Sentences with phrase «shared water resources»

The agenda also includes progress achieved in implementing the Regional Initiative for Establishing a Regional Mechanism for Improved Monitoring and Reporting on Access to Water Supply and Sanitation Services in the Arab Region (MDG + Initiative), regional cooperation for shared water resources management, the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the water - energy - food nexus in the Arab region.

Changes in sea ice, shared water resources, and common pelagic fish stocks are also facing impact, with the resulting potential for transboundary rivalry and conflict.

C) Transboundary impacts: Changes in sea ice, shared water resources, and the migration of fish stocks, have the potential to increase rivalry among states.

Make recommendations for reducing the risks of international tensions over shared water resources.

Increased tapping of water resources for crop irrigation in one region in response to water shortages related to climate change can increase risks to adjacent areas that share those water resources.

Should the various offshore wind farms being proposed for Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Michigan be completed, their power output will be created by the wide open spaces (wind fetch) offered by the shared water resource.

Not exact matches

We share (and squabble over) numerous resources, including air, water and oil.

The reasoning goes: why should limited natural resources be used for free, and why should polluting shared air and water not come with a price tag?

Even more serious is the competition for an equal share of such basic natural resources as food and water.

-- Industries seeking readily constructed or portable, low maintenance solutions for operations particularly in remote, ecologically or environmentally sensitive areas — ranging from resources or agribusiness developments in the country or outback, through to food, beverage, manufacturing and processing plants sharing precious water resources with urban areas.

And whereas standard solutions might have been good enough when there were fewer pressures on water quality and demand on water as a shared community resource, today water managers have to design to a much tighter and demanding sustainability brief,» he says.

Mr Bambridge said the successes with FAST technologies were also significant, because of their low maintenance operational efficiency at remote locations such as mining and energy installations and commercial and recreational facilities operating in areas where water is a precious shared resource and where there may be water table quality issues.

«This is a proven environmental initiative by Cadia that demonstrates its concern to optimize conservation of water as a resourced shared with the broader community,» said CST Waste Water Solutions Managing Director Michael Bambrwater as a resourced shared with the broader community,» said CST Waste Water Solutions Managing Director Michael BambrWater Solutions Managing Director Michael Bambridge.

Throughout Nestlé Waters North America's history, we have partnered with nonprofits, corporations, academic institutions, community groups, and other organizations to build relationships across North America that help educate people about the importance of water and how to preserve, protect and sustain our shared natural resources; as well as to engage communities in water stewardship.

Earth Share member organizations strive to reduce the pollution of land, air and water to preserve natural resources, save threatened species, expand recreational opportunities and inform the public about environmental issues — locally, nationally and globally.

(2) When a change to the Basin Plan would result in a change in the reliability of the water allocations in relation to the water resources of a water resource plan area, the Basin Plan identifies the change and may also specify the Commonwealth's share (if any) of that change in reliability.

The announcement represents an important step towards Nestlé Waters» commitment to continuous improvement in their water stewardship practices, helping to address shared water challenges and ensuring the sustainability of water resources.

He and his group shared the science behind regulations designed to keep air, water and soil resources clean, he said.

Although carbon capture and storage has attracted a growing number of advocates, including environmental groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council, it has also attracted its fair share of detractors, such as Greenpeace, and skeptics including the U.S. Geological Survey's Yousif Kharaka (pdf), who has shown that leaking CO2 can make surrounding water acidic, mix with brine and leach metals, and pose potential health risks to people and wildlife.

Given the large number of water users, the growing demand for water resources, the variety of stakeholders involved and the increasing intensity of climate change impacts, collective action and shared solutions are needed to alleviate the pressure on the environment, business and communities.

Further reading: Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources by Arjen Hoekstra and Ashok Chapagain (Wiley - Blackwell, $ 64.95)

These problems already play a significant role in many wars and internal conflicts — either directly, as in the sharing of water resources, or indirectly as when populations are displaced because of soil degradation.

Despite its fruitful adaptations, the crop has gotten its share of flack for consuming precious water and nutrient resources, especially as its acreage has increased to meet biofuel and animal feed demands.

Citizen scientists can join the World Water Monitoring Challenge to test the quality of their waterways, share their findings and protect our most precious resource

Ostrom's honored work focused on shared resources, such as fish stocks, water for irrigation and grazing land.

For more than 15 years, these partners have sustained collaborative projects focused on a shared value of protecting our natural resources — people, air and water.

Current trends in consumption show that there will be insufficient water in general, and quality water in particular, to meet the world's growing needs without dramatically changing the way these finite resources are used, managed and shared.

As Fong writes in her 2004 book, Only Hope, fewer people would give each person a larger share of national resources: jobs, housing, food, water, and land.

Convened by the Organization of African Youth, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and partners, the main objective of the forum is to provide a platform for young people to learn, share and identify -LSB-...]

Supporters rushed the standards» adoption, used whatever political channels were most convenient, eschewed public debate and discussion, and in doing so triggered a massive backlash that either caused states to reject the standards outright or led them to water down the initiative to such an extent that there's little left of the original vision, which called for the careful alignment of standards, tests, curricular resources, and teaching strategies, all to be shared across state borders.

Aquarists, pond owners and water gardeners all share a common responsibility to our water resources and to their aquatic life.

Another interesting aspect is the organized irrigation system where farmers share water in a tradition that dates back centuries and has united generations of farmers in their common need for this highly valued resource.

To respond to the growing demand for Earth observation data, we will accelerate efforts within the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), which builds on the work of UN specialized agencies and programs, in priority areas, inter alia, climate change and water resources management, by strengthening observation, prediction and data sharing.

After my single, not - so - great generation finishes the «missions» (ie, fools» errands) the leading, self - proclaimed «masters of the universe» among us have set before the human community, what resources will be left for our children to consume; how many more billions of people will have to share what remains of Earth's depleted and debased resources; where will they find clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, adequate soil for planting?

These principles include smart design, energy efficiency, water conservation, reducing waste, creating a healthy environment, diversity, smart location, respecting the land, smart auto strategy, and sharing resources.

As droughts have worsened, water bottling companies like Coca - Cola, PepsiCo, andNestlé are finding themselves under the microscope of public opinion for taking public water resources, packaging them for substantial profit, and then failing to adequately respond to public concerns about their local impacts, lack of transparency of data sharing, and their role in helping share the burdens imposed by water shortages and drought.

He is the author of numerous articles and reports covering a wide range of water resource issues, including drought, water project financing and cost sharing, ground water management and recharge, water conservation, drought, water use fees, remote sensing of water use and inter-regional water transfers.

shared water and other natural resources; 3.)

By June 2003, however, TERI was already sharing with five other partners a $ 480,155 project called ED - WAVE, developing «a sustainable framework for training in technologies for conservation, reclamation and reuse of natural resources», with special reference to improving water efficiency.

Earth Share member organizations strive to reduce the pollution of land, air and water to preserve natural resources, save threatened species, expand recreational opportunities and inform the public about environmental issues — locally, nationally and globally.

Technology in the field of climate change is no exception: new technologies are changing the way we share information and transforming climate sectors such as agriculture, transport, water resource management and energy generation.

Taking care of our water resources is the shared responsibility of everyone on the planet».

Hydroelectric power produced in Canada - generally known there as simply «hydro» - is another water - created, and shared resource of increasing importance to Canada and the US Northeast.

FACT SHEETS Fisheries and Aquaculture (PDF) Bicycle Share (PDF) Wind Power (PDF) Climate Change (PDF) Population (PDF) Water Resources (PDF) Grain Harvest (PDF) Plastic Bags (PDF)

So we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping shared resources under public control.

For companies, this creates completely new challenges, because water resources are essential both for production as well as for other local users with whom these resources are shared.

Although conflicts over water resources date back thousands of years, in spite of, or perhaps because of, the essential role water plays in sustaining human civilization, the nations have found a way to cooperate in sharing and managing water resources.

An important current challenge is that progress is actually much slower in the so - called «treaty provinces,» where a «miserly interpretation» of treaties by the Crown, both federal and provincial, has prevailed, and the First Nations concept of treaties as reflecting a «sharing of the land, water, food, and resources» has not been embraced at all by the Crown.

The robust presences in state grid, water resources department, and Power verticals in 2009 have significantly increased its share in the video conferencing endpoints market.