Sentences with phrase «vulnerable countries facing»

«Pakistan is among the most vulnerable countries facing climate risks», says Marc - Andre Franche, the UNDP's Pakistan director.»

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In countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etc..

Fatherhood Institute chief executive Rob Williams stressed the importance of investing at families at a time when many mothers and fathers face economic hardship: «If we are to become the most family friendly country in Europe as the Coalition wishes, we must support families — especially the most vulnerable ones — through these tough economic times.

Israeli diplomacy faces a challenge: on the one hand, it has to project an image of Israel as a powerful country; on the other, it has to project an image of Israel as a vulnerable country.

The President said the political challenges faced in some African countries, like South Sudan, usually spiralled into neighbouring countries, leaving the entire continent more vulnerable and forcing governments to channel meagre resources into fighting internal crisis.

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.

In 2015, when they face challenges across the country and all of their 57 seats will seem very vulnerable, will they have the warchest to pay for a hard - fought campaign?

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries.

I am very proud of the record of what we are doing to help some of the most vulnerable people in our country who are facing fuel poverty.»

A party spokesman told the Guardian newspaper: «If you're faced with a choice in terms of helping the wealthiest pensioners or helping the vulnerable across Britain, then his priority is the vulnerable people across the country who need the most help.»

The Maldives, a tenuous chain of 1,200 islets southwest of Sri Lanka best known for its spectacular reef - rimmed lagoons, is considered one of the world's most vulnerable countries in the face of rising sea levels in a warming world.

Through much of the meeting, President Evo Morales of Bolivia was the face of poor countries calling for the rich nations, which built nearly all of the existing human - generated blanket of greenhouse gases, to pay a «climate debt» to the world's vulnerable communities.

First, another fine photographer, Eric Lafforgue, was on the ground in Rabaul after the eruption and captured some absolutely stunning pictures of daily life there, reflecting the realities facing millions of people in developing countries who live in places deeply vulnerable to geological hazards.

Alarmed at the pace of change to our Earth caused by human - induced climate change, including accelerating melting and loss of ice from Greenland, the Himalayas and Antarctica, acidification of the world's oceans due to rising CO2 concentrations, increasingly intense tropical cyclones, more damaging and intense drought and floods, including glacial lakes outburst loods, in many regions and higher levels of sea - level rise than estimated just a few years ago, risks changing the face of the planet and threatening coastal cities, low lying areas, mountainous regions and vulnerable countries the world over,

Indeed we note that many of the most vulnerable countries and people advocate for efforts to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees — as above that level they face catastrophic impacts.

The vulnerable nations declared that they are, «Alarmed at the pace of change to our Earth caused by human - induced climate change, including accelerating melting and loss of ice from Greenland, the Himalayas and Antarctica, acidification of the world's oceans due to rising CO2 concentrations, increasingly intense tropical cyclones, more damaging and intense drought and floods, including Glacial Lakes Outburst Floods, in many regions and higher levels of sea - level rise than estimated just a few years ago, risks changing the face of the planet and threatening coastal cities, low lying areas, mountainous regions and vulnerable countries the world over...»

In 1991, even as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was being drafted, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)-- a negotiating group of nations facing some of the worst climate change risks — highlighted the need to address loss and damage for vulnerable countries.

Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics and a member of the research team that has produced the cautionary report, said: «Our study shows that tropical regions — mostly developing countries that are already highly vulnerable to climate change — face the biggest rise in impacts between 1.5 C and 2 C.

Florida, the most vulnerable state in the country to climate change, faces a key election this November that could have significant ramifications for its ability to cope with the challenge of rising seas and intensifying coastal storms.

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.

This would have a devastating impact on our country's most vulnerable communities, who already face barriers to getting health care.