Sentences with phrase «water security»

The slow but steady investment in private enterprise and international partnerships with aid have brought some environmental improvements and greater water security in the dry, extreme climates found in the region.
It means worrying about water security for people and farms, and about heat waves and mosquito - borne diseases.
But implementing food and water security through sound policy, investing in higher education, fighting to eradicate poverty and promoting stronger participation of women in science are likewise urgent.
Yet some lawmakers are not making the connection between climate legislation and the state's long - term water security.
The ability of gray infrastructure to support water security is itself threatened by ecosystem degradation.
Climate change will have a profound impact on human health by placing new pressures on food and water security in nations around the world.
By stressing the importance of water security as critical in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Braga highlighted through his speeches the need for the creation of infrastructure, governance and financing sources.
The 15 AAAS Leshner Fellows appointed, and the many others who applied, demonstrate clear commitment from scientists and researchers within the food and water security research community to engage the public on many critical issues.
The event, which is only for amateur players, is hosted at the Casino de Monte - Carlo in Monaco and supports Laliberté's One Drop Foundation, the charity he founded in 2007 that's focused on water security in the developing world.
«I'm thrilled to join a community of like - minded scientists committed not only to water security as a research focus, but to the creation of new and better ways to engage in dialogue with the public on one of the grand challenges of the 21st Century,» said Wendy Jepson, professor of geography at Texas A&M University.
International water security issues within Asia could be likely since the waters of the Indus, Ganges and the Brahmaptura basins flow into China in the upstream, and are shared across South Asia in the downstream.
The two demonstrated «how business can reduce carbon dioxide emissions, increase water security and tackle deforestation while making a profit,» CDP said.
The expertise that the First Climate team brings to CDP's work to enhance water security makes them a valuable contributor as a consultancy partner.»
Gorelick leads the Jordan Water Project, which is exploring water management and policy in Jordan with the hope of both improving water security in the water - poor nation and developing tools to improve water availability in other drought - prone regions.
Separately, CDP said French cosmetics giant L'Oreal and Anglo - Dutch consumer goods group Unilever (ul) were the top performers on the global ranking, scoring straight «A» s on a scorecard that rates corporate policies on preventing climate change, ensuring water security and protecting forests.
By almost any of the conventional measures of cultural and economic influence, the clash over water security and heritage between a tiny North Dakota Native American tribe and a wealthy and well - connected Texas pipeline operator would appear hopelessly tilted one way.
«Dramatic climate changes and weather extremes are already affecting millions of people around the world, damaging crops and coastlines and putting water security at risk,» Kim wrote in the report.
But as anxiety mounts - even as a swath of California farmland has been left fallow and extremist groups worldwide exploit the desperation of people losing livelihoods to desertification - many are finding new routes to water security with key implications for food access, economic resilience, and climate change.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is plesaed to announce the selection of 15 food and water security researchers as the 2018 - 19 AAAS Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellows.
Across the developing world, establishing human water security for the first time while preserving biodiversity constitutes a dual challenge, best met through an approach known as «integrated water resource management.»
It's been a banner year for green infrastructure, from the roll - out of the Paris climate deal to Peru's groundbreaking new water security strategy to California's recent legislation recognizing nature as a critical part of its water infrastructure.
15 December 2016 Washington, D.C. It's been a banner year for green infrastructure, from the roll - out of the Paris climate deal to Peru's groundbreaking new water security strategy to California's recent legislation recognizing nature as a critical part of its water infrastructure.
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While water security — access to a reliable supply of sufficient amounts of good quality freshwater — is also vital to achieving low - carbon ambitions.
Projects will be funded by the National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns as well as the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan.
Water security analysts generally believe it is unlikely that China and India would actually go to war over water, as the countries see themselves as responsible powers and the economic, political, and reputational costs to both nations would be high.
In 2015, Oxford - led research on water security quantified expected losses from water shortages, inadequate water supply and sanitation and flooding at approximately $ 500B USD annually.
«You need a portfolio of approaches in managing water security,» says James Cameron, acting CEO of the National Water Commission, the Canberra - based government agency in charge of the country's water reform agenda.
Despite the challenges, countries such as Jordan have already gone a long way toward water security through sound water management such as efficient irrigation and extensive use of treated wastewater for agriculture.
Melting of glacial ice could play an important role in maintaining water security during times of drought or similar climate extremes, the committee noted.
Discussing water security issues, Koike explained the functioning of the model with regard to the Indus, which originates in the icy Tibetan tableland and has nine tributaries — Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej, Gomal, Kabul, Swat and Kurram.
Water security problems are projected to intensify and production from agriculture and forestry is expected to decline due to increased drought and fire.
It is clear that solutions must be found to assure water security, thereby eliminating the immediate — and increasing — risk to food security, energy security, and economic growth and stability: water must be recognized as an economic as well as a social good.
Tuesday, May 30, 17:20 — 18:50 Salon Cozumel 5, Cancun International Convention Center Green infrastructure — management of the ecosystems that provide and regulate water — is an indispensable complement to conventional «gray» infrastructure in achieving water security.
How water resources management governance structures can help to align the food, energy, and water security sectors
His relationship with the Brahmaputra began at a Mumbai research institution in 2008 within the context of a larger study on Himalayan water security.
These impacts will devastate the region and magnify the food and water security crisis for millions.
Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security explains that changes in the availability of water resources could play an increasing role in political tensions, especially if existing water management institutions do not better account for the social, economic, and ecological complexities of the region.
If you care about water security and climate resilience in Asia, you should also care about the integrity of the snow leopard's habitat, added Koustubh Sharma of the Snow Leopard Trust.
The 2018 - 19 Fellows Will Leverage Food and Water Security Research to Engage the Public In and Outside Their Institutions
However, the next crisis that humanity might face is drought, unless we can increase water security, says EMILY FOLK
Whilst this will not be in time for the current projected D - day, it will ensure future water security
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