Cattle herding allowed nomads to create livelihoods in an increasingly unpredictable and challenging environment, characterized by an arid climate and scarce resources.

Overview of information Climate change impacts and vulnerability Most Parties reported in various degrees of detail on baselines (climate and socio economic) and climate change scenarios, although many Parties indicated difficulties in using socio economic scenarios.

In consequence of this, social and economic development is increasingly challenging for a developing nation shouldering a debt burden out of all proportion to our economic capacities.

While emerging economies can deal with the economic slowdown in industrial countries, the financial sector transmission mechanism is more challenging.

Sustained economic growth is likely to become increasingly challenging, as donor aid for post conflict needs is being gradually phased out.

(c) Improving availability of socio economic information on vulnerable populations and economic sectors and on the economic impacts of climate change

And along with economic growth have come environmental degradation and climate change.

China s explosive economic growth hinges on the rest of the world, radically changing the global production chain and challenging the global trading system.

The economic development plan was unveiled at a time when Malaysia was starting to recover from the Asian financial crisis and challenging economic conditions as a result of high oil prices.

A bit more challenging, right?

First, the economic challenge of controlling human induced climate change is truly complex.

Ensuring economic growth and addressing climate change do not have to be opposing goals.

Also for the euro area, the Ifo Economic Climate index registered a dramatic decline.

Scientific, technical and socio economic aspects of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

A bit more challenging, right? (Laughter)

Special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system.

But, owing to China s skewed economic structure, its exchange rate regime presents much more challenging problems than those encountered by Japan and other East Asian economies.

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

Pressing problems, such as the economic crisis, nuclear proliferation, and climate change, will not wait.

He recognized that human rights crucially complemented sound economic policies and a good investment climate.

While there are climate and resource constraints, we are still at the beginning of a technological revolution that holds tremendous potential for higher productivity and greater prosperity, along with challenging implications for labor and employment.

But striking the proper balance is challenging.

That will be particularly challenging for Bernanke.

That is an assumption that needs challenging.

Emerging and challenging issues deriving from implementation

There are no easy ways out of underdevelopment without challenging traditional lifestyles, customs, and social relations. Indeed, religions do not resist the pressures of economic change well.

How can the imperative of economic development be reconciled with the need to limit climate change?

Finally, Japan s external environment today is more challenging.

However, the situation in Cité Soleil remains challenging.

BEIJING Today s financial crisis and looming global recession are challenging China s export driven economic model as never before in the 30 years since Deng Xiaoping opened the economy.

Climate change is as much a matter of security as it is an economic and human concern.

The cooling of the Ifo World Economic Climate index was particularly marked in Western Europe and Asia.

Coherent programs to promote economic catch up are relatively straightforward. But the transition from follower to leader at the frontier of the innovation economy is more challenging and elusive.

Two serious problems make reconciliation in Afghanistan particularly challenging.

But success in Cairo might prove even more challenging.

This means that Europe probably faces another challenging year.

The selection of indicators has proven to be challenging.

Women challenging these norms are punished by violent means.

Emerging and challenging issues deriving from implementation and necessary

The Ifo World Economic Climate index deteriorated in the third quarter of 2008 for the fourth consecutive time.

It was caused not only by natural factors such as climate change but also by socio economic factors.

Recognizing the potential impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on sustainable socio economic growth, most Parties mentioned their efforts to pursue development programmes that also benefit the environment and climate change.

The year ahead will be challenging and rife with uncertainty.

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo.

You can see the trapezoids are a little challenging there.