Sentences with phrase «other scarce natural resources»

Amidst a lingering global recession, a widening gap between rich and poor, and heightened competition for energy, food and other scarce natural resources, the conference could not be more timely.

The plan is to drive non-stop across the desert to «The Green Place,» a Shangri - La rumored to be teeming with water, vegetation and other scarce natural resources.

Not exact matches

In other words, without sustainable peace and development, then there is no way of guarantying measures against theft and waste of scarce natural and human resources.

If there is tension between members of a household group or the resources available within the territory is perceived as limited or scarce, cats will either learn to avoid each other, using communication geared towards increasing distance between each other, or adapt to the situation by suppressing natural behaviour to avoid conflict.

An argument can also be made that rising ethnic conflicts can be linked to competition over natural resources that are increasingly scarce as a result of climate change, but many other intervening and contributing causes of inter - and intra-group conflict need to be taken into account.