Sentences with phrase «vulnerable communities against»

To counter this, the report recommends mainstreaming climate change into the national development planning process, ensuring that adequate adaptation and resilience is built in to cushion vulnerable communities against present and future climate change.

Not exact matches

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.

Through our global network of local writers, we are continuing our award - winning coverage of global and local environmental challenges, with a focus on the people for whom the ecosphere matters in a direct way: rural dwellers who have little means to protect themselves against adverse conditions; communities that need to switch to sustainable development in order to survive; poor women and children, who are the most vulnerable in natural disasters.Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and The World Bank (WB), IPS also maintains the award - winning Tierramérica, a specialised information service on environment and development.

This must be done in a way that respects the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities between developed and developing countries, and yet provides the international community — and in particular those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change — assurances that pledges will tighten into targets, and that countries» performance will be assessed against those targets.

While the adoption of the Paris Agreement and the commitments submitted by countries represent a significant step in the fight against climate change, the amount of ambition is still insufficient to keep global warming at a level that is safe for the most vulnerable communities and critical ecosystems on the planet.

To fulfill the mission of ending discrimination against Florida's most vulnerable citizens, the Children's Rights Unit will engage in widespread advocacy including litigation, collaboration, education and community activism.

«As a private law firm, Minami Tamaki LLP defends some of the most vulnerable in the community by fighting against wage theft, sexual harassment, and discrimination.

I am a successful, well - educated Aboriginal woman, I am confident in my identity and have good family and community connections, and at times feel completely vulnerable because of the racism against me as a person or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a collective.

Tallying up what we know also confirms where our gaps are, and we still have many gaps in relation to understanding violence against those very women who are most vulnerable, including women with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) women, women from immigrant and refugee communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.