Sentences with phrase «depletion of water resources»

From soil erosion and depletion of water resources to oceanic «dead zones» associated with synthetic fertilizer run - off and generation of major greenhouse gas emissions.

Changes in hydrological cycles have taken place and the depletion of water resources are the top challenges Nepal faces in context of climate change.

It includes understanding the importance of agriculture, being prepared for more erratic weather patterns and understanding the depletion of water resources.

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Marshalling convincing scientific data, they tell us that the environmental degradation caused by massive pollution of air water and land, threatens the very life of earth — fast depletion of non renewal resources, indeed of species themselves, the thinning of the ozone layer that exposes all living creatures to the danger of radiation, the build up of gases creating the greenhouse effect, increasing erosion by the sea — all these are brought out through their research.

Fast depletion of natural resources, pollution of air, land and water, the global warming and other atmosphere changes have catastrophic affects.

«Saving Steps» aims to encourage children to: • develop understanding of the origins of metals, plastics, electricity, natural gas, water and paper • be aware of concerns for the future such as the depletion of non-renewable resources • know how everyone can make a difference.

State Question 777 would allow a large and poorly run hog operation to move in next door to your family's farm, and there will be no recourse for the contamination of your water or the depletion of your resources.

Burtynsky's images address several facets of the world's vital resource, exploring the source, collection, control, displacement, and depletion of water.

It's a global compact signed on a voluntary basis by Local and Regional Authorities willing to adapt their water infrastructure and services to the emerging challenges they are increasingly facing such as climate change, rapid urban growth, depletion and pollution of water resources or ageing infrastructure.

Includes depletion of basic resources such as food and water, ecological loss, population displacement, failing communities, resulting tensions, and increased risk of conflict

Encouragingly, several of the brands are joining up to initiatives including the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) Commitment to help tackle the large environmental issues facing the industry, from resource depletion to pollution of water to dealing with waste.

He said severe effects of climate change on water resources could be seen in shape of changes in precipitation, drastic increasing trends in temperature, hazardous alteration in period of winter and summer, harmful rising in the sea level and depletion of groundwater.

It is driving the rapid depletion of fossil fuel resources with a dramatic increase in associated emissions and consequent climate change; it is accelerating the loss of biodiversity and widespread extinction of species; it is intensifying the growing shortage of fresh water to meet human needs.

The extraction or harvesting, manufacture, and transport of these materials contribute to water and air pollution, the degradation of habitats, and the depletion of natural resources.

And if you look at the water, climate change and depletion issues associated with both oil shale and coal production, you'll see that these energy resources do not provide an ounce of energy security... but just prolong the inevitable, while destroying even more of our natural capital.

The dramatic loss of momentum in irrigation expansion coupled with the depletion of underground water resources suggests that peak water may now be on our doorstep.

And there is such a system that can offer a variety of benefits to not just the grower, their local neighborhood, and their community, but can also address some of the larger challenges that we as a species are facing, such as water and food scarcity, decreasing soil health, and resource depletion.

Depleting fossil fuel reserves, depleting mineral reserves, widespread devastation of eco systems, depletion of biodiversity, acidification of oceans, dwindling fresh water resources, food production to food demand ratio becoming more acute, and of course the primary driver for all of the above continued increase in the world's population.