Sentences with phrase «vulnerable places already»

Who's going to judge which countries deserve adaptation money when many of the world's vulnerable places already experience climate extremes as the norm, and where anticipated impacts from the greenhouse buildup are not readily distinguishable from what's already happening?

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We just need the domestic violence laws already in place to protect adults to be extended to protect our most vulnerable, voiceless, voteless citizens, our children.

When hospital staff refuse to listen to your concerns or respect your wishes, it makes the hospital a frightening place to be when you're already at your most vulnerable.

According to bankruptcy and advisory firm BDO, similar legislation to curb misleading debt settlement practices is already in place in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and N.S. «The Stronger Protection for Ontario Consumers Act passed by the Ontario government will help safeguard those struggling with debt, when they are most vulnerable, from making rash decisions with no way out,» BDO's Brian Pritchard said in a press released Monday.

You'll appear in the most vulnerable places and there are already players who have memorized the terrible spawn spots and exploit them.

But there are vast volumes of studies concluding that rising concentrations of greenhouse gases are already influencing the climate and will continue to raise the odds of fiercer floods, drier droughts and other disruptive changes, including a quickening pace of coastal retreats (and all as human populations soar in some of the world's most vulnerable places).

Declare that, irrespective of the effectiveness of mitigation actions, significant adverse changes in the global climate are now inevitable and are already taking place, and thus parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. must also include, in the COP15 outcome document, an ambitious agreement on adaptation finance which should prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable countries, especially in the near term,

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change because of population levels that place mounting resource demands on an already degraded natural resource base.

Breach or neglect of the standard of care may be more common in the family guardian / conservator / caregiver setting due to these individuals choosing to make decisions based on what they feel is in the best interest of the vulnerable adult rather than following valid legal documents already in place, or making decisions by using substituted judgement — taking into account what the vulnerable adult would want.

There are already national commitments and policies in place to address Indigenous health inequality - what is missing are appropriately funded programs that target the most vulnerable.