Images of Scarcity

The 20th century was a great time to be a media company, because the thing you really had on your side was scarcity.

And economics is very interested in scarcity.

It is abundance, as opposed to scarcity.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Some might assume that bond markets are shielded from the effects of climate change, ecosystem degradation, and water scarcity. With more than 40 trillion of sovereign debt in global markets at any given time, that is a very high risk game.

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.

Unfortunately, this is an area where data scarcity was identified at national as well as at international level.

But when the scarcity came when the highs and lows and the droughts came, then people went into starvation.

It is well known that water scarcity and unfair water distribution and control breed both civil and international conflict.

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

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

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

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), water scarcity would be a major issue in the coming 20 years.

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.

Likewise, food scarcity is a growing problem for Asian countries, with crop yields and overall food production growing more slowly than demand. At the same time, rising incomes are altering people s diets, which now include more animal based proteins, further compounding Asia s food challenges.

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

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

The main factors impeding the sustainable development of water resources are chronic scarcity, deteriorating quality and unsustainable water utilization, especially in agriculture.

It should also be realized that given the scarcity of resources to fight the problem, the impact of drugs in developing countries was great.

Because of a scarcity of land, we are using the sacks to grow vegetables, and also we're able to save on the cost of living.

A greater distribution of the means of production, environmentally sound supply chains, and a newly relevant DIY maker culture can hope to transcend artificial scarcity.

These droughts triple the number of people exposed to severe water scarcity at least once in every generation, leading to major food and health crises.

Scientific research and technical development in the field of desalination and waste water treatment, in particular, could help to overcome the constraints of water scarcity.

4. Expresses its deep concern at the scarcity of means at the disposal of the Office of the High Commissioner for the fulfilment of its tasks

5. Expresses its deep concern about the scarcity of means at the disposal of the Office of the High Commissioner for the fulfilment of its tasks

And if you look at some of the organisms that have evolved to live in deserts, there are some amazing examples of adaptations to water scarcity.

Given to the scarcity of studies that report the situation of the disabled women in general, effective characterization of these situations in Mozambique becomes a difficult task.

In particular, the scarcity of pre invasion data and absence of post mortem reports make it difficult to assess the full significance of the post invasion data.

These priorities include water scarcity and pollution sanitation, safe drinking water and health gender mainstreaming in water and sanitation and integrated water resources management and disaster reduction.

This situation results in scarcity of fuelwood and charcoal and pushes many farmers to use elementary forms of energy sources such as cow dung and maize stoves

Sanders said the scarcity of briefings was not due to a distaste for TV reporters grandstanding, although she said I won't disagree with the fact that they grandstand.

And slowly, slowly, at the end of the 20th century, that scarcity started to get eroded and I don't mean by digital technology I mean by analog technology.

The scarcity of written criminal records in Afghanistan made it impossible to prove the guilt of any candidate with respect to specific criminal activities or human rights abuses.