Images of Scarcity

There is increasing scarcity of land for cropping.

Aware of the problem of the scarcity of State practice and legal instruments in this area, the Special Rapporteur is making an effort to collect such materials.

Scarcity of appropriate skills is another factor constraining firms.

And economics is very interested in scarcity.

It is abundance, as opposed to scarcity.

13. Pollution also contributes to water scarcity.

The loss of Iraq s right to export oil or any other products has led to a scarcity of hard currency at the State level and in the private sector.

Will it be born into a world of abundance or scarcity?

Most of the economic models are built around scarcity and growth.

38. A scarcity of funds remained an urgent problem for UNITAR.

Poverty among indigenous populations certainly relates to scarcity of material and economic resources.

The worst problem confronting those groups was the scarcity of medicines and food.

One specific result was water scarcity, with once abundant sources of water drying up.

11. With rapid urbanization, many cities are also facing water scarcity.

That scarcity led to a crisis in January of this year at the University of Johannesburg.

The scarcity of wage data disaggregated by sex makes a thorough assessment of gender gaps difficult.

We seized Pharaoh's people with years of drought and scarcity of fruit so that they might remember.

We seized Pharaoh's people with years of drought and scarcity of fruit so that they might remember.

This was caused by a rise in population coupled with increasing scarcity of land and water.

This was due to the relative scarcity of technical expertise and financial resources in developing countries faced with arbitration proceedings, which were costly and could lead to enormous penalties payable by the State losing an arbitration.

Then seized We Pharaoh's people with years of dearth, and scarcity of fruits, that haply they might remember.

Then seized We Pharaoh's people with years of dearth, and scarcity of fruits, that haply they might remember.

In many countries there is a scarcity of specific data pertaining to the housing conditions of indigenous peoples.

They also emphasized the problem of the scarcity of equipment, particularly railway rolling stock and cargo handling equipment.

Considering the scarcity of resources, investments in these strategic industries are thus preferable because they provide externalities.

In this regard, the Committee notes the scarcity of court decisions in which the Covenant has been invoked.

In making the decision, the Court acknowledged that the State might have to establish different times, degrees and ways of implementing specific rights, bearing in mind the scarcity of resources and the obligation to realize all economic, social and cultural rights.

In particular, the projected intensification of freshwater scarcity as a result of climate change will cause greater stresses in drylands.

Because of food scarcity, the women make great sacrifices on behalf of their children who are in very precarious health.

In view of the scarcity of resources, it was essential to draw on the experience of existing social and cultural organizations.

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

In many communities, scarcity of fresh water is a major concern which can be greatly exacerbated by tourism development.

Nevertheless, the earmarking system and the scarcity of financial resources make relatively small projects the norm under the Fund.

Mountain States are characterized by remoteness, difficult accessibility, the scarcity of information, harsh geo climatic conditions, and high costs of living.

4. Expresses its deep concern at the scarcity of means at the disposal of the Centre for the fulfilment of its tasks

4. Expresses its deep concern at the scarcity of means at the disposal of the Centre for the fulfilment of its tasks

Drylands include all terrestrial regions where water scarcity limits the production of crops, forage, wood and other ecosystem provisioning services.

There is a scarcity of employment opportunity in the town, and the food supply in the camp is reportedly inadequate.

AT UNMIL, the scarcity of staff required for receipt and inspection at the mission start up was a major constraint.

The scarcity of available funds for rehabilitation in comparison with those for emergencies was noted with concern by one delegation.

The schedule needs to be revised and corrected, however, in order to take account of the scarcity of resources, particularly human resources.

The opportunity to intervene in primary and secondary prevention is not undertaken in most custodial institutions because of the scarcity of resources.

We get droughts, increased desertification, crashing food systems, water scarcity, famine, forced migration, political instability, warfare, crisis.