The phrase
"dwindling resources" means that the available or existing resources are becoming fewer or diminishing over time. It indicates a decrease in the quantity or quality of resources that are necessary for various purposes, such as energy, food, water, or materials.
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As the world population grows and worries
about dwindling resources and climate change rise, solutions for a more sustainable city are emerging.
The commission will also look at reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions to try and preserve the
worlds dwindling resources.
You may say that these are war refugees, not environmental refugees, but you'd be wrong: ultimately, these wars are
over dwindling resources.
Parents, advocates, educators, and providers who help children develop into active learners can face daunting challenges, especially in an environment
of dwindling resources.
As the world population grows and concern
about dwindling resources and climate change increase, there has been a push globally towards creating more sustainable cities.
Today the population of a planet already struggling
with dwindling resources and severely iniquitous and overstretched food systems reaches seven billion.
Mars has become a battlefield for corporations such as Aurora and Abundance; fight
for dwindling resources such as water.
«This is a government that has the interest of workers at heart, the very reason we stoically refused to retrench any civil servant
despite dwindling resources we met and worsened by the recession,» he said.
YOUNG ONES is set in a near future when water has become the most precious and
dwindling resource on the planet, one that dictates everything from the macro of political policy to the detailed micro of interpersonal family and romantic relationships.
But even if it is not end goal of the Common Core State Standards to invade students» privacy or impose curricular directives, there is a question of how to implement the new standards when North Carolina's public education system will continue to
face dwindling resources over the next two years, at least.
Perhaps by focusing on what really matters to Americans — a high quality of life including the basics in food and shelter, strong relationships with others, rewarding experiences and good health, we'll drastically reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and
other dwindling resources.
This path logically leads to further
dwindling resources which will in turn concentrate the country's natural resources and therefore much of its wealth in the hands of a few.
«As newsrooms
confront dwindling resources and an increasingly competitive information environment, the breadth and depth of science coverage has declined.
In the new study, Taylor examines how breeding forest fragmentation relates to the shape and strength of density - dependence or
how dwindling resources limit bird population.
This could mean less fish in the sea for food and less arable land for crops, as well as many more conflicts in the world to
control dwindling resources.
Puerto Rico's governor signed an education reform bill Thursday, March 29, 2018, to create charter schools and vouchers and help turn around a system long known for its bureaucracy and failure to
administer dwindling resources.
They would like us to believe (a) that oil is a
rapidly dwindling resource from which we will soon have to decouple our economy anyway, and (b) that using oil = sending $ $ to OPEC.
War Conflict is a World War 2 themed real time strategy game where players must ruthlessly fight each other
for dwindling resources.
The benefits will include lower energy prices, faster economic growth, less risk of war
over dwindling resources, and more solvent government retirement systems.
Yet the framer still must often handle the tail end
of dwindling resources for customers who show them paint chips and carpet swatches and expect things to match.
It is important to stress that school construction, school feeding, and calisthenics training are ongoing in Osun,
despite dwindling resources and unjustified criticism leveled against Aregbesola's education programme.
Set in a near future when water has become the most precious and
dwindling resource on the planet, one that dictates everything from the macro of political policy to the detailed micro of interpersonal family and romantic relationships.
Moir says that teachers leave the profession when they feel unsupported and frustrated
by dwindling resources and scant leadership opportunities.
It will result in half of all life being eliminated, but the tradeoff is the other half getting to live without worrying
about dwindling resources.
Governments are expressing concern that refugees will take up
dwindling resources or be a security risk.
Amid rising energy demands and
dwindling resources, renewable energy is one of the country's top three stated priorities and one of the fastest growing sectors of the national economy.
Amid rising energy demands and
dwindling resources, renewable energy is one of the top three stated priorities of the country, as well as one of the fastest growing sectors of our national economy.
When he arrived in Philadelphia last September, Archbishop Chaput inherited the work of a commission that had been studying how best to address
the dwindling resources of the Catholic school system.
We're already at war over oil,
a dwindling resource, instead of spending time looking for other renewable energy sources.
This is especially pertinent at a time when Australia faces a changing climate and
dwindling resources.
Growing populations, wastage,
dwindling resources and production that is outdated or not commercially viable means that our future food demands are increasingly threatening to outweigh future resources.
WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin, who is also a 12.3 Champion added: «In a world of
dwindling resources and population increases, future generations are set to face challenges in supplying demand.
The Chinese would like to say something about interesting times at this juncture but practicality dictates it would take something truly extreme to climb out of this one considering
our dwindling resources in defence.
So, it seems likely that in the not - too - distant future, we will be faced with some interesting dilemmas as more of us are centenarians — not just related to things like overpopulation and
dwindling resources or work and retirement issues, but how living longer will impact dating, marriage and families.
«The replacement costs are just too high during this time of
dwindling resources,» said Dr. Kurelja.
In his stump speeches, Cuomo often rails against the countless layers of bureaucracy that are draining the state's
dwindling resources.
Finally, they said he diverted bailout funds meant for salary payments, because they wondered how projects could continue to be executed in the state in the face of
dwindling resources.
Buhari said that government would continue to give maximum support to universities» education in spite of
dwindling resources.
WAR ON BUGS Attempts 50 years ago to conquer disease - carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (larvae shown) in the United States failed, largely due to
dwindling resources and America's resistance to pesticides in a post — Silent Spring world.
Malnutrition, overcrowding,
a dwindling resource base, the raids of jealous trade partners — any or all of these reasons may have contributed to the city's demise.
«More businesses and investors now recognize that water is a key element in their success, but
dwindling resources may [bring] much stronger clashes among competing uses.
Rather, he wants to kill half of the universe's population - which is threatened by overpopulation and
dwindling resources - to save the other half.