Sentences with phrase «economic livelihood at»

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Meanwhile the last decade's rapid economic expansion has yet to filter down to many of the population who continue to live well below the poverty line and whose livelihoods remain at risk from adverse climatic conditions.

We are now confronted with a form of capitalism which concentrates economic power in vast, impersonal institutions, with the result that decisions vitally affecting the livelihood of average citizens are made in places far removed from their capacity to have any influence at all.

«The bad news is that central African forests have been spared because violent conflicts have prevented economic development, at the costs of human lives and livelihoods.»

Livelihood and economic diversification (LED) are considered as complementary and valuable tools that can effectively support the mid to long - term transformation of economies at risk.

Climate - resilient pathways begin now, because it is time to consider possible strategies that would increase climate resilience while at the same time helping to improve human livelihoods and social and economic well - being.

For the Green Belt Movement which has empowered communities to conserve the environment forover 37 years, ensuring food security at household level is vital to having improved livelihoods, economic empowerment and build resilience against climate change in the rural Kenya.

To bridge this knowledge - skills gap she conceived of the Wangari Maathai Institute, now constituted at the University of Nairobi — a place where academics could better connect with the communities they sought to transform, and ordinary men and women might learn how best to interact with the environment in a way that sustains their livelihoods and provides economic sustainability.

At the same time Chinese citizens are increasingly rights - conscious and challenging the authorities over livelihood issues, land seizures, forced evictions, abuses of power by corrupt cadres, discrimination, and economic inequalities.