Sentences with phrase «urban poor settlements»
SANIMAS, meaning «sanitation by communities» in Bahasa, is centered on Ismawati's creation of a series of replicable waste and sanitation management options for urban poor settlements.
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«The rapidly growing urban peripheries of Syria,» they wrote, «marked by illegal settlements, overcrowding, poor infrastructure, unemployment, and crime, were neglected by the Assad government and became the heart of the developing unrest.»
Although this resource is based within the slum or shanty settlements of Brazil, the content within it is just as applicable to any poorer urban area of low income countries.
In particular, it seeks to address climate change adaptation with an additional discussion of challenges facing informal settlements, the urban poor, and other vulnerable groups.
Poor farmers can only afford land in regions that are prone to drought, while poor settlements in rural and urban areas are close to rivers and creeks exposing their shelters and farmland to floPoor farmers can only afford land in regions that are prone to drought, while poor settlements in rural and urban areas are close to rivers and creeks exposing their shelters and farmland to flopoor settlements in rural and urban areas are close to rivers and creeks exposing their shelters and farmland to floods.
As the latest IPCC report noted, «Poor people living in urban informal settlements, of which there are [already] about one billion worldwide, are particularly vulnerable to weather and climate effects.»
Why are the health prospects for residents in informal urban settlements so poor, and what future issues will contribute to making these better or worse?
This has led to pervasive environmental problems and health risks, especially for communities living adjacent to open waste dumps and for poor urban settlements without organized waste management systems.
However, living in a geographically remote part of Scotland (more than 30 minutes» driving time from urban settlements of 10,000 people or more), did appear to increase the risk of a poor father - child relationship, irrespective of whether the family was living in a remote town or rural area.