Sentences with phrase «violent conflict over»

While violent conflict over water is far from likely in the United States, Kelley says «we need to be proactive.»

Breakdowns in water supplies, large numbers of climate refugees, and violent conflicts over diminishing resources could easily create a repeat of the 1918 flu epidemic or something similar — an outbreak of drug - resistant TB or a drug - resistant human strain of avian bird flu.

Not exact matches

Dr Williams, who is Chairman of Christian Aid which is providing humanitarian assistance in South Sudan, said: «The recent escalation of violent conflict in Juba since July 7 has caused yet more appalling suffering for the people of South Sudan who have over the past two and a half years endured the terrible consequences of a return to war and the bitter disappointment of hopes denied or deferred.

That Paul was a violent persecutor of early Christians, and came into theological conflict with Peter and James at Antioch over the larger question of allowing Gentiles to be believers without following Mosaic Law is unquestioned.

On why Buhari Must Heed EU's advice, the group stated that in the world over, violent suppression of non-violent protests by territorial governments have always boomeranged; leading the suppressed to abandon non-violent approaches and resort to self help or self defense approaches including Most of the ongoing devastating intra State violent conflicts in Africa and the Middle East primarily started as non-violent socio - political or ethno - cultural campaigns, but turned violent on account of the host States» repressive and dictatorial responses.

The minister noted that the meeting was a follow - up to a parley with state governors two weeks ago over the violent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen in Benue State and other places.

Human - induced drying in many societies can push tensions over a threshold that provokes violent conflict

[12] Zoe Crossland, «Violent Spaces: Conflict over the Reappearance of Argentina's Disappeared,» in Matériel Culture: The Archaeology of Twentieth - Century Conflict, ed.

Centered on a gripping performance by Jack O'Connell, as a British soldier marooned in a sharply divided Belfast over the course of a single, violent night during the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, «' 71» constantly thrills without sensationalizing its surprises.

The Kashmir conflict has been hot and violent over much of the last two decades, but it had cooled off in recent years and tourism picked up.

Over at wottsupwiththatblog Richard Tol says «There is no known relationship between climate (change) and violent conflict, so that the best impact estimate is zero.»

In saying that IPCC reports issued over the past 20 years had «created an ever - broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming,» the Committee linked those reports to potential violent conflict and wars that could result should extreme climate change occur.

But the good news for tropical forests was tempered by developments including Indonesia announcing its intentions to open up more than 2 million hectares of carbon - dense peatlands to old palm development; the collapse in law enforcement in Madagascar, contributing to an explosion of commercial timber (and lemur) harvesting in that country's spectacular rainforest parks; a breakdown at the RSPO meeting over efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from palm oil production; violent conflict in Peru between government security forces and indigenous groups over land rights and resource extraction; massive foreign land acquisitions in the Congo Basin; dodgy REDD dealings in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea; and large - scale expansion of oil palm agriculture in the Amazon.

World leaders have been working together to eliminate the global market in blood diamonds — stones that fuel violent conflicts through their sale — for over a decade, but they continue to be bought and sold.

They argued that this negativity would then spill over into the dating relationship (e.g., more conflict and less trust), and, in turn, increase the likelihood that the kids become involved in a violent relationship.2 The general thinking is illustrated below: