Sentences with phrase «human needs for water»

Develop recommendations for the U.S. role in identifying and addressing global water problems, including how to significantly accelerate efforts to meet the large and devastating unmet basic human needs for water in poorer countries.

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For instance, Jesus» stilling of the storm or coming to his disciples across the water or multiplication of the loaves and fishes could all be taken to symbolize Jesus» love and concern for the human fears and bodily needs of peopFor instance, Jesus» stilling of the storm or coming to his disciples across the water or multiplication of the loaves and fishes could all be taken to symbolize Jesus» love and concern for the human fears and bodily needs of peopfor the human fears and bodily needs of people.
Then those that are left (surviving genocides and «nature») will get a clue and realize that only God has the ability to create the complexities of the human eye, circulatory system, the fact we have (had) the needed water and atmosphere was not a random perfection that just occurred... will change their minds and ask for forgiveness that was already granted them through Jesus, if they chose to accept it.
The need for pure air, clean water, healthy food, adequate shelter, the regeneration of the species and the overcoming of all threats to human survival — these have once again become the central issues to which we must «devote» ourselves.
For example, what of his contention that, given the unbeneficial properties of water, God should have created a thirst - quenching liquid with different properties or not created humans in such a way that water is needed at all?
But, I was always amazed that there's a feeling that your breast milk turns into water and that how's the mammal out there that needs better milk for human than a human does.
This isn't a step away from the belief that there are risks to formula feeding that parents need information about, it isn't a divorce from the science that supports breastfeeding as the healthy normal food for a human infant, this isn't a watering down of our commitment to help moms reach their breastfeeding goals, and it certainly isn't a sugarcoating of the issues surrounding infant feeding and society.
This administration has proposed cuts to funding for human services, starved our infrastructure of the resources it needs and paid millions of dollars in fines for being unable to provide clean drinking water but can spend several million dollars taking care of the law firms that employ his campaign donors,» said Brian Hegt, spokesman for the BoL Democratic Caucus.
As human activities began expanding, the need for clean water became more important.
Operational releases are designed to siphon off muddy water in order to protect the quality of the New York City drinking water, reducing the need for alum to purify drinking water, since the EPA has determined that excessive alum is harmful to human health.
Research has always been a kind of fantasy job for people and it is perceived as «we love so much what we do we don't need to earn money to do it» (maybe this is my personal opinion only), but we are human beings, we need more than love and water!
Restoring forests and improving water quality for human consumption or stream habitat for aquatic animals after a fire is costly, said Sankey, but it may be something water municipalities in the west need to prepare for.
Additionally, he said, «we should be exploring ways to store excess run - off in groundwater aquifers so that we can use that water during dry years for human and environmental needs
She adds that the study «proves twice over» how much of the change is due to climate change versus human consumption — vitally important for helping water managers predict water needs.
To mitigate these impacts, drought preparedness that responds to human needs, while preserving environmental quality and ecosystems, requires involvement of all stakeholders including water users and water providers to achieve solutions for drought.
The NuScale design also has unique safety characteristics: under abnormal conditions, the reactor can shut itself down and cool itself for indefinite periods without the need for human intervention, water addition or external electricity supplies.
Dr. Batmanghelidj, author of Your Body's Many Cries for Water, states that humans lose their thirst sensation and the critical perception of needing wWater, states that humans lose their thirst sensation and the critical perception of needing waterwater.
Identify and describe various technological developments to control fire, water, wind, and soil, and to utilize natural resources such as trees, coal, oil, and gas in order to satisfy the basic human needs for food, water, clothing, and shelter.
Equitable access of all human beings, in current and future generations, to the conditions needed for human well - being — socio - cultural, economic, political, ecological, and in particular food, water, shelter, clothing, energy, healthy living, and satisfying social and cultural relations — without endangering any other person's access; equity between humans and other elements of nature; and social, economic, and environmental justice for all.
They will answer the driving question: Based on a set of criteria and constraints, how do we build and evaluate a water filter that will lead to an optimized system that meets the needs of clean water for human use and consumption?
Not when I know what I do these days about the psychology of dogs and their need for human love and company being as essential to them as air and water.
For boating or general water play, dogs need life jackets just as humans do.
These are working cats, former street cats who are used to outdoor life, prefer minimal to no human contact, and who will happily tend to any mouse, mole, chipmunk, or vermin problems for the small cost of a bowl of cat food and water set out daily, as needed veterinary care and shelter in a garage or barn.
There is little to no vet care, water licks as opposed to bowls, cage cleaning can consist of a power washer while the dog is still in the cage, and the minimal human touch is typically reserved for when dogs need to be moved in and out of cages for breeding and whelping.
Something else to keep in mind is that people need water as much as their dogs do, so stocking watering options that include design features for both humans and dogs will benefit any retailer.
Direct Abundance and Caribbean S.E.A. are partnering together to offer educational programs about coral reef and mangrove conservation, safe water and sewage discharge solutions. The need for these programs is essential for the San Mateo area as their homes are located in a swamp highly contaminated by human waste.
, you are lying on the floor of your place looking up, a small draft runs through the room, between the door and the window, and all things seem perfectly still, wind only disturbs concrete in imperceptible ways, or it may take millions of years to be noticed and, as the air runs through the space, all your plants move and all is animated and all is alive somehow, and here are the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands, they are not original with me, and that wind upon your plants is the common air that bathes the globe, and we have no ambitions of universalism, and I'm glad we don't, but the particles of air bring traces of pollen and are charged with electricity, desert sand, maybe sea water, and these particles were somewhere else before they were dragged here, and their route will not end by the door of this house, and if we tell each other stories, one can imagine that they might have been bathed by this same air, regrouped and recombined, recharged as a vehicle for sound, swirling as it moves, bringing the sound of a drum, like that Kabuki story where a fox recognizes the voice of its parents as a girl plays a drum made out of their skin, or any other event, and yet I always felt your work never tells stories, I tend to think that narrative implies a past tense, even if that past was just five seconds ago, one second ago was already the past, and human memory is irrelevant in geological time, plants and fish know not what tomorrow will bring, neither rocks nor metal do, but we all live here now, and we all need visions and we all need dreams, and as long as your metal sculptures vibrate they are always in the Present, and their past is a material truth alien to narrative, but well, maybe narrative does not imply a past tense at all and they are writing their own story while they gently move and breathe, and maybe nothing was really still before the wind came in, passing through the window as if through an irrational portal to make those plants dance, but everything was already moving and breathing in near complete silence, and if you're focused enough you can feel the pulse of a concrete wall and you can feel the tectonic movements of the earth, and you can hear the magma flowing under our feet and our bones crackling like a wild fire, and you can see the light of fireflies reflected in polished metal, and there is nothing magical about that, it is just the way things are, and sometimes we have to raise our voice because the music is too loud and let your clothes move to a powerful bass, sound waves and bright lights, powerful like the sun, blinding us if we stare for too long, but isn't it the biggest sign of love, like singing to a corn field, and all acts of kindness that are not pitiful nor utilitarian, that are truly horizontal as everything around us is impregnated with the deadliest violence, vertical and systemic, poisonous, and sometimes you just want to feel the sun burning your skin and look for life in all things declared dead, a kind of vitality that operates like corrosion, strong as the wind near the sea, transforming all things,
Even time is no match for thirst: no matter the era in which one lives, the need for water links us all as humans.
I've written an essay for Wednesday's Op - Ed page offering a short look at extreme weather in a warming world and the two prongs of the climate challenge — the need to limit human vulnerability to the worst the climate system can throw at us and to curb emissions that are steadily raising the odds of unwelcome outcomes, particularly extreme heat and either too much, or too little, water.
Here: human made Suez Canal = small percentage less water was needed for the Mediterranean system; which comes from Mexican gulf — that positive contribution is cumulative — Mexican gulf needs to siphon less water from Arctic ocean — Arctic needs to get less salty / warm water from north Pacific via Bering straights.
What it does show is a major role for atmospheric water vapor, to which there is a significant direct human contribution from both the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels and the cooling needed by steam generation of power, but one that is totally disregarded by Trenberth and the IPCC.
Lastly, the battle between agricultural needs for freshwater and human consumption are becoming more and more strained as water sources start to dwindle, and agricultural pollution threatens those sources that remain.
Our results emphasize the importance of snow for fulfilling human water demand in many NH basins, and highlight the need to account for the full range of internal climate variability in developing robust climate risk management decisions.
Recognising that water is fundamental for food security, human health, energy production, industrial productivity, biodiversity, and basic human needs, it ended up with a call to governments to pay more attention to water to provide solutions that will help implement the Paris Agreement.
In southern Europe, to compensate for increased climate - related risks (lowering of the water table, salinisation, eutrophication, species loss)(Williams, 2001; Zalidas et al., 2002), a lessening of the overall human burden on water resources is needed.
The latter is meant to account for the human impacts on droughts by describing the available resources relative to human water needs.
Also they must respect human rights and the rights of nature, protect the planetary systems on which continued human existence depends, put control over energy, food and water in the hand of accountable local stewards, fairly address overconsumption to meet basic needs for all, not just the greed of a wealthy few.
Concepts such as global warming, water contamination and human rights are weighty matters that are more accessible to people than ever before, as is the need for resources to make solutions effective.
Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).
It may also lead to the creation of a hierarchy of use requiring that water use be allocated for ecosystems and basic human needs first, and not corporate needs such as large - scale industrial projects or by bottled water companies.
Much like the need for 8 - glasses of water a day, waiting an hour after eating to swim, or humans using 10 % of their brains, I think these beliefs about local jury consultants are mostly stubborn old wives» tales.
The Commission notes that the Bill expands the mandatory content of the Basin Plan to include arrangements for «critical human water needs» for those communities dependent on the waters of the River Murray System.
The Water Amendment Bill 2008, defines critical human water needs as the needs for a minimum amount of water, that can only reasonably be provided from Basin water resources required to meet: (a) core human consumption requirements in urban and rural areas; and (b) those non-human consumption requirements that a failure to meet would cause prohibitively high social, economic, or national security cWater Amendment Bill 2008, defines critical human water needs as the needs for a minimum amount of water, that can only reasonably be provided from Basin water resources required to meet: (a) core human consumption requirements in urban and rural areas; and (b) those non-human consumption requirements that a failure to meet would cause prohibitively high social, economic, or national security cwater needs as the needs for a minimum amount of water, that can only reasonably be provided from Basin water resources required to meet: (a) core human consumption requirements in urban and rural areas; and (b) those non-human consumption requirements that a failure to meet would cause prohibitively high social, economic, or national security cwater, that can only reasonably be provided from Basin water resources required to meet: (a) core human consumption requirements in urban and rural areas; and (b) those non-human consumption requirements that a failure to meet would cause prohibitively high social, economic, or national security cwater resources required to meet: (a) core human consumption requirements in urban and rural areas; and (b) those non-human consumption requirements that a failure to meet would cause prohibitively high social, economic, or national security costs.
(c) Realise the rights of those Indigenous peoples whose country lies within the Murray - Darling River Basin to access allocations of water for cultural purposes by including Indigenous cultural flows as a priority identified under the proposed Part 2A, «Critical human water needs».
Basic needs for all of us humans are food, water, air, clothing and shelter from the environment.
Louisa describes SDT about how «humans are driven by three psychological needs that contribute to intrinsic motivation, a heliotropic effect, and are essential for growth and well - being, just like sun, water, and soil are essential for plants to function optimally.»
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