Sentences with phrase «global problem of»

Childhood adversity, characterized by the presence of sexual and physical abuse, is a global problem of significant proportions.1, 2 Epidemiologic studies3 - 5 indicate prevalence rates for all forms of childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse ranging from 11 % to 35 %.

At the same time, the Lancet published a series of articles on violence against women and girls, which it described as a global problem of epidemic proportions.

The Court's judgment is particularly notable for its deferential stance towards measures related to environmental protection based on EU rules which — paradoxically — are very nationally oriented although they tackle the global problem of climate change.

Jeff Horowitz: As co-producer of the deforestation segment referred to as «The Last Stand» (airing in episodes # 1 and # 2), my job was to work in partnership with Solly Granatstein, an amazing, Emmy award - winning director / producer to create the narrative arc that took the viewer from the global problem of the pollution caused by burning forests, to the political challenges faced by many rainforest nations as they try to regulate this practice, and back to the U.S. for a look at how consumer buying patterns can impact the way forests are protected.

Entries open today for the world's first student competition to find the next generation of solutions to the global problem of marine litter.

Since when do we have to wait until 6.5 billion people agree before we act on a global problem of massive social significance?

I'm really hoping that whilst I battle it out on the court this summer — people will join the battle to help fight the global problem of wildlife crime.»

More accurate numbers are most likely higher than that given that the global problem of osteoarthritis has been under - estimated.

HarvestPlus is proud to congratulate 2016 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Howarth «Howdy» Bouis, who won for his pioneering work in addressing the global problem of micronutrient deficiencies, known as hidden hunger, through biofortification.

A «Parexit» would send a clear signal to the rest of the world: «The United States does not care about the global problem of human - caused climate change.

In 2012, Bacardi, along with other leading producers of spirits, wine, and beer, decided to unite in a concerted effort to tackle the global problem of harmful use of alcohol through the creation of five Commitments to Reduce Harmful Drinking for delivery over a five - year period (2013 - 2017).

The G20 agriculture ministers highlighted the extent of food loss and waste (FLW) as «a global problem of enormous economic, environmental and societal significance» and encouraged all G20 members to strengthen their collective efforts to reduce FLW.

Research on Golden Rice continues to be motivated by its potential contributions to solving the global problem of VAD that afflicts more than 200 million people, especially women and children.

In May 2015 under the Turkey Presidency, the G20 agriculture ministers highlighted the extent of food loss and waste (FLW) as «a global problem of enormous economic, environmental and societal significance» and encouraged all G20 members to strengthen their collective efforts to prevent and reduce FLW.

Some people claim there is no global problem of overpopulation, only problems of mal - distribution and faulty technology.

Richard Warren, the group's head of policy, said in an email of the proposed tariffs: «This would be a unilateral and extremely blunt approach to what is a complex global problem of overcapacity in the steel sector.»

The draft also called the Paris Agreement a «historic achievement» and «proof that with shared political will and mutual trust, multilateralism can succeed in building fair and effective solutions to the most critical global problems of our time.»

The solution to the very visible global problems of deforestation, desertification and food scarcity may be hiding in plain sight: the transformative ability to restore degraded land to productive use.

Excess weight gain and obesity are global problems of the modern people today.

I would refer to these children as the forerunner to — «global citizens / global humane beings» as it is they through the new approach of education will be able to address the global problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy, inequity, violence and ecological crisis.

Two remarkable books that came out this year — Austerity Ecology & the Collapse Porn Addicts by Leigh Phillips and The End of Doom by Ronald Bailey — each makes the case that growth, technology, and accelerated modernization can solve the twin global problems of poverty and environmental devastation.

Not exact matches

Patrick Spence, RIM's senior vice-president and managing director of global sales and regional marketing, concedes some of the perception problems are of the company's own making.

I should also note a thrust of my Leadership and the Environment keynote is that although I support science, education, innovation, and the approaches to reducing pollution, resource depletion, overpopulation, global warming, and our other environmental problems, I believe we need leadership in the style of Martin Luther King Junior, Nelson Mandela, Vaclav Havel, Mohandas Gandhi, and so on.

Marine Debris Tracker allows you to enter the marine debris you find into a global database so we can start to build a bigger picture of this problem around the world.

«The other problem is a lack of investment demand, which is surprising given the headwinds to global trade from protectionism» amid global trade tensions.

«ICBMs create a problem because they enable a country to break out of a regional context and move toward potential global impact,» Pike, who now directs GlobalSecurity.org, wrote in 1998.

She used the lull to address problems born of politics: educating clients with anxious immigrant employees or questions about global expansion post-Brexit.

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That helps take care of a long - standing problem, and the only way it could be managed was if we hedged the currency as a global company.

This is a highly marginal tonnage in the global alumina market and symptomatic of the problems facing all the companies attempting to assess the alumina price.

Exporting more of our disaffected young people and importing bright young foreign students will not immediately solve those problems, but the report suggests it might just help Canada's economy, and improve its global standing to boot.

Though America navigated the post-2008 global financial crisis era better than many nations, our stagnant employment market is a sign of our enduring problems.

Technology can solve a lot, and it buys us time to solve other problems, but it's one element of a global system.

My guess is that one of these problems will cause a more pronounced problem in the global economy in the coming years and force real change.

But it also shows us that food miles and global distribution can be the least of our problems.

«The problem for China is compounded by the fact that, unlike Japan, the vast majority of Chinese have not participated in this boom,» says George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor, a global intelligence company.

While Poloz, Carney, and Bernanke all face a unique set of problems, all three have been tasked with the challenge of guiding their respective banks through a still - shaky global economic environment.

Instead of acknowledging the problem of global warming, they decided to bring snowballs onto the floor of Congress to prove it was made up.

The founder and managing partner of the FullCycle Energy fund doesn't just focus on small problems: he harnesses new technology to solve global crises.

Unlike many global health nonprofits, which focus their work in the poorest regions of the planet, Bush has always felt it was important for fellows to address problems in the US in addition to those in other countries.

The problems facing us, many of them are global, like rogue nuclear states, like climate change, and other forms of environmental threats, like terrorists, like maximizing global wealth and prosperity, and none of these are going to be solved if we think of the international arena as one of each nation striving for its individual greatness.

«Oil isn't Canada's only problem,» says Steven Englander, global head of G10 currency strategy at Citibank in New York.

The problems are similar to the coffee industry, where a fungus threatens to drag down the global production of coffee by as much as 40 percent.

Founder and CEO Social Capital LP and Golden State Warriors Owner Chamath Palihapitiya has a mission which is, «To advance humanity by solving the world's hardest problems including the advancement of human capital, the eradication of disease, solutions to global climate change, and other really difficult things that are non obvious.»

Clearly the company has had its product and operational issues, but while global sales remain strong and the company's marketshare with younger consumers actually grew earlier this year, a huge part of RIM's problems can be traced back to image.

Branson could spend all of his time on Necker Island, but he's using his billions and voice (he's got over 2 million followers) to try and solve some of the world's biggest problems, like the HIV / AIDS pandemic and global warming.

Counterfeit goods remain a big problem for global retailers, especially in Asia, the chief executive officer of Adidas told CNBC Thursday.

The issue adds to a growing list of aviation - related problems because of global warming, including increased turbulence, stronger headwinds and swamped airport runways due to rising sea levels, he said.

Rather than criticizing leaders who are stepping up to help solve the most pressing problems of global society — devoting not just their money but their time as well — we should be venerating them.

The global communications firm's identified a significant «authenticity gap» between consumers and brands, with nearly 3 in 4 of the 12,000 surveyed consumers feeling that companies have a credibility problem.