Sentences with phrase «already vulnerable regions»

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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.

Surprisingly, the ecosystems most vulnerable to major biome shifts are the already hot regions around the equator.

Previous research has shown that stream - dwelling species in the southern Appalachian region are particularly vulnerable to climate change and that many coldwater species are already shifting their ranges in response to warming temperatures.

2) Persistent poverty and lack of capacity to deal with either too much or too little water (or related health problems) already make the region extraordinarily vulnerable to devastating losses from drought or flooding.

Combine that reality with the prospect of populations doubling by 2050 and the persistence of anarchy in vulnerable regions, and any impact from human - driven climate change has to be considered a background issue, at best, compared to the forces already killing thousands and deepening vulnerability of millions more.

And that is bad news for a region where vulnerable coastlines are already at risk from serious storms, floods and rising sea levels.

This showed that recovery took longest in the high northern latitudes and in the tropics, regions where the climate system is already vulnerable, but that it was taking longer across regions worldwide.

In Southern Europe, climate change is projected to worsen conditions (high temperatures and drought) in a region already vulnerable to climate variability, and to reduce water availability, hydropower potential, summer tourism and, in general, crop productivity.

Significant impacts resulting from climate change are already evident, and they pose increasing risks for many vulnerable populations and regions.

And already the impacts are being felt in the world's most vulnerable coastal regions.

The IPCC 5th assessment and recent research shows that the world's best food producing regions in the northern hemisphere are vulnerable to a high probability of multi-breadbasket failure from already committed (locked in) global climate change.»

The Hampton Roads region is one of the most vulnerable areas in America to the impacts of climate change, and residents are already seeing the consequences.

Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics and a member of the research team that has produced the cautionary report, said: «Our study shows that tropical regions — mostly developing countries that are already highly vulnerable to climate change — face the biggest rise in impacts between 1.5 C and 2 C.

Altered agricultural conditions, including extreme heat, expanded water demands, and increased severe weather events, will affect food availability and cost, particularly in vulnerable regions in which child undernutrition is already a major threat.43 The decreased protein, iron, and zinc content of certain major crops has been demonstrated for plants grown under increased CO2 conditions, 44,45 carrying significant implications for child nutrition.

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.

The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change because of population levels that place mounting resource demands on an already degraded natural resource base.

Samson said of his investigation: «It makes sense that the low latitude tropical regions should be more vulnerable because the people there already experience extremely hot conditions which make agriculture challenging.

Recognising the impacts of climate change that are already being felt in the region, and the vulnerable position that the Islanders are in, a number of initiatives have begun.