Sentences with phrase «coastal development among»

He however added that, the NDC government has provided more development to the Volta Region in areas of education, health, roads, coastal development among others.

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In August 2013, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued an analysis of economic damage incurred among the world's largest 136 coastal cities and the damage they will sustain by 2050 under the same conditions.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

Rural development together with networking and advocacy, and building alliances among communities is a prerequisite for reducing the migration of people to cities and coastal areas in most developing countries of Asia (Kelly and Adger, 2000).

However, O'Brien and colleagues found that this result is highly uncertain because the development and incidence of coastal marine fog are dependent upon interactions among three systems — atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial — which are each subject to broad ranges of variability.

Among the stand - out properties currently being marketed by Pam Golding Properties Port Elizabeth are a refurbished ocean - fronting apartment in an iconic block in Summerstrand, where the average selling price is R2.3 million, an architect - designed home on the Little Walmer Golf Course, a turn - of - the - century Mill Park home with various business options and an exclusive new contemporary - style development in Humewood aimed at high net worth buyers seeking a secure, coastal lifestyle.

It's a dream that is well on its way to being fulfilled, with New World Wealth last year ranking Steyn City as fourth among the country's leading residential estates — a significant accomplishment for a development that is still very new, and (unlike the top three estates) lacks the advantage of a coastal location.