::a. An area of at least 6’ of horizontal distance shall be provided around the entrance of each locker that is free from obstructions, an overhead clearance of at least 7’, and with a 5’ access aisle; and
::b. The lockers must be securely anchored.
B. Bicycle parking signing. Entry and directional signs shall be provided by the property owner if bicycle parking facilities are not directly visible and obvious from the public right-of-way. The signs shall be used to properly direct bicyclists from the public right-of-way to the bicycle parking facilities.
C. Bicycle rack maintenance. The property owner of a site shall have a continuing obligation to properly maintain any bicycle parking facilities on their property. The City of Vancouver will maintain any bicycle parking facilities that are in the public right-of-way.
D. Parking in mixed-use projects. Bicycle parking for multiple uses may be clustered in one or several locations, and shall meet all other requirements for bicycle parking. For buildings with multiple entrances, bicycle racks should be distributed proportionately at and visible from the various public entrances. Bicycle parking lockers should be located adjacent to an employee entrance.
Category:City Governments
Category:Code
Category:Foot-Powered Transportation
Category:Washington
Vanuatu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vanuatu
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https://governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/
Millennium Development Goals
https://governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/millennium-development-goal.html
https://governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/press-release-reportsdocuments.html
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Vanuatu has joined the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique, la Francophonie and the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Vanuatu - World News from the Guardian
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/vanuatu
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Vanuatu, March 17, 2015, Cyclone Pam rips through the island nation
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/03/cyclone-pam-devastates-vanuatu/388024/
Vanuatu won't be the last poor country devastated by climate change inaction
As the world keeps warming, it is expected that both the speed of winds and the amount of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones will increase. And as sea levels rise, storm surges and other coastal flooding will only get worse.
For Vanuatu and other Pacific Island nations, cyclone Pam has been the worst-case scenario: in Port Vila, Vanuatu’s capital, 90% of the housing has been badly damaged; kids have nowhere to go to school, and the town’s hospital was left with no power. In the country’s outer islands, where most people live, about a quarter of a million people had little or no protection from the cyclone’s 160 mph winds.
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Vanuatu National Advisory Group on Climate Change
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Pacific Climate Change Portal - http://www.pacificclimatechange.net/index.php/country-profiles/vanuatu
http://projects.pacificclimatechange.net/country-profiles
American Samoa; Cook Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; New Caledonia; Niue; Northern Mariana Islands; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Wallis & Futuna
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Signs of Climate Change... The Migration
https://en.ird.fr/the-media-centre/scientific-newssheets/386-the-first-climate-change-refugees-from-vanuatu-still-under-threat
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INDC
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) -- 2015 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intended_Nationally_Determined_Contributions
 Vanuatu's INDC plan - PDF
http://www.mapsopensource.com/vanuatu?url=vanuatu
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Vanuatu_on_the_globe_%28Polynesia_centered%29.svg/800px-Vanuatu_on_the_globe_%28Polynesia_centered%29.svg.png
Category:Vanuatu
Category:Oceania
Category:Location
Category:Countries
Category:Agricultural Economics
Category:Climate Change
Category:Ecological Economics
Category:Economic Development
Category:Human Rights
Category:INDC