Rainfall is however highly variable, and droughts are common.

Some Parties proposed measures to reduce mitigate the risks of floods and drought.

Making matters worse, the country has suffered this year from both floods and drought.

Yahweh will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew and they shall pursue you until you perish.

The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

Moreover, the frequency and intensity of heat waves, floods, and droughts are on the rise.

There are still threats to the marshes primarily from agricultural runoff as well as drought attributed to climate change.

Chronic disasters such as health epidemics, drought and famine continued to take a heavy toll on the populations of developing countries.

The country profile contains information on both the biophysical and socio economic indicators relating to desertification and drought.

Thus the work done has enabled the decisions adopted by the COP to be more effective in combating desertification and drought.

For the biennium 2008 2009, it was decided that CSD sessions should focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought and desertification.

The impetus for focusing on the environment was framed as a need to counter the threat of fires, drought, and more powerful storms.

(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and droughts, on those Territories

(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and droughts, on those Territories

Expressing concern at the damaging consequences of floods and drought that have occurred in various parts of the Sudan in recent years,

At the same time, in Africa and Central Asia, water will become more scarce, and drought will reduce food supplies.

(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and droughts, on those Territories

(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and droughts, on those Territories

(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and drought, on those Territories

The period from 1850 to 1873 saw, as a result of the Taiping Rebellion, drought, and famine, the population of China drop by over 60 million people.

Reaffirming the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,

In many rural areas, deteriorating and outdated infrastructure has lost its resilience to climate related extreme events such as hurricanes and droughts.

Reaffirming the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,

Heat waves, droughts, floods, forest fires, retreating glaciers, polluted rivers, and extreme storms buffet the planet at a dramatically rising rate, owing to human activities.

Reaffirming the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension in that they affect all regions in the world,

Reaffirming the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,

(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and droughts, on those Territories

Some Parties stated that high intensity rainfall and drought would contribute to biomass degradation and would affect fishing, food production and transport.

As a result of this, the organizations formulated a proposal entitled Desertification, Drought, Poverty and Agriculture which was submitted to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.

Reaffirming also the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,

For every major problem hunger, illiteracy, malnutrition, malaria, AIDS, drought, and so forth there are practical solutions that are proven and affordable.

Malawi today is an urgent case in point. Because of rural impoverishment and a drought earlier this year, dire hunger afflicts millions of people.

An economic crisis took effect in the mid 1980s to late 1990s as a result of international economic conditions, drought, falling petroleum prices, and years of corruption, mismanagement, and cronyism.

Are concerned at the trends and perils of land degradation, soil erosion, drought and impoverishment, particularly in the fragile ecosystems and drylands of developing countries

Reaffirming the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension in that they affect all regions in the world,

The world s emergency response systems especially for impoverished countries in zones that are vulnerable to earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts, hurricanes, and floods needs upgrading.

Rising sea levels, drought in Africa, and increasingly turbulent storms all pose a new type of threat that must be taken seriously.

Reaffirming also the universal membership of the Convention, and acknowledging that desertification and drought are problems of a global dimension, in that they affect all regions of the world,

Among these hazards are the results of natural processes or phenomena of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature such as floods, tropical cyclones, drought and desertification.

Noting the preparatory work being carried out by the Commission on Sustainable Development for its next two year cycle, with the thematic focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa,

On the other hand, heat waves, droughts, floods, and other disasters induced by climate change are destroying crops and reducing the supplies of grains on world markets.

Some scientists predict that climate change will cause severe disruptions, such as weather related natural disasters, droughts, and famines, which may lead to enormous loss of life.

Given the heat waves, droughts, and other climate stresses across the US, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere this year, wheat prices are now shooting up to their highest levels in decades.

Heatwaves and droughts on one hand, directly from the warming, but also, because a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor with its latent energy, rainfall will become in more extreme events.

UNDP will also support a number of countries celebrating the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, thus raising the profile of the events in each country and publicizing the overall effort globally.