Sentences with phrase «national disasters such»

And national disasters such as a terrorist attack do not make basic New York business insurance quotes rise.

In addition, Mui reported on major international stories, including the Greek financial crisis and Brexit, as well as national disasters such as the BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.

The latter is often the case following a national disaster such as Hurricane Katrina or a mass tragedy like the Sandy Hook shootings.

Not exact matches

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

In the past, a major disaster, such as flood or famine, might be met by a National Day of Prayer.

It's also 100 % voluntary rather than compulsory, and the most common duties are acting as additional emergency services during natural disasters (The Federal Military can not act as a police force, though I think the National Guard can in the event of unrest such as was observed during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots or the 2015 Baltimore Riots).

In June the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 213 Texas counties as natural disaster areas; nearly all of the state is currently classified as drought level D4 (exceptional drought), the highest such listing on the National Drought Mitigation Center's U.S. Drought Monitor.

Municipal issuers have a key role to play in terms of: • Low - carbon technologies • Pollution control • Climate adaptation, such as disaster prevention and recovery We will seek to avoid purchasing the relatively few government - issued bonds that are explicitly issued to finance the development of projects, such as nuclear power plants or casinos, which are fundamentally misaligned with our investment objectives Sovereign Debt National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social national defense, the judiciary and social welfare.

Historically, the protocol for such a disaster was that the governor's office invited national animal organizations into a state through the office of the state veterinarian.

Some Alliance partner organizations, including large, national organizations such as the ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society, the Humane Society of the United States, and others that are equipped to respond to large scale national disasters have teams currently on the ground in Texas.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has made sure that tourist sites in Bali such as Tanah Lot, Uluwatu, Beratan Bedugul Lake and Tampak Siring Castle, Bali Safari and Marine Park, Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Sanur Beach, Tanjung Benoa, Goa Gajah, Nusa Penida area and Kuta Beach are safe amid the alert status of Mount Agung, the highest mountain in Bali, that had been raised to level 3 alert following an increase in volcanic activity.

Amid criticism it has been slow and ineffective in dealing with deadly natural disasters, Nepal's government is moving to establish a National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to orchestrate preparations for and responses to such emergencies.

In a blog response, the National Resources Defense Council notes that the industry's typical «economic disaster» prophesy is likely blown out of proportion, as such economic scare - claims [pdf] over environmental regulation have historically been.

One of the goals of the National Climate Change Policy is to enhance awareness, skills and institutional capacity, particularly at the provincial level, on issues such as water and disaster management, and disaster risk reduction.

National adaptation strategies are increasingly integrated with other policies, such as disaster risk management.

In fragile contexts more than anywhere else, it is essential to realise how climate impacts — such as changing rainfall patterns, increased natural disasters and constraints to carbon - based economic growth — will have knock - on consequences on the national economy, trade, development, equity, governance and political stability.

Politicians, activists, media stimulating an «availability cascade» — call it what yer will, «grand narrative», «self re-enforcing process of collective belief formation,» — it's «propaganda» - «a deliberate act ter narrow the viewpoints and policy options that we are willing to consider in dealing with complex issues such as public health, weather disasters and national security.»

(12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and distribution system would provide a large market that would mobilize private resources to substantially advance the technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the United States and abroad; (13) the United States has an urgent national security interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and distribution systems as rapidly as possible; (14) new cars sold in the United States that are equipped with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and (15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.

In fact, according to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) website, 20 percent of its claims are filed by policyholders outside of high - risk areas, and that a third of all disaster relief for flooding (usually loans that must be repaid) goes to such areas as well.

Because disasters such as this were so devastating for so many Americans who literally had no options, the U.S. Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, in 1968.

Enhancing and supporting the adaptive capacity of Indigenous peoples» will only be successful if it is integrated with other strategies such as disaster preparation, land - use planning, environmental conservation, and national plans for sustainable development.