Sentences with phrase «mitigating impacts of»

This includes ensuring Indigenous participation and engagement in governance and water management reform processes and strategies to improve the health of the river and wetlands in the Murray - Darling River Basin, as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change on the Basin.

Second, and in the circumstances more crucially, to help understand in what particular ways art can help address the defining issue of our current generation, namely minimising the causes and mitigating the impacts of climate change.»

This analytical document suggests that while the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has been successful with mitigating the impacts of large - scale industrial projects, small - scale community - based projects, such as those in the waste management sector have been overlooked due to their low mitigation potential.

The other study, published in 2016 by the U.S. - based National Academies of Sciences on the «environmental fate, effects and responses» of diluted - bitumen spills from pipelines, also cited the need for further study to address «diluted bitumen's behaviour in the environment under different conditions, its detection when submerged or sunken, and the best response strategies for mitigating the impacts of submerged and sunken oil.»

Trump said would get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency created in 1970 by President Richard Nixon that has become the nation's main federal lever for mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Adapting to and mitigating the impacts of sea level rise relies upon accurate forecasts of its magnitude and rate.

A recent poll shows that the vast majority of Americans back government action aimed at mitigating the impacts of ACD.

The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute recently wrote, «Technology and innovation, rather than sweeping federal mandates, offer the best approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change.»

A Recently developed network of old - growth sites, including many eastern US tree species, has provided researchers with new insights on forest growth, stand age structure, natural senescence, biomass production, and the mitigating impacts of climate change.

Projecting future changes is a crucial step towards planning for and mitigating the impacts of climate change on biodiversity [6].

IFC provides its client companies with expert advice on reducing, managing, and mitigating the impacts of climate change on their businesses and on investing in sustainable energy and carbon finance.

But it doesn't get the job done when it comes to mitigating the impacts of global warming.

We favor investments such as those mitigating the impacts of fossil fuels in energy - intensive industries, promoting energy efficiency, or otherwise addressing environmental and social justice issues.

The purpose of her research is to support data - driven surveillance strategies and management options for mitigating impacts of WNS on hibernating bat populations.

It strongly suggests that overcoming the prevailing paradigm of «reactive» and «crisis - based» approaches to drought and moving towards «proactive» and «risk - based» approaches will be indispensable to reducing the risks and mitigating the impacts of droughts, floods and other extreme weather events.

«But buying time is central to mitigating the impacts of contact.»

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) budget request reveals a strong focus on planning for and mitigating the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events, with money set aside for new weather satellites, climate mitigation planning, and additional grants for coastal resilience studies.

Studying and mitigating the impacts of increasing human activities including shipping, seismic exploration, fisheries and other resource exploration in Arctic waters.

The Starbucks and Conservation International partnership supports coffee farmers in mitigating the impacts of climate change.

- Kate Wilson, The Georgia Straight The Georgia Straight features three Metro Vancouver clean energy companies, including General Fusion, who are working towards mitigating the impacts of climate change.

The ruling marks the latest setback for the Trump administration as it seeks to roll back regulations aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Meanwhile, Governor Mark Carney of the Bank of England also said Thursday morning that the ability of the central bank to mitigate the impact of Brexit is limited.

Swinburne, who worked in the City of London before becoming an MEP in 2009, said all the projections were probably the «worst case scenarios» as they don't take into account anything businesses may do to mitigate the impact of Brexit.

Perth - based contractor OTOC expects to post a profitable half - year after diversifying its business to mitigate the impact of the resources sector downturn.

The team assembled in December consisted of about a dozen top managers - including executives from finance, legal and human resources - and aides to discuss ways to mitigate the impact of sanctions on Rusal.

They even took preemptive steps to mitigate the impact of sanctions, including switching most dollar payments and loans of Deripaska's En + Group PLC into euros and pounds as well as planning to replace U.S. equipment suppliers with European ones, according to one of the people involved in the planning.

«Areas such as Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, who have very different economies, have mitigated the impact of low oil prices.»

↵ 1 1Shelter was also considered a key emergency response action during the cold war in which analysts considered how to mitigate the impacts of multiple, high - yield (megaton class) detonations on urban populations.

This can help mitigate the impact of extreme market swings on your portfolio, which is important when you expect to need the money relatively soon.

While there are several ways to mitigate the impact of rising volatility, historically gold has been one of the more effective tools.

Additionally, in an effort to mitigate the impact of Fed rate increases on the front end of the curve — where we are largely positioned — we are tactically employing a cash buffer as well as maintaining exposure to floating rate notes.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

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Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

In an effort to mitigate the impact of a stronger dollar, many investors have been favoring small - cap stocks.

They understand how to potentially mitigate the impact of market volatility brought on by interest rate risk.

As Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda put it: «With the level of nominal interest rates being high, Japan's economy will have more policy room to mitigate the impact of future economic downturns, or will be equipped with a sort of insurance for sustained economic growth.»

Mr McGuigan said Australian Vintage had put in place strategies to mitigate the impact of the big currency shifts.

The business had been able to implement price increases in the second half of calendar 2013 which were able to mitigate the impact of the high Australian dollar.

Spoiler Alert enables food manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and grocery retailers to mitigate the impacts of unsold inventory and recover value from these under - utilized assets.

As a parent who's involved, you have a huge opportunity to influence your child's self - esteem and mitigate the impact of your ex's abandonment.

Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, D - Kenmore, and Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Cathy Young, R - Olean, said the final budget will include a $ 30 million dollar pool to mitigate the impact of closed or mothballed power plant facilities.

Expiration of the so - called «millionaires» tax rate and bracket in 2020 will significantly mitigate the impact of the SALT deduction cap for high income earners.

Professor Rueda set the scene: in times of economic hardship, when GDP is falling, the European social model should mitigate the impact of a rise in unemployment and inequality with a concomitant increase in benefit spending, however this model, which held until the 1990s, is no longer the case, except in a few countries such as Spain and Ireland.

«I am proud to have the support of mayors across the state as we work together to mitigate the impacts of this plan and do everything we can to protect the rights and wallets of hardworking New Yorkers.»

Home secretary Theresa May is insisting the reductions in red tape which have kept officers tied to their desks will help mitigate the impact of the spending cuts.

There are a number of bills introduced in the New York State legislature, including by Independent Democrats in the Senate, that could mitigate the impact of a Supreme Court decision in favor of Janus.

The governor is looking at ways to mitigate the impact of the new federal cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes.

«We will now focus on safely decommissioning the plant, working with our employees to mitigate the impact of redundancy on them and their families and partnering with all interested stakeholders on the future regional economic development of the Lynemouth site.