But it could take on greater significance as governments develop a Green Climate Fund to help
vulnerable countries protect themselves against climate impacts.
Not exact matches
And more is needed to
protect overseas bases, which are
vulnerable because other
countries» civilian electricity grids are as
vulnerable as those in the U.S.
Announcing Ecuador's decision, Foreign minister Ricardo Patino said the
country was being loyal to its tradition of
protecting those who were
vulnerable.
«Just three weeks ago at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, they called for richer
countries do more to cut their own carbon emissions and increase their support to the most
vulnerable and worst affected communities and
countries who are least able to
protect themselves from climate change.»
That growing economy meant that there were tax revenues to invest in our infrastructure, to help hardworking families, and to
protect the most
vulnerable in our
country.
The day Nixon actually announced her candidacy, he released a statement that put front and center his liberal accomplishments, which read like a progressive wish list: «Governor Cuomo has delivered more real progressive wins than any other Democrat in the
country, including passing marriage equality, the strongest gun safety law in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, free college tuition, paid family leave, record setting funding for public education, expanding and
protecting healthcare for our most
vulnerable, and banning fracking.»
Happily though, it will be increasingly difficult for those in power to maintain that prohibition
protects the
vulnerable, when other
countries are moving to legally regulate to
protect their citizens.
«Governor Cuomo has delivered more real progressive wins than any other Democrat in the
country, including passing marriage equality, the strongest gun safety law in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, free college tuition, paid family leave, record setting funding for public education, expanding and
protecting healthcare for our most
vulnerable, and banning fracking,» the spokesman said.
Kim said the
country needs to revamp its immigration policy to
protect vulnerable members of society.
In other
countries, such as the USA, strategically placed
protected areas have proved successful in
protecting vulnerable areas of seabed while boosting the breeding and growth rates of scallops.
But the Colombian tradition, where I'm from (which is also practiced in other
countries in Latin America), called cuarentena, stems from the belief that a new mother's body is
vulnerable and «open» and needs to be
protected as it heals.
We'll examine whether new policy ideas are likely to
protect the most
vulnerable learners in the public school system — low - income students, those with disabilities and the
country's youngest learners.
A Canine Bone Marrow Transplant Unit with a reverse isolation air filtration system to
protect immunocompromised and
vulnerable patients — the Terry Center is the only academic clinical facility in the
country offering canine bone marrow transplants.
Placed in a «green fund,» he said, this money could be invested in the most
vulnerable developing
countries to
protect rain forests, plant new forests, expand farming methods that store carbon, and help with adaptation and energy programs.
China's role as a promoter of renewable energy development in Africa can offer it valuable recognition as a contributor to global efforts towards the mitigation of climate change and can serve to reaffirm its position as a lead nation among developing
countries,
protecting vulnerable countries from the impacts of global warming and fostering their economic growth and development in the process.12
The cost of inaction by the majority of institutions mandated to
protect the environment has led to the
country becoming more
vulnerable.
The ordinance, called an act to «
Protect Vulnerable Road Users,» is believed to be the first of its kind in the country, and would mandate trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds to be outfitted with side guards to help protect cyclists, keeping them from being swept underneath the wheels in what's known as a «right - hook»
Protect Vulnerable Road Users,» is believed to be the first of its kind in the
country, and would mandate trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds to be outfitted with side guards to help
protect cyclists, keeping them from being swept underneath the wheels in what's known as a «right - hook»
protect cyclists, keeping them from being swept underneath the wheels in what's known as a «right - hook» turn.
This will require urgent and *** unprecedented levels of support — the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report indicates that the global cost of adaptation could be as much as *** $ 200 or $ 300 billion per year by 2050 — but it is right that the rich
countries responsible for the problem help to
protect the culture, heritage and identity of the most
vulnerable communities and
countries... Q: What should EU governments be doing about it?
(Anderson and Bows, 2010) That is, although it is still possible that nations in the next few years will revise upward their ghg emissions reductions commitments to levels that will
protect the most
vulnerable people and
countries, the most recent science has concluded that the world is running out of time to do this.
During the Copenhagen conference representatives from poor
vulnerable nations begged developed
countries to: (a) commit to reduce GHG emissions to levels necessary to prevent dangerous climate change; and (b) to fund adaptation programs in developing
countries that are necessary to
protect the most
vulnerable from climate change impacts that could be avoided or compensate for the damages that could not be avoided.
Because none of the developed
countries were willing to make emissions reduction commitments congruent with what scientific community said was necessary to
protect them, some of the most
vulnerable developing
countries saw the developed
countries» positions in Copenhagen as ominous, perhaps a death sentence.
And to
protect vulnerable communities in the developing
countries from the predatory and profit - driven multinational companies that are likely to invade new business opportunities in the biofuel industry, mandatory regulatory schemes and standards should be put in place without further delay.
Addressing loss and damage is essential to assure the most
vulnerable countries that their future prospects are being fully
protected.
Each nation should be required to identify what policy steps it is taking to provide,
protect, and fulfill the human rights that may be adversely affected by climate change to both people in their own
country and
vulnerable people around the world.
The poor are least able to
protect themselves from heat waves, and limited accessibility to water makes populations in many developing
countries especially
vulnerable to droughts.
«Carbon pricing makes sense in all
countries, but low - income
countries, which may be more challenged to
protect the people
vulnerable to the initial economic impacts, may decide to start pricing carbon at a lower level and gradually increase over time.»
Only by
protecting and stabilising
vulnerable countries can we ensure people are not forced to leave their homes in search of food or a new livelihood.»
Earlier this month I returned from Bangladesh, where I visited the UNICEF - funded child justice projects DLA Piper is supporting to help
protect some of the
country's most
vulnerable children.
He says that while there is a case for
protecting vulnerable witnesses, a situation can not be allowed to develop in this
country whereby people are liable to be convicted where they can not effectively challenge the case against them.
Community Partnerships for the Protection of Children Center for the Study of Social Policy Works with jurisdictions across the
country to improve society's response to
protecting vulnerable children and strengthening families.