Sentences with phrase «already vulnerable communities»

But thanks to the tireless advocacy of Connecticut's charter public school community, our kids won't have to suffer damaging cuts that could have brought incredible harm to already vulnerable communities.

New Yorkers are already experiencing hotter summers, more powerful storms and rising seas, which disproportionately affect already vulnerable communities.

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And if so, how do you go about correcting theological error in a community that is already so wounded and vulnerable because they have grown up battered by «biblical» teaching?

He said further: «Even before Boko Haram began its insurgency in the region more than eight years ago, communities were already vulnerable and struggling to survive.

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

Some environmental groups and people already suffering on the frontlines of climate change say the agreement doesn't commit enough money to helping the most vulnerable communities.

«The heatwaves that we've experienced, particularly in some of the more southern climates such as Melbourne... we have already seen deaths occurring in our public hospitals from people, particularly those who are vulnerable in our community,» Mr Owler said.

People are already dealing with the devastating impacts of climate change, so it should be easy to pass laws that cut carbon pollution, propel renewable energy, and support vulnerable communities.

While vitally important, this approach has largely ignored the impact climate change has already taken on vulnerable regions around the world, particularly agricultural communities, that urgently need resources to adapt to an altered climate.

In a recent letter opposing the coal export terminals, the tribe stated that the terminals «would significantly degrade an already fragile and vulnerable crab, herring and salmon fishery, dealing a devastating blow to the economy of the fisher community.»

There are too many sources of BAU in our economy; too many sources of inertia in our policy community; and too many biophysical forces at work that are vulnerable to positive feedback (and may well have already moved into accelerating territory).

The Lancet medical journal has had two special editions on the subject during the past year, which show that children, the most vulnerable in any community, are already dying in large numbers in poor countries as a result of a warming world.

HectorK, «The Lancet medical journal has had two special editions on the subject during the past year, which show that children, the most vulnerable in any community, are already dying in large numbers in poor countries as a result of a warming world.»

Still, security experts and LGBT advocates told BuzzFeed the app should have been more clear on how it handles the data, especially since it affects an already - vulnerable community that's often victim of harassment.

It is widely recognised that Indigenous communities are much more vulnerable to climate change because of the social and economic disadvantage Indigenous communities already face: [24]

This would have a devastating impact on our country's most vulnerable communities, who already face barriers to getting health care.

Washington's Home Visiting Services Account, which has already gained national recognition, uses combinations of private, state and federal funds to provide more home visiting services to families living in some of Washington state's most vulnerable communities.