Sentences with phrase «desertification issues»

It concludes by presenting the action taken by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to address climate change and desertification issues.

Namibian authorities organized a public event to address land degradation and desertification issues.

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Taylor also claims that human - induced warming has caused rising sea levels and desertification, hence «climate change refugees» which is an issue of human rights.

To reaffirm the progress made at the summit, more than 80 Ministers from around the world issued the Ordos Declaration urging countries to step up efforts on all fronts to tackle desertification — one of the planet's most pressing global challenges.

About UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues.

The 25 experts will bring the latest science to bear on critical issues by contributing both a wealth of knowledge on desertification, land degradation and drought and extensive experience in translating science to inform decision making.

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is celebrated every year on 17 June all over the world to highlight the urgent need to curb desertification and to strengthen the visibility of drylands» issues on the international enviroDesertification (WDCD) is celebrated every year on 17 June all over the world to highlight the urgent need to curb desertification and to strengthen the visibility of drylands» issues on the international envirodesertification and to strengthen the visibility of drylands» issues on the international environmental agenda.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues.

However, it crosses into other study areas such as - the SAHEL, desertification, global warming, climate change as environmental issues.

Saving the world is to be expected in virtually every RPG, but the idea of desertification and the fighting that arises from scarce resources speaks to timeless issues.

In many arid parts of the world, desertification is a major issue, and advancing deserts and loss of formerly fertile lands can have a big impact on not just the local environment, but can also affect where and how people live in those areas, many times leading to mass migrations from the country to the cities.

This document addresses the issue of gender and desertification.

Plan B thoughtfully examines the critical global issues of our time: fresh water scarcity, soil depletion, deforestation; desertification; fisheries collapse; habitat destruction; species extinction; extreme weather; global warming, energy policy, and human population growth.

Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.

Major Environmental Issues: Erosion resulting from inadequate flood controls and improper land use practices; irrigated soil degradation; desertification; air pollution in Buenos Aires and other major cities; water pollution in urban areas; rivers becoming polluted due to increased pesticide and fertilizer use.

Major Environmental Issues: Natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US - Mexico border.

Although the report card has been released to coincide with the United Nation's Rio +20 Summit, few observers are holding out any hope for an ambitious agreement that tackles issues like climate change, biodiversity, and desertification.

Desertification is a global problem, but a UN treaty on the issue has largely been ignored.

Unlike natural gas plants, small renewable projects do not have devastating environmental and climate impacts that aggravate food and water scarcity and desertification, issues with which much of sub-Saharan Africa already struggles.

Desertification is a major issue in China, where usable land is lost on an annual basis.

Environmental issues affecting the Arab world include widespread desertification, water scarcities, soil degradation and declining land productivity.

Having identified natural disasters, industrial pollution, health and sanitation, deforestation, desertification, changes in climatic condition, salinity and deteriorating habitat of flora and fauna as the main environmental problems (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 35), the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) then had to identify a plan of action to deal with these issues.

The bright - side for many Chinese citizens, however, is that the country can now start to address these crucial, life - threatening issues such as water scarcity, pollution and desertification.