intergovernmental
adjective
in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal
ˌin-tər-ˌgə-vər(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl 
: existing or occurring between two or more governments or levels of government
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That has been the challenge facing Rena Lee, Singapore’s ambassador for oceans and law of the sea issues and the president of a U.N. intergovernmental conference on marine biodiversity, during five years of turbulent discussions over efforts to safeguard life in the high seas.
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Sylvia Earle, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s why all eyes will turn towards Ottawa, Canada this month as an intergovernmental meeting known as INC-4 convenes in hopes of advancing a legally binding global agreement to end plastic pollution.
—Jim Fitterling, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
The resolution seeks to assert U.S. leadership in the development of AI on the global stage, as the Biden administration increasingly attempts to expand its influence in the intergovernmental body.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Since 1996, Arctic governance has been facilitated by the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum that promotes communication and environmental partnerships.
—Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
Baroness Scotland heads the Commonwealth Secretariat, the main intergovernmental agency of the global network of 56 countries united by the crown, and joined Queen Camilla, Prince William and other members of the royal family at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Reconvene the intergovernmental committee, invite the towns to the conversations regarding our collective challenges and talk to each other.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
Reports from the intergovernmental panel and others say the temperature increases can be reversed, but not without more significant effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the levels of harmful gasses in the atmosphere.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
The price tag is eye-watering: Investment in energy-transition technologies were $1.3 trillion last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, an intergovernmental group, and that needs to at least quadruple to avoid a level of warming that scientists say would be catastrophic.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
Sylvia Earle, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s why all eyes will turn towards Ottawa, Canada this month as an intergovernmental meeting known as INC-4 convenes in hopes of advancing a legally binding global agreement to end plastic pollution.
—Jim Fitterling, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
The resolution seeks to assert U.S. leadership in the development of AI on the global stage, as the Biden administration increasingly attempts to expand its influence in the intergovernmental body.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Since 1996, Arctic governance has been facilitated by the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum that promotes communication and environmental partnerships.
—Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
Baroness Scotland heads the Commonwealth Secretariat, the main intergovernmental agency of the global network of 56 countries united by the crown, and joined Queen Camilla, Prince William and other members of the royal family at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Reconvene the intergovernmental committee, invite the towns to the conversations regarding our collective challenges and talk to each other.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
Reports from the intergovernmental panel and others say the temperature increases can be reversed, but not without more significant effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the levels of harmful gasses in the atmosphere.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
The price tag is eye-watering: Investment in energy-transition technologies were $1.3 trillion last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, an intergovernmental group, and that needs to at least quadruple to avoid a level of warming that scientists say would be catastrophic.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
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intergovernmental
adjective
in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal
-ˌgəv-ər(n)-ˈment-ᵊl
: existing or occurring between two or more governments or levels of government
intergovernmental meetings
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