Sentences with phrase «access to a water supply»

Employees at Exxon Mobil put their own worries and concerns aside after being notified that the city of Beaumont had lost access to their water supply when the pumps that deliver fresh water had been compromised.

Osinbajo said successes had been recorded in a number of areas, with access to water supply presently at 69 percent, and sanitation at 29 percent.

He said successive Nigerian governments had, in partnership with development partners, contributed to efforts towards improving access to water supply and sanitation services.

Speaking at an advocacy dialogue with traditional leaders in the region for the elimination of harmful social and cultural practices, Ms Amidu said research showed that quality education, improved sanitation, nutrition, maternal and child health, and access to water supply also recorded low rates.

Agricultural droughts can occur for a variety of reasons, including low precipitation, the timing of water availability, or decreased access to water supplies.

The agenda also includes progress achieved in implementing the Regional Initiative for Establishing a Regional Mechanism for Improved Monitoring and Reporting on Access to Water Supply and Sanitation Services in the Arab Region (MDG + Initiative), regional cooperation for shared water resources management, the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the water - energy - food nexus in the Arab region.

During hot days a juicy tomato is nearly irresistible to thirsty birds without easy access to a water supply.

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The property is ideally located with access to electrical power on the property, previously developed infrastructure, and supported by an abundant water supply.

Every community should have access to an active list of emergency shelters, all stocked with at least a three - day water supply.

Another Suntory Holdings company, Pepsi Bottling Ventures has made a monetary donation to the American Red Cross and will also be providing access to water and other supplies.

Through frequent training and audits, we ensure employees and suppliers are adhering to our rigorous guidelines for animal handling, air and water quality, food access and antibiotic use.

This effort was a result of their nine year strategy to provide people access to clean, safe water and conserve global water supplies around the world.

The KFC website had said that all chickens supplied to its store were allowed «to roam free in large, clean, air - conditioned barns with continuous access to fresh food and clean water».

Carefully formulated feed, access to a plentiful supply of clean water, adequate room to grow, professional veterinary attention, and proper handling are all important factors in the management of young meat chicken flocks, also referred to as broilers, and the production of high - quality food products.

Access to the island is controlled by the tides, and campers must carry in everything they need, including drinking water, fuel, and cooking supplies.

Cold water sterilizers — If you travel a lot or don't have access to a microwave or an electricity supply, then this method is for you.

When access to food supplies and safe water are scarce the most vulnerable, newborns, infants, and young children are at greatest risk.

If you live in a part of the world in which you do not have access to safe water supply, you can either use bottled water or boil water when preparing baby formula.

If you are planning to travel abroad, remember you need access to safe water supplies if making up feeds.

Another advantage of a baby bath tub is that you can fill it and place it inside your home tub, just to keep the water from the floor and to be in a convenient place to access bathing supplies.

I can understand that in societies with high childhood mortality, poor water supply and poor access to medicine etc. diarrhea is a serious concern, and breastfeeding has a distinct advantage, but it's hardly the same in the US.

Moreover, in a country where 13 million people do not have access to safe water supplies, baby formula is commonly mixed with unclean water and dispensed in unsterilised bottles, often causing the child to become ill.

Babies who are fully or partially formula fed are at risk if their caregivers lose access to clean water, are unable to sterilise feeding equipment or suffer disruption or contamination of their formula milk supplies.

One needs access to a reliable supply of potable water and of fuel needed to boil it.

Improve health conditions of the people through improve sanitation, improve access to reliable and portable water supply and provision of basic healthcare infrastructure and service among others.

If Britain is to emerge from this dreadful crisis, business needs access to finance, just as plants need water — and the banks aren't supplying it.

According to him, Indeed, within an ever increasing population and a drive to self - sufficiency in food production, the demand for water supply and sanitation service will continue to increase thereby requiring an innovative and holistic approach towards closing the access gaps.

Wu was not the only one to draw historical comparisons, as Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, emphasized the equal «unfettered access» the Founding Fathers had had to the printing press, while Personal Democracy Media's Andrew Rasiej highlighted the extensive and expensive 19th century effort to connect all New Yorkers to a common clean water supply through aqueducts.

«This major investment will ensure that Auburn and Owasco residents continue to have access to clean drinking water and will prevent harmful algal toxins from contaminating the water supply,» Cuomo said.

The Governor will either deny or support the application of the small city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, which lies outside the natural basin of the Great Lakes, to access water from Lake Michigan in order to replenish its rapidly depleting municipal water supply.

Our democracy should not only be about holding free, fair and transparent elections; it should be about the totality of efforts to broaden access to healthcare, education, provide potable water, reliable power supply and other social amenities to the citizenry to make human habitation in Ghana a sight to behold.

For example, Nigeria is one of the African nations with least access to an improved water source that could supply safe drinking water.

«And what it does is provide access to lands right along the Saw Kill, so it's really protecting that water supply but it also means that, we've been interested in seeing if we can run a trail through there.

The Dutchess County Department of Health has put together an easy to navigate webpage that outlines who is responsible for specific water supplies and where residents can get additional data and access research to become informed water consumers.

Puerto Rican scientists are still taking stock of the magnitude of the wreckage nearly two weeks after the hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20 as Category 4 winds propelled trees into buildings, knocked out power systems, left residents without fuel for generators and transportation and diminished access to drinking water and food supplies.

A recent study in Environmental Health showed that access to clean water could reduce childhood mortality by 1.17 deaths per 1,000 children, which is a large number of preventable deaths for the millions of children who lack access to improved water — and millions more who apparently lack access to fully safe water supplies.

Working together Initiatives that address water availability and access across supply chains are key to sustainability efforts and can reduce the risks to our business.

This follows a simple logic: Places with less water gain access to foods with high water requirements by importing them from areas with high rainfall or substantial water supplies.

So the WHO chose another goal: to halve the number of people lacking access to «improved» water supplies.

With other festering water disputes in Palestine, the distinguished commentator on the Middle East George Joffe concludes in his chapter that «access to adequate water supplies is the most crucial developmental problem facing the Middle East and North Africa».

Needless to say, water is of primary importance to our survival, and protecting access to and the quality of fresh water supplies will likely become more and more of a challenge in the coming years.

Irena Salina, director of the award - winning documentary film, FLOW, about the world's dwindling water supplies, thinks it can be done if world leaders, international banks, the United Nations and other governmental organizations establish cooperative agreements for the use of bodies of water, including groundwater, and economic mechanisms to make sure those who need access to water can get it.

Our products protect our food supply, air and water, ensure safe living conditions and provide access to efficient and affordable energy sources and lifesaving medical treatments in communities around the globe.

So, although as North Americans we are very fortunate to have easy access to decent water supplies, there is still an opportunity to optimize the quality of our drinking water.

Through the construction of water supply systems in communities and rainwater harvesting systems in school compounds, Acqua for Life and Green Cross ensure community members, particularly women and children, have sustainable access to safe water.

«On the island, there are 700,000 children and this is now a week that they have been without power, food, running water, access to telephones — in really scorching temperatures,» said Negin Janati of the aid group Save the Children, which has started setting up «child friendly» centers for child care and children's supplies in San Juan.

The roots of the global crisis of access to water aren't in the absence of physical supply, but associated with the poverty, sociopolitical and economic inequality, and water management policies inefficient.

However, leaving a dog with access to an unlimited supply of water is not always an option... so how much water should you leave for your dog?

Once they have calmed down you can put their normal water bowl back down and let them have access to the unlimited supply.