Sentences with phrase «on coastal management»

It will seek to: (i) crowd in finance with the objective of reaching $ 2bn to tackle coastal erosion, flooding and climate change adaptation and pollution; (ii) foster political dialogue within and among countries; and (iii) accelerate knowledge transfer on coastal management to and among West African countries.

Robert Nicholls, who studies coastal engineering at the University of Southampton, UK, and who co-authored the chapter on coastal management for the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change report, is likewise surprised by the link.

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• Brevard County Emergency Management officials announced a mandatory order for more than 100,000 residents living on Merritt Island, an area near the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida, and along the coastal areas to leave their homes and condominiums beginning 3 p.m. Friday.

On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storOn topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storon a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storon spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.

Among the biggest bureaucratic challenges faced by the UK Space Agency is its management of applications for new satellites, which are viewed as critical because of their ability to provide data on the environment, climate, weather, security agriculture, coastal management and disaster mitigation.

The New York State Department of State said in an objection filed on Nov. 6 that Indian Point has failed to comply with the state's coastal - management regulations.

«Developing our resources on the coastal plain is an important facet for meeting our nation's energy demands and achieving energy dominance,» said Interior's assistant secretary for land and minerals management, Joe Balash.

States must sign off on environmental issues related to coastal zone management and pollution in their waters.

In general, disaster management agencies determine coastal flood hazard zones based on studying the storm surge inundation.

The centre's research focuses on the mid-ocean-ridges and plate tectonic processes, the deep ocean (emphasizing biological and geochemical processes), the upper ocean (emphasizing the chemical and biological processes), and the management of the coastal environment.

Mach's current research focuses on complicated adaptation strategies that require tradeoffs, such as managed retreat, a coastal management strategy in which people are moved away from encroaching shorelines.

Led by Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House's Council on Environmental Quality, the task force is currently working to draft a framework for sustainable management of American coastal and ocean resources.

The estimates were based on information including World Bank data for trash generated per person in all nations with a coastline, coastal population density, the amount of plastic waste countries produce and the quality of their waste - management practices.

«The goal of our research was to explore the opportunities for marine fisheries reform in China that arise from their 13th Five - Year Plan and show how the best available science can be used in the design and implementation of fisheries management in China's coastal and ocean ecosystems,» said Cao, a Research Scholar with Stanford's Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The government is introducing a series of new programs for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, with greater traceability and accountability in marine resource management and area controls on coastal development.

(D) establishes programs for the long - term monitoring of the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the ocean and coastal zone and to assess and adjust, when necessary, such adaptive management strategies;

Through a Memorandum of Understanding the IOI Centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran will help to promote effective and wise management of ocean and coastal resources, eradicate poverty in coastal areas, organise efficient protection of the marine environment as a common heritage of mankind and facilitate exchange of knowledge and information, enhance the national scientific capabilities and carry out training and educational efforts, focusing its activities on the Persian Gulf area and cooperates with IOI Caspian Sea.

Applied research and public policy analysis focused on marine pollution, coastal zone management and coastal economies, coastal hazard management, shore protection, recreational fisheries, and development of nonmarket good methods.

It aims to train young and mid-career practitioners in contemporary approaches to coastal and ocean management, with an emphasis on the moral, ethical and legal values in Ocean Governance (equity and peaceful uses of the ocean).

The conferences have focused on international ocean affairs with topics ranging from arms control, and monitoring and surveillance in the oceans to management and conservation of marine resources; the feasibility of common shipping lines or on ocean development tax; and more recently on emerging issues and challenges presented by climate change, coastal cities and ocean related hazards.

Articles on issues and prospects, ocean governance, living resources of the ocean, non-living ocean resources, transportation and communications, environment and coastal management, maritime security, military activities, regional developments, training and education, and ocean polar issues will be considered for Volume 33.

Migration and habitat use behaviors and their influence on population dynamics of coastal fishes, diadromous species, recruitment dynamics, habitat ecology, ecosystem based approaches to fisheries management

This is a GCSE lesson on sea defences as a coastal management strategy.

Includes notes on coasts as natural systems, coastal landscape development, management of coastal landscapes, sustainable management approaches and some case study specific information.

Presidio Bluffs >> Habitat restoration on the Presidio coastal bluffs includes the removal of invasive trees and plants, as well as reforestation and management of native tree species, such as toyon, madrone, and manzanita.

BACONGO recommends a moratorium on coastal development projects until the Coastal Zone Management Plan is approved by Cabinet.

Belize Alliance of Conservation Non-Government Organizations, BACONGO, stated, «we would like to express our concerns over the escalating pace of coastal development, the lack of a coordinated national coastal zone management plan and the increasing cumulative impacts on marine resources and marine - based livelihoods.

• Take a walk from Cape Naturaliste to Wyadup on Conservation and Land Management's 11 - mile coastal track.

Management challenges and threats that impact on the integrity of the property include; overharvesting of marine resources, coastal development, tourism, industrial development and proposed oil and gas exploration and exploitation.

Turneffe Flats owner, Craig Hayes, has lectured at eco-tourism gatherings on the Symbiosis Between Eco-tourism and Commercial Fishing and we will continue to promote this as a major way forward for sustainable management of the coastal marine ecosystem.

This policy document aims to provide context for Rio +20 discussions through analysis of current challenges in ocean and coastal management around the world, assessment of how well the multiple goals and objectives of previous international efforts have been met, and building on recent dialogue and inputs including the meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) and the Secretary General's report on Oceans and Law of the Sea.

Such measures can range from «working with nature» (e.g., placing a greater emphasis on coastal resource management, or protecting mangrove and natural reef ecosystems), to a concerted «climate - proofing» of infrastructure, including storm - drainage systems, water supply and treatment plants, as well as protection or relocation of energy or solid waste management facilities.

In order to protect human development and beachside communities from the destructive impacts of climate changes, management efforts in many cases center on coastal fortification, a reactionary approach which can include one or more of the following: seawall, groin, and jetty construction, beach re-nourishment, and inshore artificial reefs [4].

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

The Budget advances the President's National Ocean Policy with funding for coastal zone management and planning, competitive grants in support of regional ocean partnerships, integrated ecosystem assessments, catch - share based fisheries management, and research on ocean acidification.

Scientists and researchers struck a note of concern over the projected impact of climate change on Indian agriculture, especially coastal areas, and livestock at the just - concluded international conference on Bio-resource and Stress Management here.

The project objective is to use and extend NERCI as a joint research facility for scientific co-operation between India and the European Union member states and associated countries in the areas of monsoon climate variability, marine ecosystems and coastal management including impact on society.

The authors observe that wide variations in rates of tectonic uplift and subsidence in different locations around the world at particular times mean no effective coastal management plan can rest upon speculative computer projections regarding an idealised future global sea level, such as those provided by the United Nations» Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

6: Adapting to climate change: Building interactive decision support to meet management objectives for coastal conservation and hazard mitigation on Long Island, New York, USA.

Klein is currently working on several land - sea conservation planning projects in which she is studying how such land - based activities as farming, mining, and coastal development impact marine ecosystems and using the information to inform marine and terrestrial management decisions.

Her Fulbright will continue her research on effects of sea level change; she will spend the 2018 - 2019 academic year working at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, with a focus on how restored coastal wetlands affect flooding and management.

The strong controls that ecosystem metabolism and watershed processes exert on the pH in coastal ecosystems suggest that strategies based on the management of ecosystem components and watershed processes may help buffer the impacts of OA by anthropogenic CO2 locally, an option not available for the open ocean.

And while for planning purposes that raises the question as to whether more of the residual 34 % of the full range is on the high side or low side of the «likely» range, this section does say that coastal planning needs to be considered in a risk management framework.

Counseled client on all aspects of due diligence, risk management, development permitting, site acquisition and remediation, and construction of a $ 250 million global development facility on a coastal peninsula for one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.

It is financed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency which is overseeing mapping of flood hit coastal areas and empowering engagement on impending flood risks, and will be managed by sociologist Dr. Susanne Moser.