Conversely, when democratic transition was attempted in a fragile and closed economic environment, the outcome was much worse.

Peace will always remain fragile and subject to reverses without a propitious economic environment and real development prospects.

But in the developing world, immediate economic needs often override long term imperatives, and protecting a fragile environment is rarely a priority at the national level.

While we have made progress, the Kosovo security environment does, however, remain fragile.

Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is a fragile environment.

By any standards, the reform agenda is ambitious especially given a fragile and unaccommodating external environment.

Maintaining stability in the increasingly fragile security environment has remained a major challenge for the Mission.

Second, China s financial system is fragile, and its economic structure rigid.

In a fragile economic environment, policymakers cannot afford to allow the size of China s balance sheet to distract them from the underlying structural risks and contingent liabilities that threaten its financial stability.

In a fragile economic environment, policymakers cannot afford to allow the size of China s balance sheet to distract them from the underlying structural risks and contingent liabilities that threaten its financial stability.

So far, Europe s fragile economic recovery has been based largely on exports.

Debris are threatening to degrade the already fragile space environment and may render space unfit for human endeavours.

Indeed, Russia is more a fragile oil producing state than a modernizing economic giant.

Confidence is fragile in an environment characterized by ongoing deleveraging, macro uncertainties, weak labor market growth, and a fiscal drag.

Repeatedly, a fragile peace has broken down because of the lack of economic follow up.

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Completion of either of these projects would do much to transform this region, although it could have devastating consequences on the fragile environment.

For most low and middle income countries, the incipient economic recovery appears to be fragile and uneven.

While recent developments were quite positive, the situation was still very fragile and serious economic problems remained.

For Palau, the environment is our economic future.

Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens and the environment.

The modest number of villages recommended for immediate assistance and identified for further assessment reflects the fragile security environment in many parts of the State.

Positive economic growth required a conducive and enabling environment.

Meanwhile, the international economic environment showed some auspicious signs.

Our fragile environment has worsened as a result of climate change, sea level rise, climate variability and susceptibility to natural disasters and other global environmental phenomena.

Russia s Fragile Power

In addition, the natural disasters that regularly hit the region, especially the South Pacific Island States, have had extremely damaging impacts on both the environment and fragile economies.

We have seen time and time again how conflict and instability in developing countries have destroyed fragile social, environmental and economic progress.

Layla's life was fragile.

Asia s Fragile Special Relationship

But the Iranian government is under economic and political pressure to supply increasing amounts of electricity to its growing population and fragile economy.

Private sector growth is hampered by a fragile business environment characterized by poor physical and financial infrastructure, small scale industries with a limited contribution to GDP, and a vast black market.

19. Also welcomes the growing cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the United Nations Environment Programme in the field of environment, and encourages their active collaboration with the Economic Cooperation Organization

A New Deal for Fragile States

It is fragile, unbalanced, and limited.

The Welfare State u0027s Fragile Foundations

But the overall picture remains fragile.

Fiscal prudence and stable inflation rates are cornerstones of today s relatively healthy global economic environment.

The commingled problems of climate change, economic growth, and the environment suggest their own solution.

It is an environment that will produce deep disparities in economic performance around the world.

The global environment is one of diversity in culture, religion, political system and economic conditions.

Even though the global economy today looks relatively robust in general, international economic cooperation is more fragile now than at any moment in the post 1945 world.

It was also vital to protect fragile mountain ecosystems, which were important sources of freshwater and biological diversity and popular tourist destinations, and to promote traditional knowledge so as to preserve the environment for posterity.

In an environment of ultra low interest rates, the economic cost of being late is low.

But nowhere is this clearer than in the interaction between economic processes and the natural environment.