Sentences with phrase «other island nations»

and some other island nations, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) executive director Achim Steiner said.

This project is expected to show results in 3 to 5 years» time and lessons can be shared with other island nations that experience similar situations.»

On top of the wealth of magnificent flavours from around the globe, all available in settings pulled straight from your Caribbean dreams, you'll be treated to local favourites as well as delightful imports from other island nations.

Unlike many other island nations in the Caribbean, Jamaica is comprised of just one large land mass.

It is important to remember that some locations such as Hawaii, U.K. and other island nations have additional requirements, quarantine laws may not permit the entry or transit of animals.

Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition also offers a multiplayer mode, where players will compete / cooperate with other island nations in a shared world.

The date - line dispute between Kiribati, the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, and a handful of other island nations was especially heated when each side claimed that it would be the first to celebrate the new millennium.

Not exact matches

From the U.S. / Turtle Island, I stand in solidarity with the Native American, First Nations, and other indigenous nations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline proNations, and other indigenous nations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline pronations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline projects!!

Some 600 computers used to «mine» bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police say is the biggest series of thefts ever in the North Atlantic island nation.

Other nations with territorial systems have tried to prevent companies from wriggling out of paying taxes, while tax experts have suggested proposals ranging from a minimum global tax to tighter rules to prevent companies from relocating their patents and copyrights to tax havens like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.

The ban on «God Cares» is one application of state laws widely opposed by the island nation's Christians and other non-Muslims.

But every other state in the nation, except Rhode Island, allow individuals that right — and a coalition of supporters including the United Federation of Teachers and the AFL - CIO think it's time for legislators to join them.

Long Island notched small population gains from 2014 to 2015 on the strength of growth in Nassau County, while Suffolk County's population dipped — largely the result of people leaving for other parts of the nation.

From Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, to the Dominican Republican and other Caribbean nations in Irma's path, New York is here to help.»

This sounded a little off, especially considering that millions of immigrants from other nations (Ireland and Poland to name but two) arrived at Ellis Island and other transit points across this great land without papers.

In his April 7 letter, Oddo asked the DOT to help Staten Island commuters — who face one of the longest commutes in the nation — by giving them other options besides express buses to get into Midtown.

Long Island notched small population gains from 2014 to 2015 on the strength of growth in Nassau County, while Suffolk County's population dipped — largely the result of people leaving for other parts of the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.

«It very well may be Murphy's Island, it very well may be some other property, but we look forward to working with the nation, our partners with (state) and others to work through those issues.»

Tristan Smith, an energy and shipping expert with the UCL Energy Institute, noted that other vulnerable island nations, like Tuvalu and Kiribati, backed ambitious emission cuts, despite being in line to pay any extra costs throughout their economies.

Still, Sopoaga said, he won't be satisfied with it until other world leaders understand the dire message island nations have sent.

This year, Fiji has the presidency of the United Nations talks, and it's prioritizing the concerns of its residents in the South Pacific and other members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).

The under - reporting of fisheries catches is common in other regions and neighboring island nations.

Still, he noted, climate negotiators are not generally experts in finance, and if nations are serious about raising big bucks to protect low - lying islands from sea level rise, to develop distributed solar generation or to do other much - needed work toward both mitigating emissions and building resilience against weather disasters, the conversation needs to shift.

Geden, meanwhile, said he believes that island nations and other vulnerable countries demanding that politicians raise the bar and stick to a maximum 1.5 - degree rise of global mean temperatures are «morally right.»

More recently, several island nations in the western Pacific and Indian oceans formed the Coral Triangle Initiative, adopting a 10 - year plan of action to avert growing threats to coral reefs, fish, coastal mangrove buffers and other marine resources across the region.

What it means: Island states, African nations and other vulnerable countries are pushing for a system that provides funding to help them recover from disasters made worse by climate change, such as rising seas or powerful storms.

Just as Hawaii is considered a paradise on Earth, Hawaii Chat City is a real heaven for all those Hawaii singles who are looking to connect with other people who call our island nation home.

Fearful of its nation's youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left.

In a feat of engineering that would likely be impossible even in a world where a large majority of the population isn't dead and resources aren't limited to two island nations, the massive structure is like an amusement park ride that drops straight into the Earth, through the planet's core, and comes up the other side.

The concept of sustainable development is being criticized, in Brazil and in other Latin American countries, since the word development is impregnated with the idea of a dichotomy between developed and underdeveloped countries, ignoring the existence of islands of poverty in the wealthy nations and islands of wealth in poor ones, and also implying that the so called developed countries, with heir unsustainable patterns of consumerism, were a model to be followed.

After a tsunami, island native Mau and shipwreck survivor Daphne construct a nation that blends each other's customs, science, and faith in this multilevel novel of survival and politics.

While these concerns may be warranted in many other Central American nations and islands, on Ambergris Caye theyÂ're not.

Moreover, foods and recipes from other Caribbean nations made their ways to the island.

As you consider these budget travel tips for the island nation of St. Lucia, you'll be struck by the fact that this place appears to have been separated from the South Pacific: towering mountains of volcanic origin, pristine, secluded beaches and a feeling that you're on the other side of the world.

But it's the flag carrier of the country of Bahrain, an island nation in the middle of the Persian Gulf that has a fascinating history but has not yet made it on the international tourist radar in the same way as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the other cities of the nearby United Arab Emirates.

Eco Sea, The Dive Shop and Coral Gardens Dive Centre all have bases here, while others from the mainland like Scuba Nation also run trips to the island.

With a dramatic landscape as intricately charming as it is awe - inspiring, the Faroe Islands (a nation located between Iceland and Norway), provide a destination unlike any other.

There are more than 20 island nations in the Caribbean that tempt honeymoon couples and other romantics with natural beauty that includes extensive beaches, unlimited sun, tropical breezes, and exquisite sunsets.

Due to the remoteness from other nations and the fact that no island, except for the capital Male, is built up means that a typical Maldives diving safari is a cruise from one tiny low - lying tropical island to the next.

There are other small Pacific island nations like New Caledonia, Tonga, Niue and the Samoas that have excellent colourful coral reef diving and snorkelling.

Had to rebook airline tickets to the other airport on island and pay fees in order to get closer to originally communicated destination of vocano nation park (45 min.

He co-curated A Hundred Years of Shame — Songs of Resistance and Scenarios for Chinese Nations (2015), Islands Off the Shores of Asia (2014), Ten Million Rooms of Yearning (2014), and A Journal of the Plague Year (2013), among others.

She presented her performance piece, Knitting Nation, at the Tang as part of the exhibition Dance / Draw (2012), which she has also shown at eleven other locations, including the Rhode Island School of Design, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art: Studio.

Then there is what the Saudis Russia Canada and all the other FF exporters think and they have «equal voting rights» at UNFCCC meetings as Pacific Island nations, or 1.3 billion Chinese & the USA have.

CNN just aired a new interview with that upbeat, optimistic centenarian James Lovelock, actually just 88, who says his usual stuff about it's too late to do anything about it, but adds that in his view, 500 million people will survive the Troubles, or what others have called «The Great Interruption» from 2050 to 3050, by taking refuge in the Arctic Basin, as well as in island nations such as the UK, New Zealand, Tasmania and a few «oases» in North and South America (maybe Colorado Rockies, Banff, Patagonia, Machu Pichu).

Indeed, analysis by my colleague has shown that such commitments only get us 65 percent of the reductions we need to meet the 2 degrees C goal, to say nothing of the 1.5 degrees C goal that Tuvalu and other small island nation states have pushed for.

But for other nations, particularly small island nations popular among travelers, including the footprint of international visitors makes a big difference.

Csatho says that despite the landmark Paris climate deal of 2015, there is still a lot of uncertainty about how global warming could affect island nations and other coastal communities.

In the Pacific nation of Kiribati, two islands have disappeared under the waves, and rising seas are expected to affect other low - lying island nations, like the Maldives and Tuvalu.

Other nations are also fishing there, and few vessels will report any infringement of the agreed protections in a simply enormous area of uninhabited Antarctica and its surrounding islands.