Sentences with phrase «such as early warning systems»

Ensuring that farmers have access to real - time climate services, such as early warning systems for drought or crop index insurance, is critical to support rural livelihoods and mitigate crop production loss in the event of a climatic shock.

We are also interested in policies that help struggling high school juniors and seniors «catch up» academically to avoid spending valuable time on remediation in college, and interventions, such as early warning systems and freshman on - track systems, that use data to reduce high school dropout rates.

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Figures such as Bill Gates and Larry Summers are stepping forward to warn us that digital systems will become a greater disruption to jobs earlier than most people realize.

As part of a policy review, Miliband proposes sanctions against labour agencies that advertise solely for immigrant workers, an early warning system if some industries are employing disproportionately large number of foreign workers, a doubling of fines if employers undercut the minimum wage, and no early lifting of migrant barriers for new EU countries such as CroatiAs part of a policy review, Miliband proposes sanctions against labour agencies that advertise solely for immigrant workers, an early warning system if some industries are employing disproportionately large number of foreign workers, a doubling of fines if employers undercut the minimum wage, and no early lifting of migrant barriers for new EU countries such as Croatias Croatia.

The early warning system will include nine financial indicators, such as cash - on - hand and patterns of operating deficits, together with broader demographic information like population trends and tax assessment growth.

Yet he warns that uncertainty should not deter us from practical preparations, such as making power grids more resilient and improving early - warning systems.

It could transform the way we manufacture materials such as metals, help explain why Jupiter's Great Red Spot is red, and provide the basis of an early - warning system for storms and tornadoes on Earth.

Alerts issued by earthquake early warning systems, called EEWs, are based on several parameters: the depth and location of the quake's origin, its estimated magnitude and the ground properties, such as the types of soil and rock that seismic waves would travel through.

A system to provide early warnings of earthquakes such as the one which shook California's wine country this week is planned and ready to go, but two years after the scientific work finished, the funding is still being lined up.

This type of conclusion raises the possibility of using mathematical models as an early warning system that catastrophic changes in the ecosystem are imminent, enabling appropriate action (such as reduced grazing).»

«Going forward, we can use this information to set up real - time monitoring systems — such as GPS, Beidou and Galileo — for those sites and whenever we detect abnormal behaviour, the system can send out an early warning message.

Better understanding the susceptibility of trees to drought could help forestry experts create early - warning systems and take precautionary steps, such as planting more resilient species or thinning overcrowded forests to reduce a forest's vulnerability to drought, the researchers report.

A crowdsourced seismic network may be the only option today for many earthquake - prone developing countries, such as Nepal or Peru, that have a sparse or no ground - based seismic network or early warning system, but do have millions of smartphone users.

Targeted policies, such as early - warning indicator systems, use large administrative databases to systematically predict which students will struggle with academics or behavioral problems, with the intention of targeting those students early, before problems escalate.

It also underscores several characteristics that can lead to successful retention prevention programs, such as classroom characteristics (individualized instruction and accelerated learning), community characteristics (parental and community support), and school characteristics (early warning systems and professional development).

«Much like emergency systems that sound a warning of natural disasters, such as hurricanes or tsunamis, educational EWS [early warning systems] signal school staff...

An early warning system (EWS) is a systematic process of identification and intervention to help students get on track to meeting educational milestones such as high school readiness, on - time graduation, and college and career readiness.

In order to support schools in this process, states and districts should collect and report data on a variety of indicators, such as measures that may be leading indicators for early warning systems.

Other MyKey tricks include a seat belt warning that mutes the radio until both front passengers are buckled in, an early low - fuel indicator, the inability to deactivate safety systems such as Ford's blind - spot monitoring system and traction control, an audio volume limit, and a speed alert chime.

These include strengthening flood prevention measures and early warning systems, and applying relevant building standards to protect critical infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and homes.

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

Preventive and adaptive actions, such as setting up extreme weather early warning systems and improving water infrastructure, can reduce the severity of these impacts, but there are limits to the effectiveness of such actions in the face of some projected climate change threats.

Adaptations employ a diverse portfolio of planning and practices that combine subsets of • Infrastructure and asset development • Technological process optimization • Institutional and behavioral change or reinforcement • Integrated natural resources management (such as for watersheds and coastal zones) • Financial services, including risk transfer • Information systems to support early warning and proactive planning Although approaches vary according to context and the level of government, there are two general approaches observed in adaptation planning and implementation to date: top - down and bottom - up.

These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems), and water resources (e.g., supply and demand management).

Report on the workshop on the development of early warning systems and contingency plans in relation to extreme weather events and their effects such as desertification, drought, floods, landslides, storm surge, soil erosion, and saline water intrusion.

Appropriate actions need to be taken in the near future to address this issue including: the development and establishment of resistant coffee cultivars; the creation of early warning systems; the design of crop management systems adapted to climate change and to pest and disease threats; and socio - economic solutions such as training and organisational strengthening.

As part of the institution's new strategy, it will help to fund the construction of enough renewable energy to power 150m homes in developing countries, and build early warning systems of climate - related disasters — such as storms and floods — for 100 million peoplAs part of the institution's new strategy, it will help to fund the construction of enough renewable energy to power 150m homes in developing countries, and build early warning systems of climate - related disasters — such as storms and floods — for 100 million peoplas storms and floods — for 100 million people.

The IPCC recommends that policy makers look at strategies like early warning systems, preserving ecosystems such as forests and mangroves, and overhauling failing health systems.