Sentences with phrase «vulnerable regions face»
Vulnerability to climate change can be exacerbated by the presence of other stresses... vulnerable regions face multiple stresses that affect their exposure and sensitivity as well as their capacity to adapt.
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«The rear - facing seat is able to support the child's head, neck and spine, and keep those really vulnerable body regions well protected,» Mansfield explained.
Legislator Kevin Holmquist said the county's income from the casino settlement might be vulnerable if Turning Stone faces increased competition from a new casino the state plans to approve in the Finger Lakes / Southern Tier region.
I was delighted when the government announced its Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, which is focused on those who can not settle in the region and need longer - term solutions: torture victims, those who have faced sexual violence and those who need specialist medical treatment.
The minister told health workers in the region that the government is aware of the numerous challenges facing them in their quest to provide healthcare for the people, especially the vulnerable in the rural communities.
There are certainly more far - flung places in the world, and there are prettier places too, but my encounters with this unique and vulnerable region periodically sent tears streaming down my face.
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,
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...»
More broadly, EJN Asia - Pacific will enable the media to connect vulnerable communities through the exchange of news, data and solutions regarding environmental challenges facing the region.
Ironically, people in cold regions can be most vulnerable to heat waves, because they are not acclimated to extremely hot weather, and because buildings designed for cold climates may not offer protection against extreme heat and high humidity.32 The elderly and those who do not have access to air - conditioning will likely be less resilient in the face of more frequent heat waves.19
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.