Food security can no longer be taken for granted.

The inclusiveness of such a dialogue was not a foregone conclusion given that Fanmi Lavalas had yet to participate in the political transition process.

If you're a Wall Street trader, you now take it for granted that you sell your financial assets in a system of markets that identifies the most profitable opportunities for you in real time, executes on that in microseconds within the boundaries you've set.

Continuity of supply Continuity of water supply is taken for granted in most developed countries, but is a severe problem in many developing countries, where sometimes water is only provided for a few hours every day or a few days a week.

Furthermore, regional and international cooperation must be based on coherent and realistic national planning by disaster prone countries, and disaster prevention must be integrated as a matter of course into overall national and international development planning.