Sentences with phrase «effects against the country»

This has led the Kenyan government to put in place a Climate Change Action Plan 2013 - 2017 to make sure the country is ready and able to adapt to and reduce these potentially devastating effects against the country and its communities.

This has led the Kenyan government to put in place a Climate Change Action Plan 2013 - 2017 to make sure the country is ready and able to adapt to and reduce these potentially devastating effects against the country and its communities.

Not exact matches

The treaty, which is still in effect, requires all countries part of the treaty to «prevent and combat» drugs and drug addicts and to enforce punishment against the unauthorized cultivation, production or possession of opium, coca (and its derivative cocaine), marijuana and other illegal substances.

Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39

There is consistent evidence of a protective effect of exclusive breast feeding against diarrhoeal disease in the first 4 — 6 months of life.4 Likely causes are the immune properties of breast milk and less exposure to pathogens in contaminated milk, food, bottles, or teats.5 Contamination and inadequate sterilisation pose less of a problem in developed than developing countries, and this explains the greater protection of breast feeding in developing countries where poverty, poor hygiene, and infectious diseases are common.

While many studies have observed that breast feeding protects against diarrhoea, few have explored the variability of this effect.6 — 8 Our study is the first to show that breast feeding may confer greater protection against diarrhoea in deprived rather than affluent areas or households within a developed country.

He pledged that his administration continue to wage war against corruption to get rid the country of the debilitating effects of the wanton looting of public funds.

President Akufo - Addo was confident that these measures will enable the country attain a significant level of self - reliance, promote industrialisation and provide adequate cushion against the adverse effects of price shocks.

The deployment of the joint police and military task - force came as a major boost to government's fight against illegal mining in the country, following news of its devastating effects on the country's land and water resources.

Development was a key campaign issue in Amherst, where reuse of the former Westwood Country Club remains a pressing consideration for the Town Board and where developers seeking to build on the town's few remaining pockets of green space run up against neighbors who complain about the effects on traffic and quality of life.

Campaigns against illegal mining in the country have in the last few months intensified with Citi FM championing a #StopGalamseyNow campaign that is gaining momentum, rallying various stakeholders to address the menace which has left devastating effects on the country's environment.

According to a sponsor of the bill, David Tubilio, a Yonkers Republican, the law will seek to blockade Westchester against the harmful effects of the drug, which elsewhere across the state and country is sold legally over-the-counter.

«I think it's quite clear that voices of conscience all over the country are expressing outrage at these decisions which are reinstituting discrimination against the LGBT community,» he said, adding, «My hope is that both these states will relent, but we certainly are not going to have any non-essential travel to those states if these laws do continue in effect.»

At the same time, the agency said, adverse health effects from climate change «will be distributed unequally within and between populations,» with wealthier countries and regions generally being better able to adapt to and mitigate against the harshest effects.

A parallel can be drawn between the tactics of the skinheads in the film and those of the country of England itself in the Falklands War, bullying those who can't properly defend themselves (though it can be argued that England was provoked to action) under the pretense of entitlement, but the effect of the violent action against Argentina did drum up feelings of nationalism and support among the British people.

But the study reports specifications with continental fixed effects and specifications that drop different clusters of countries, both of which speak against this being a «serious concern.»

Finally, the trader must also be familiar with the effects of geopolitical turmoil on a country's currency, such as the conflict in Crimea and the subsequent sanctions lobbied against Russia, as well as the effects of commodity prices on what is called commodity dollars.

This project focuses on taking action against the health effects of climate change in seven European countries: Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Uzbekistan.

And despite the fact that DDT has been associated with other ill - health effects as well, like Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and kidney and ovarian diseases, a number of countries still use it in the war against malaria.

The UN Convention Against Torture, which Congress and President Clinton made law in 1994, says it is a crime to «effect the involuntary return of any person to a country in which there are substantial grounds for believing the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture...» Apologists for extraordinary rendition — that is, apologists for torture by proxy — argue that our extraordinary enemy justifies extraordinary measures.

The whole country witnessed the devastating effects of hurricanes hitting Louisiana for years, which is why it is so unfortunate that so many LA citizens are not covered against natural disasters.