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… Nations Environment Program and International Solid vulnerability, limited land space and often- limited …

… the rights of defenders is one factor underlying their vulnerability. Reports have shown that businesses have been … all over the world. The recent crisis has exposed the vulnerability of the countries of the global South, which … nature of rural communities can also aggravate their vulnerability, as these communities can be located in …

… and fail to define specific targets.4 The patterns of vulnerability of soils to environmental and socioeconomic … and to prepare legislation directed to reducing the vulnerability of soil to degradation. To avoid the … to lower levels of human well-being and higher levels of vulnerability, deprivation and disadvantage. Improving human …

… lenges, including small populations, limited resourc- es, vulnerability to natural disasters and external shocks, high … Asia and the Pacific. FAO (2005a). Reducing fisherfolk’s vulnerability leads to responsible fisheries. FAO (2005b). … Bouwman, L., Harle, J., Holmes, R. and Holt, J. (2014). Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to changes in harmful …

… for the twenty-first century 18. In view of the high vulnerability of Latin America and the Caribbean to climate …

… control and regulation to reduce exposure and thereby vulnerability to disease. To this end, UNEP has launched a …

… (IPCC) (n.d.). Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Retrieved from: …

… of climate change on crop diversity and the genetic vulnerability of agricultural production systems resulting … In other words, crop diversity helps to reduce ‘genetic vulnerability’. This is a term used to describe the condition … losses.8 In the global context, the phenomenon of genetic vulnerability represents a major risk with regards to the …

… has multiple dimensions: lack of assets, powerlessness and vulnerability (The World Bank, 2001). According to IFAD … processes at all levels); and security (reducing their vulnerability to risks such as natural disasters, ill health … Development Finance 2005: Mobilizing Finance and Managing Vulnerability. The World Bank: Washington, D.C. WHO (World …