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This new framework... opens a major new chapter in sustainable development as it outlines clear targets and priorities for action which will lead to a substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. – Margareta Wahlström	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Rich nations have pushed making financial commitments to reduce disaster risk to a separate round of financing negotiations later in the year. – Farah Kabir	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
These marine reserves provide an incredible treasure trove. – Jo Royle	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Pope Francis has become the most admired man in America and when he speaks, he speaks with a loud megaphone, one that reaches all people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, climate change is not just a political issue, it’s a moral and religious issue and he will ask people, ‘What does my religious faith have to tell me and guide me about climate change?’ And it turns out that he’s speaking to a very willing audience within the Catholic community. – Anthony Leiserowitz	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We can see this division play out right now between moderate, liberal, and conservative Catholics, what’s going to happen when the Pope comes out with his statement about global warming and how it’s a moral and religious duty to address it when conservative presidential and congressional candidates (in the 2016 election) are appeasing their base? – Anthony Leiserowitz	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He has really struck a nerve with people, and not just Catholics, it (climate change) is a moral and spiritual issue and so far we’ve been trying to convince people of its effects with charts and graphs. Instead, we have to really touch their hearts and have a dialogue about it, and I hope it (the encyclical) does touch hearts. – Patrick Carolan	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Our hope is that people realise this is not a political statement, a scientific statement, or a social statement, it will have economic, political, and social consequences, but it’s not intended to be a statement in those arenas. – Dan Misleh	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The need is not based on numbers of manatees. It's based on whether the threats to manatees have been adequately addressed. – Holly Edwards	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
These are not population counts. They're minimum counts. – Patrick Rose	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Any one of these fault zones that are producing magnitude 3 or 4 earthquakes could rupture into a larger earthquake. There are as many as 12 different fault zones that are capable of producing a large, 5 to 6 magnitude earthquake. – Daniel McNamara	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Projected forecasts for Malheur and Lake counties look bleak, meaning these rural communities will continue to experience severe drought conditions, in addition to creating an increased wildfire risk, this drought presents hardships to crops, agriculture, communities, recreation, and wildlife, all of which rely on Oregon's water resources. I will continue working with federal, state, and local partners to help Oregonians in this part of the state through this challenging situation. – Oregon Governor Kate Brown	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
You have to take into account a whole load of geographic, agronomic, and economic factors to make irrigation projects sustainable. – Makarius Mdemu	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I was very frustrated because my crops were drying up before harvest, it reached a point where I even struggled to feed my own family. – Peter Chuwa	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It reached a point where I even struggled to feed my own family. – Peter Chuwa	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
You simply open the tap and leave the kit to supply water to the roots, unlike the traditional system, which takes a lot of time and energy. – Peter Chuwa	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I believe farmers will be in a better position to cope with the changing weather patterns. This village is located in a dry area that does not get adequate rains so farmers must try to use water wisely. – Nguluma Mbaga	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We are particularly concerned because the stranding season usually starts in March and ends in June, these are extraordinarily high numbers early in the season. – Mary Beth Steen	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) have stated in their most recent report that these sorts of events are going to get worse as a result of climate change, and in fact they are getting worse, there's clearly a human imprint on these cyclones now, and there needs to be something done about it. – Ian Fry	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
By firmly placing disaster risk reduction at the center of the design and implementation of public policy, development becomes risk-informed. – Helen Clark	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The investment that was put into the community - from the point of view of the families that were affected - was all gone, and we have to rebuild again. – Dinky Soliman	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We need to change our perspective from managing disasters to managing disaster risks. – Didier Burkhalter	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Microorganisms also play a vital role in 'cleaning up' the lake’s water after the inflow of rivers, a reduction in their numbers might affect the water quality. – Sergey Shapkhaev	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Welcome to the era of water wars in Russia, water is becoming the country's most valuable resource. – Alexander Kolotov	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We strongly believe that any blanket ban on capital dredge material in the entire World Heritage Area does not represent evidence-based policy and will not prove to be viable in the long term. – The Queensland Resources Council	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

This new framework... opens a major new chapter in sustainable development as it outlines clear targets and priorities for action which will lead to a substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health.

– Margareta Wahlström

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Rich nations have pushed making financial commitments to reduce disaster risk to a separate round of financing negotiations later in the year.

– Farah Kabir

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

These marine reserves provide an incredible treasure trove.

– Jo Royle

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Pope Francis has become the most admired man in America and when he speaks, he speaks with a loud megaphone, one that reaches all people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, climate change is not just a political issue, it’s a moral and religious issue and he will ask people, ‘What does my religious faith have to tell me and guide me about climate change?’ And it turns out that he’s speaking to a very willing audience within the Catholic community.

– Anthony Leiserowitz

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We can see this division play out right now between moderate, liberal, and conservative Catholics, what’s going to happen when the Pope comes out with his statement about global warming and how it’s a moral and religious duty to address it when conservative presidential and congressional candidates (in the 2016 election) are appeasing their base?

– Anthony Leiserowitz

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

He has really struck a nerve with people, and not just Catholics, it (climate change) is a moral and spiritual issue and so far we’ve been trying to convince people of its effects with charts and graphs. Instead, we have to really touch their hearts and have a dialogue about it, and I hope it (the encyclical) does touch hearts.

– Patrick Carolan

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Our hope is that people realise this is not a political statement, a scientific statement, or a social statement, it will have economic, political, and social consequences, but it’s not intended to be a statement in those arenas.

– Dan Misleh

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The need is not based on numbers of manatees. It's based on whether the threats to manatees have been adequately addressed.

– Holly Edwards

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

These are not population counts. They're minimum counts.

– Patrick Rose

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Any one of these fault zones that are producing magnitude 3 or 4 earthquakes could rupture into a larger earthquake. There are as many as 12 different fault zones that are capable of producing a large, 5 to 6 magnitude earthquake.

– Daniel McNamara

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Projected forecasts for Malheur and Lake counties look bleak, meaning these rural communities will continue to experience severe drought conditions, in addition to creating an increased wildfire risk, this drought presents hardships to crops, agriculture, communities, recreation, and wildlife, all of which rely on Oregon's water resources. I will continue working with federal, state, and local partners to help Oregonians in this part of the state through this challenging situation.

– Oregon Governor Kate Brown

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

You have to take into account a whole load of geographic, agronomic, and economic factors to make irrigation projects sustainable.

– Makarius Mdemu

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I was very frustrated because my crops were drying up before harvest, it reached a point where I even struggled to feed my own family.

– Peter Chuwa

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It reached a point where I even struggled to feed my own family.

– Peter Chuwa

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

You simply open the tap and leave the kit to supply water to the roots, unlike the traditional system, which takes a lot of time and energy.

– Peter Chuwa

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I believe farmers will be in a better position to cope with the changing weather patterns. This village is located in a dry area that does not get adequate rains so farmers must try to use water wisely.

– Nguluma Mbaga

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We are particularly concerned because the stranding season usually starts in March and ends in June, these are extraordinarily high numbers early in the season.

– Mary Beth Steen

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) have stated in their most recent report that these sorts of events are going to get worse as a result of climate change, and in fact they are getting worse, there's clearly a human imprint on these cyclones now, and there needs to be something done about it.

– Ian Fry

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

By firmly placing disaster risk reduction at the center of the design and implementation of public policy, development becomes risk-informed.

– Helen Clark

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The investment that was put into the community - from the point of view of the families that were affected - was all gone, and we have to rebuild again.

– Dinky Soliman

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We need to change our perspective from managing disasters to managing disaster risks.

– Didier Burkhalter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Microorganisms also play a vital role in 'cleaning up' the lake’s water after the inflow of rivers, a reduction in their numbers might affect the water quality.

– Sergey Shapkhaev

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Welcome to the era of water wars in Russia, water is becoming the country's most valuable resource.

– Alexander Kolotov

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We strongly believe that any blanket ban on capital dredge material in the entire World Heritage Area does not represent evidence-based policy and will not prove to be viable in the long term.

– The Queensland Resources Council

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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