Sentences with phrase «already impacting communities»

It paints a vivid picture of how climate change is already impacting communities around the world, as well as where we're headed if emissions don't drop significantly.

Sea level rise is already impacting communities now; the latest example is Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, where America's first climate change refugees are preparing to leave their home as the island is expected to disappear underwater in just a few years.

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During the premiere screening of Cleveland Hustles at Capitol Theatre in Cleveland, OH, investors Kathy Futey, Kumar Arora, Jonathon Sawyer and Alan Glazen took the stage to discuss the show and the impact it's already made in their community.

«The communities SCIAF works with in developing countries are already struggling to cope with the impact of climate change.»

The beverage industry has long been committed to the health and wellness of Americans, and this initiative provides a new opportunity for it to build upon previous industry initiatives that are already having a real and lasting impact in communities across our country:

After all, Ranadive has already had an impact on the community.

ACEs Connection is a social network that accelerates the global movement toward recognizing the impact of adverse childhood experiences in shaping adult behavior and health, and reforming all communities and institutions — from schools to prisons to hospitals and churches — to help heal and develop resilience rather than to continue to traumatize already traumatized people.

It was not clear from this review whether or not community efforts would lead to permanent changes in breastfeeding patterns; however, this analysis confirmed previous speculation regarding the presence of a supportive health system synergized with community efforts: those community interventions that were linked to positive health systems with breastfeeding support already in place appeared to have a greater impact on breastfeeding.

We know from states that have already implemented early voting that communities like mine, with a larger percentage of low income individuals, are among those most impacted by early voting.

In fact, studies (e.g., Manacorda et al 2012) show that the negative impact of wage depression from recent EU migration has been disproportionately shouldered by immigrant communities already in Britain, a major reason why Labour MP Khalid Mahmood is working to persuade British ethnic minority communities to vote to leave the EU.

I am deeply worried about the economic impact on our communities, especially in those areas that are already bearing the brunt of Tory cuts, and also by the divisions and messages of intolerance that came to the fore during the campaign.

It's obvious that Councilman Ulrich has no experience as a business owner nor does he understand the economic impact a 17 plus percent increase would do to an already struggling small business community throughout Queens.

The deal underscores the financial consequences of Cuomo's drive to expand the bridge plaza over the objections of neighborhood residents, who fear the health impacts of moving traffic deeper into a community whose residents are already beset with respiratory problems that studies have linked to bridge traffic.

AAAS CEO Rush Holt urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to work with the scientific community to reduce the risk climate change poses to human health and the environment, reiterating that climate change is real and its impacts are already evident.

That's how climate change is happening there, and it's already starting to impact the biological community there.»

Majumder said she and colleagues would like to look at whether the growth of «news deserts» — communities without local news sources — has already had an impact on the amount of data HealthMap has been harvesting from under - covered parts of the United States.

Researchers already are seeing impacts - often dramatic, sometimes counterintuitive - on both natural systems and human communities.

Sea - ice loss is already having a significant impact on Arctic communities and ecosystems.

Coalition members are concerned about the impact of Quail Ranch on the already overextended water resources, transportation systems, and infrastructure needs in existing communities.

«Indigenous communities already feel the impacts of climate change.

MaiGamer is a newer dating site for gamers, but it's already made a significant impact on the community.

The key goal is to discover, recognise and reward the technology innovations that have the potential to, or are already having a positive impact on the community — at home, in the office and on a global scale.

It has made such an impact in our communities already and we hope to continue for many years to come.»

Droughts, violent storms, sea - level rise and other climate changes are already impacting the poorest and most vulnerable countries and communities.

Any direct or indirect erosion of Impact Aid through a voucher program will reduce the Impact Aid funding currently going to these districts, and would also place a great financial burden on the local community, which would be left to fund public schools with an already low level of state and local tax revenue.

Local charter schools have been speaking out about their programs and their impact on communities to dispel these myths during the public comment sections of every meeting and they're already having an impact.

The day after the election, here at the Impact Hub (the co-working space where Educate78 is based), the founders spontaneously organized a community conversation that culminated in each person talking with someone they didn't already know to ask, «What do you need and how can I help?»

Watch Attendance Works webinar to learn from states and communities that are already using local chronic absence data to raise awareness about the impact of absences on student achievement?

What can we learn from states and communities that are already using their local chronic absence data to raise awareness about the impact of absences on student achievement?

A few federal programs, like Impact Aid and Head Start, were cut immediately, and local communities are already dealing with the repercussions.

For school communities already committed to providing arts integration practice, the alternative methods and tools developed in the PAIR project demonstrate how to qualitatively and quantitatively assess the impact of individual teacher arts integration professional development variables on individual student arts integration and academic learning outcomes.

Doesn't allow for local governments or local citizens to evaluate the impacts on their communities caused by charter schools on issues such as traffic capacity and consistency with approved uses already in place.

GBM's approach empowers communities to take action against climate change, the impacts of which are already being witnessed across Africa, through food security and water harvesting activities (adaptation) and planting the appropriate trees in appropriate places (mitigation).

She acknowledged that it helps to have a «partner» or mentor in the publishing community, and I realized why she'd already had such a profound impact on me.

Right now we are focused on growth of the already sizeable community behind the website, our ability to impact on the discovery and distribution of our contributor's content.

«The hotel is already making a great impact in the community and we know that the success will only continue as the property opens its doors and begins delivering the consistent, excellent customer service and value proposition for which the brand is known.»

The program's flagship event is its annual EcoChallenge in October — a two - week initiative that is free and open to everyone, inviting organizations and community groups to take advantage of the platform's tools to work together and reduce environmental impact... There are two key, upfront benefits to EcoChallenge: the platform is free and it already exists.

While there are already companies such as Remote Year and Coworkation that offer travel packages to remote professionals, Venture With Impact (VWI) is a «social business» — a business with a social mission that aims to make a difference in the communities it is based in.

Mr. Obama would also have to greatly intensify a theme he has already been pushing, but with little impact so far: the need for the United States to build a new generation of engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and community and business leaders with the technical skills and globe - spanning relationships to forge substantial social, financial and technological breakthroughs.

And, as far as health impacts are concerned, when the Director of the CDC's National Center for Environmental Health admits that more research is needed on the health impacts on fracking (and Rob Jackson of Duke University says in this same article that it will take three to five years to determine fracking's health impacts), it shows just how serious these questions are — especially outside New York, in communities where fracking is already going full - bore.

If we pay attention to what scientists and frontline communities are telling us, instead of fossil fuel industry deceptions, the message is clear: Humans are causing the rapid onset of climate change, which is already bringing costly impacts across the world.

The text of AB 32 requires the state's Air Resources Board, the agency responsible for implementing the law, to maximize «additional environmental and economic co-benefits for California» and consider «localized impacts in communities that are already adversely impacted by air pollution» in its plan for cutting carbon dioxide emissions.

They are already having a critical impact in their communities, and our aim is to equip them with the best tools we know to carry this message of hope to their own networks.»

On what specific basis do you disregard the conclusions of the United States Academy of Sciences, and numerous other Academies of Sciences around the World including the Royal Academy of the UK, over a hundred of the most prestigious scientific organizations whose membership includes those with expertise relevant to the science of climate change, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, the American Institute of Physics, the American Meteorological Society, the Royal Meteorological Society, and according to the American Academy of Sciences, 97 percent of scientists who actually do peer - reviewed research on climate change whose conclusions hold that the Earth is warming, that the warming is mostly human caused, that harsh impacts from warming are already being experienced in parts of the world, and that the international community is running out of time to prevent catastrophic warming.

On what specific basis do you disregard the conclusions of the United States Academy of Sciences, and numerous other Academies of Sciences Around the World including the Royal Academy of the UK, over a hundred of the most prestigious scientific organizations whose membership includes those with expertise relevant to the science of climate change, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, the American Institute of Physics, the American Meteorological Society, the Royal Meteorological Society, and according to the American Academy of Sciences 97 percent of scientists who actually do peer - reviewed research on climate change which conclusions hold that the Earth is warming, that the warming is mostly human caused, and that harsh impacts from warming are already being experienced in parts of the world, and that the international community is running out of time to prevent catastrophic warming.

The President explained what the Administration has already done to reduce the dangerous levels of carbon dioxide that are contributing to climate change, and discussed ways to prepare our communities for the impacts that can not be avoided.

These newly released datasets, in addition to the more than 500 others already available, will better inform scientists and communities about how to minimize the health impacts of climate change.

«The impacts of climate change — including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification and sea - level rise — are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and public health across the Nation,» reads an executive order signed this morning by President Obama.

If you already know what your impacts are, we'll use this insight to create bespoke sustainability programmes that will deliver real value for your business and the communities you operate within.

Incidentally, these are already reporting a major impact of climate change on the communities they work with, and warning that these communities stand to lose the most from continued warming.