Sentences with phrase «protect vulnerable communities»

PAIR received a 3 - year Special Initiatives Grant (totaling 100K) by the Barr Foundation for its work to protect vulnerable communities, promote human rights, and protect civil liberties in Massachusetts through legal services and community education.

And to protect vulnerable communities in the developing countries from the predatory and profit - driven multinational companies that are likely to invade new business opportunities in the biofuel industry, mandatory regulatory schemes and standards should be put in place without further delay.

«The path forward is actually quite clear: we have the technology and know - how to reduce dangerous carbon pollution, protect vulnerable communities, and grow sustainable, resilient, economies.»

The new findings could be used by governments to identify and protect vulnerable communities before natural disasters happen, Sorensen said.

«Under Governor Cuomo, HCR has a tremendous impact on advancing housing policy state - wide, including the Governor's efforts in developing and protecting affordable housing and protecting vulnerable communities.

Dr. Hydrick seeks to represent the 18th legislative district in the Arizona Senate in order to foster economic development, support education, advance access to affordable health care, and protect vulnerable community members.

Not exact matches

If there aren't some guardrails to protect my soul when I'm vulnerable — then it's no longer community.

The transitional government has failed to protect religious minorities from violent attacks at a time when minority communities have been increasingly vulnerable.»

He said: «It won't protect young people and communities because it is the same failed old recipe of criminalisation and under - funding that has led to record numbers of vulnerable people dying.»

«Just three weeks ago at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, they called for richer countries do more to cut their own carbon emissions and increase their support to the most vulnerable and worst affected communities and countries who are least able to protect themselves from climate change.»

Our mission to stop deforestation, improve livelihoods, and protect biodiversity has led us to engage rural communities, governments, and businesses in our work to defend critically important, vulnerable landscapes.

Community - based Neuroprotective Developmental Care in the Community (NDC), also known as «the Possums programs», aims to protect the rapidly developing infant brain and gut during the critical first 12 months of life, and also supports parents» mental health and psychological resilience during this vulnerable perinatal period.

«We must find more ways to protect taxpayers and create good jobs, ensure access to quality, affordable health care for all New Yorkers, ensure voting rights, protect women's rights, ensure our education system receives the resources it deserves, repair and fully fund our decaying infrastructure and MTA, and stand up for vulnerable communities under attack by the Trump administration.»

The budget, Astorino's first as County Executive, is a thoughtful plan to accomplish the downsizing and control of spending by county government while also protecting the most vulnerable in our community.

What I do know is that the county executive realized that the current system for protecting the most vulnerable children in our community is broken, and he is doing everything in his power to fix it.

«The current political climate has made it clear that our vulnerable immigrant communities must be protected,» stated Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

«We must find more ways to protect taxpayers and create good jobs, ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare for all New Yorkers, protect women's rights, ensure our education system receives the resources it deserves, repair and fully fund our decaying infrastructure and MTA, and stand up for vulnerable communities under attack by the Trump Administration,» she said.

«The city abdicated its responsibility to safeguard our communities and to protect our most vulnerable citizens.»

She is a consummate law enforcement professional with an unparalleled track record of keeping communities safe and protecting the civil rights of the vulnerable.

This not only protects the children themselves, but also people in our communities who are vulnerable because of health problems.

She's pushing for stricter environmental toxin reforms to protect vulnerable, low - income communities and more advanced farming systems that pull excess carbon out of the atmosphere and into the soil.

Knowing that some members of the disabled community can be vulnerable we do everything we can to protect all members.

Obvious things are volunteering to help the community, particularly the vulnerable, or working to protect the environment.

Chris Hume, partnership manager at GoSafe, said: «Our continued focus on 20mph limits around schools is part of our commitment to safer communities, and to protect the most vulnerable road users; our children.

I also had a deep connection to animals and vulnerable communities from the time I was very young, and a desire to protect them.

Emphasizing the importance of promoting, protecting and respecting all human rights, the right to development, the right to health, and the rights of indigenous peoples, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable climate situations -LSB-, and under occupation,] as well as promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women, while taking into account the needs of local communities, intergenerational equity concerns, and the integrity of ecosystems and of Mother Earth, when taking action to address climate change,...

Through our global network of local writers, we are continuing our award - winning coverage of global and local environmental challenges, with a focus on the people for whom the ecosphere matters in a direct way: rural dwellers who have little means to protect themselves against adverse conditions; communities that need to switch to sustainable development in order to survive; poor women and children, who are the most vulnerable in natural disasters.Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and The World Bank (WB), IPS also maintains the award - winning Tierramérica, a specialised information service on environment and development.

So, these vulnerable nations are urging all Parties to the UNFCCC to «consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.»

Whilst it is not yet clear that these parameters would adequately protect the health of vulnerable members of the community from the effects of chronic cumulative exposure, why are these limits for infrasound and low frequency noise exposure universally ignored by those members of the acoustics profession who have written the wind turbine noise pollution regulations for governments?

This will require urgent and *** unprecedented levels of support — the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report indicates that the global cost of adaptation could be as much as *** $ 200 or $ 300 billion per year by 2050 — but it is right that the rich countries responsible for the problem help to protect the culture, heritage and identity of the most vulnerable communities and countries... Q: What should EU governments be doing about it?

For example, much of the necessary adaptation financing required to protect the most vulnerable communities will need to come from *** public sources.

We want a faster and fairer transition away from fossil fuels to a renewable, clean energy economy that protects workers, defends the most vulnerable, and gives communities control over their own energy systems.

To many others, Cancun was another tragic lost opportunity for the international community to prevent dangerous climate change, as well as, the most recent in a series of moral failures of those most responsible for climate change to commit to steps necessary to protect those who are most vulnerable to climate change's harshest impacts.

Because none of the developed countries were willing to make emissions reduction commitments congruent with what scientific community said was necessary to protect them, some of the most vulnerable developing countries saw the developed countries» positions in Copenhagen as ominous, perhaps a death sentence.

The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring the long - term health and wellbeing of all Earth's inhabitants by building climate resiliency, protecting vulnerable wildlife and restoring balance to threatened ecosystems and communities.

A fast and fair transition away from fossil fuels to a renewable energy economy must protect the most vulnerable communities, including where that shift immediately impacts people and their city or state.

With the late - summer ice edge located farther north than it used to be, storms produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by ice - rich permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion, such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap, have been largely unsuccessful.23 Several coastal communities are seeking to relocate to escape erosion that threatens infrastructure and services but, because of high costs and policy constraints on use of federal funds for community relocation, only one Alaskan village has begun to relocate (see also Ch.

Through collaborative partnerships, we support innovative projects that protect vulnerable wildlife from extinction, while restoring balance to threatened ecosystems and communities.

There is new information that lack of sea ice causes storms to produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap have been largely unsuccessful.23 There remains considerable uncertainty, however, about the spatial patterns of future coastal erosion.

We must protect our most vulnerable communities — and particularly communities of color — from the physical, economic, and public health effects of global warming, while providing pathways to prosperity.

NEW DELHI (March 9, 2016)-- Building on adaptation commitments made at the Paris climate talks in December, India is launching the first regional early warning systems and preparedness plans in South Asia this month to protect highly vulnerable communities from deadly heat waves intensified by climate change.

Building more resilient communities in the most vulnerable nations by high - level financial commitments and development assistance can help protect peoples in climate hotspots and zones of potential instability and conflict.

Establish environmental health protection, resiliency planning, and recovery programs aimed specifically at protecting the most vulnerable populations, including environmental justice communities, persons with preexisting medical conditions, and persons without the financial resources to fully protect themselves and the health of their families.

Bill C - 75 was unveiled March 29 and the Department of Justice says the legislation will «protect the vulnerable, serve victims, keep communities safe and decrease court delays by making the system more efficient.»

We'll be watching closely for more developments on the laws protecting migrant workers, who are among the most vulnerable people in our communities, from predatory and exploitative recruiters and employers.

Amend the Residential Tenancy Act to close loopholes allowing landlords to unfairly raise rents or evict tenants, protect tenants with pets, and increase compensation to tenants who are being evicted because of landlord use and renovations I urge you to take these steps to empower the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of our communities in a substantive, timely manner.

These efforts have included outreach to train community leaders and advocates on the process of applying for temporary protected status and have provided valuable assistance to a vulnerable community in need of humanitarian relief.

The International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global organisation that protects the most vulnerable from violence and oppression irrespective of their gender, community, caste, race, and ethnicity.

The BBC reported that an expert panel advising politicians on substance misuse had backed a floor price, saying it would boost public health, protect the vulnerable and improve community life.

Community Partnerships for the Protection of Children Center for the Study of Social Policy Works with jurisdictions across the country to improve society's response to protecting vulnerable children and strengthening families.