Sentences with phrase «vulnerable communities»

We are facing a national health disaster, especially in our most vulnerable communities.

Developing new approaches to community engagement and understanding the ethical dimensions of working in vulnerable communities which have been widely influential in international health research.

These elements are crucial to help vulnerable communities cope with the enduring effects of climate change in a way that is both just and equitable.

The medical industry as a whole needs to do more to spread the word on these problems, especially their impact on vulnerable communities.

This process would allow for a transition that does not compromise the safety of vulnerable community members.

We do this through our shows, as well as through numerous educational outreach programs that make a direct impact in particularly vulnerable communities.

She will provide a snapshot of energy burdens faced by vulnerable communities across the country, and highlight programs and policies to increase energy efficiency investments in low - income communities.

The risk of instability both adds to the burdens faced by vulnerable communities, and makes it harder for them to adapt to climate change.

People are already dealing with the devastating impacts of climate change, so it should be easy to pass laws that cut carbon pollution, propel renewable energy, and support vulnerable communities.

The study was conducted in partnership with four culturally diverse and economically vulnerable communities where the initiatives were implemented.

Emergency distribution of water has been provided to several vulnerable communities which were running out of water.

This should not just focus on the mainstream media but also reach into vulnerable communities directly via treatment agencies and peer networks.

Many of these schools serve vulnerable communities, so the impact of these relationships goes far beyond technology.

The study was conducted in partnership with four culturally diverse and economically vulnerable communities where the initiatives were implemented.

In each of these instances, vulnerable communities became the intentional targets of mass violence, leaving others in those communities wondering about their own safety and sense of belonging in this country.

This guidance document showcases how climate services intend to help vulnerable communities address these challenges by providing the information they need to make well - informed decisions.

Any lawyer who has worked with vulnerable communities knows that minor legal issues can turn major without legal advice or information.

This is the stark reality facing some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities.

When it benefits you and your family, as well as the environment and workers in vulnerable communities, there's no argument against organic cotton and ethical children's clothes.

The exhibition challenges viewers to consider the impact of mass incarceration on vulnerable communities, as well as the entire country.

«Speaker Mark - Viverito has worked tirelessly securing justice in the courts and prisons, uplifting the voice of young women and immigrant New Yorkers, and delivering crucial victories for vulnerable communities in the last four city budgets,» they said.

This includes, for example, people from vulnerable communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability and people who are homeless.

In March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that the world is generally unprepared to protect vulnerable communities from outcomes such as food shortages and flooding.

«Low - income consumers and other vulnerable communities seeking more affordable mobile communications services would be particularly hurt from the merger,» the watchdog group Common Cause said in a statement.

«David Weprin has effectively handcuffed our cops, putting them and our most vulnerable communities at greater risk.»

It funds projects in developing countries that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help vulnerable communities adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.

As an active member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and The Interfaith Climate Justice Team, she is called to safeguard life and respect creation by urging decision makers to recognize and honor indigenous communities, other people of color, and our most vulnerable communities throughout the commonwealth that are most at risk of losing access to clean water; whether from contamination from coal ash, construction sediment, spilled oil, or rising sea levels.

If we buck this living global system too much, it could move to a state which is no longer hospitable to survival, first for more vulnerable communities, and eventually all of us.

Please watch this video and educate yourself on the conditions in many vulnerable communities about what you can do (beyond leaving comments on blogs) to help transform these areas from «first food deserts» into First Food Friendly neighborhoods.

«The lack of transparency in assigning public funds and the discriminatory impact on how vulnerable communities in particular are devastated by austerity may become evident again as Puerto Rico awaits disaster relief funds, and communities await to see how those funds will be distributed,» she wrote.

«An overwhelming majority of children in vulnerable communities don't attend schools or are thrown into overcrowded classrooms with no materials and teachers who have too little training and resources to build their courses on.

They may be less able to intimidate vulnerable communities with violent threats and instead face more non-violent resistance from a civil society reassured by the prize's moral significance.

New Yorkers are already experiencing hotter summers, more powerful storms and rising seas, which disproportionately affect already vulnerable communities.

«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.»

«Poor air quality has plagued some of London's most vulnerable communities including school children and those in deprived areas.

«There are limits to adaptation and limits on vulnerable communities when they are beyond their capacity to adapt,» Geest said.

Aside from inflicting devastating natural disasters on often vulnerable communities, climate change can also spur outbreaks of infectious diseases like Zika, malaria and dengue fever, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

When it comes to protecting California's most vulnerable communities against powerful, big business insurance bullies, there is no case that will go overlooked!

Nearly 200 nations have agreed to forge a sweeping agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help vulnerable communities prepare for rising sea levels, extreme weather events, devastating droughts and other known climate effects.

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF) is a nonprofit law firm striving to remove barriers to justice by empowering vulnerable communities through legal advocacy.

«Russia, with its unwavering support for the regime, ultimately bears responsibility for these brutal attacks, targeting of countless civilians, and the suffocation of Syria's most vulnerable communities with chemical weapons.

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

This fact sheet explains that responding to increased hunger and undernutrition caused by climatic changes will be a key pillar of WFP's work in the 21st century — providing emergency relief when disasters strike, helping devastated families recover and rebuild, and assisting vulnerable communities adapt to more difficult and uncertain times.

Unrest at large calderas rarely ends in eruption, encouraging vulnerable communities to perceive emergency warnings of volcanic activity as false alarms.

Food banks not only strengthen vulnerable communities, but provide a solution regarding food waste and its environmental impact.