However, we are far from powerless to prepare for and mitigate the impact of disasters.

However, we are far from powerless to prepare for and mitigate the impact of disasters.

a. prescribe measures to prevent, eliminate or mitigate degradation of transboundary groundwater quality, and for that purpose may

Farmer initiatives to mitigate and adapt to climate change exist.

Where appropriate, adjustments have been made to account for the loss that is attributable to the failure to mitigate.

The difficulty of arriving at standard principles for analysis of governance capabilities, however, does not mitigate the need for analytical tools of some sort.

This would also enable the Mission to provide adequate security for United Nations personnel and facilities, and mitigate some UNOCI vulnerabilities.

The board should report on internal control systems designed to mitigate risks.

Farmers also adopt other crop management strategies to mitigate climate change impacts.

It called for greater efforts to create favourable conditions for countries with special needs, and in particular for an international mechanism to mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

They should also mitigate the impact of the excessive volatility of financial markets.

Some Parties proposed measures to reduce mitigate the risks of floods and drought.

We must keep on pressing for the development and adoption of strategies that mitigate, and build resilience to, the impact of climate change.

Central America had established mechanisms to prevent and mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

6. Recognizes that economic growth and sustainable development contribute to improving the capacity of States to mitigate, respond to and prepare for natural disasters

5. Recognizes that economic growth and sustainable development contribute to improving the capacity of States to mitigate, respond to and prepare for natural disasters

6. Recognizes that economic growth and sustainable development contribute to improving the capacity of States to mitigate, respond to and prepare for natural disasters

6. Recognizes that economic growth and sustainable development contribute to improving the capacity of States to mitigate, respond to and prepare for natural disasters

6. Recognizes that economic growth and sustainable development contribute to improving the capacity of States to mitigate, respond to and prepare for natural disasters

The Union is firmly committed to urgent global action to mitigate climate change a serious, long term challenge for every part of the world.

The risks and potential for disasters associated with natural hazards are largely shaped by prevailing levels of vulnerability and measures taken to prevent, mitigate and prepare for disasters.

(iv) Initiate measures that mitigate the impact of excessive volatility of short term capital flows.

Optimizing the international effort to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster

Our global world demands concerted global action to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change.

While we cannot prevent natural disasters, today we have the wherewithal to mitigate their effects.

Today is a great opportunity for the United Nations, Governments and scientific institutions to find solutions that can help mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

Mr. Abdullatif Salem Benrageb, the Chair of the SBSTA, highlighted the importance of adaptation and technologies for adaptation, in addition to the need for immediate action to mitigate climate change.

Increased knowledge of cross cultural matters and international management issues can mitigate the risk of failure.

(a) Electricity savings mitigate the need for expensive and potentially polluting new power generating capacity, which would otherwise be needed to meet rapidly increasing power demand

They stressed the need to mitigate the threat posed by the proliferation of man portable air defence systems (MANPAD) to undesirable end users. They called for

3. States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiritual impact.

6. Welcomes the Declaration of Guatemala IIA 54 630, annex. which provides for the necessary measures to prevent vulnerability to and mitigate the effects of natural disasters

Within ASEAN, an agreement to establish stand by arrangements to mitigate natural disasters was concluded last July.

9. Also welcomes the Declaration of Guatemala IIA 54 630, annex. which provides for the necessary measures to prevent vulnerability to and mitigate the effects of natural disasters

We expect that this support for small island developing States will strengthen their ability to respond more efficiently and effectively to natural disasters and to mitigate their impacts.

It is also crucial that the world find ways to mitigate the risk of disasters caused by tsunamis.

Stressing the significance of the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the accident for the further strengthening of international cooperation to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster,

Some Parties proposed developing national drought policies to mitigate the adverse impacts of periodic droughts and indicated their need for a warning system to monitor the effects of drought.

Stressing the significance of the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the accident for the further strengthening of international cooperation to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster,

(b) Uragan experimental development of an Earth space system of forecasting natural and man made disasters in order to mitigate their effects and of criteria for their classification and decoding

These include, for example, cooperation through sharing information and operational tasks in fighting global crime, terrorism and trafficking of humans and drugs across borders or to prevent and mitigate disasters.

The presentations also addressed the extent to which the same technologies could mitigate the effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

(c) Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequence of the Chernobyl disaster

Another tool to mitigate the disappearance of SMEs (including by diminishing the spread of large retail outlets) is zoning regulations.

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