Such raised earth parks are a low cost solution to the tsunami danger in low lying coastal areas.

Many of the worst outcomes in Asia occurred in tsunami prone areas, such as the low lying coastal areas of Sri Lanka.

Recognizing that low lying and other small island countries, countries with low lying coastal, arid and semi arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems, are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change,

Recognizing that low lying and other small island countries, countries with low lying coastal, arid and semi arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change,

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, those who died were the poor in low lying areas who lacked cars to escape.

Malawi's climate is hot in the low lying areas in the south of the country and temperate in the northern highlands.

Low lying islands like the Maldives will become submerged.

And you'll notice something about Tarawa it is very low lying.

(t) Potential impact of climate change and the possible resultant rise in sea level on the coastal and low lying areas of small island Territories

She probably got herself another housekeeping job somewhere... and she's lying low.

live in low UV areas.

The recent spate of devastation caused by these natural disasters brings into sharper focus the extreme vulnerability of low lying coastal areas and small island developing States.

The city sits on a low lying promontory jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea.

36. Among island countries, the low lying atolls suffer the most from water scarcity.

It has brought us out of our slumber and humbled us into sincere discussions about fish stocks, fragile low lying developing small island and coastal areas, and global warming.

Last year, Hurricane Sandy caused a wall of water to engulf low lying coastal areas on the East Coast of the United States, particularly in New York and New Jersey.

Much of the natural habitat in the low lying areas of western Georgia has disappeared during the past 100 years because of the agricultural development of the land and urbanization.

The youngest terrain observed on Ariel are the plains relatively low lying smooth areas that must have formed over a long period of time, judging by their varying levels of cratering.

As a coastal nation with a significant population in low lying areas, my country emphasizes the need for new action to ensure environmental sustainability, particularly as it relates to climate change.

Sea level changes threaten low lying coastal areas, global warming could change weather patterns and intensify tropical storms, and deterioration of the ozone layer may have harmful effects on marine productivity.

A vulnerability that is so many times magnified for low lying small island States like Kiribati.

Like other places, our small island States and low lying atolls face a host of constraints.

Low lying cities all around the world will disappear within the lifetime of children born today.

Some areas have a low density of targets.

Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is an intergovernmental organization of low lying coastal and small island countries.

However, for a low lying atoll like the Marshall Islands the Framework Convention may have come too late.

As low lying island and coastal States, we face dangers created by others that imperil our very existence.

And by this weird quirk of alphabetical order of the nations, a lot of the low lying states,

Such raised earth parks are a low cost solution to the tsunami danger in low lying coastal areas. They use only local materials, provide a valuable community resource in normal times, and have the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives when a tsunami strikes.

Melting of the ice sheets alone could be devastating, as sea levels would be raised to such an extent that low lying countries, coastal areas and, indeed, islands throughout the world would be wiped out.

But if you look at the globe, all around the earth, wherever there is low lying area, populated areas near the water, you will find increase in sea level that will challenge our way of life.

An environment of small low lying islands such as Tokelau apos s was vulnerable to pollution and to natural disasters.

The desolation seen two weeks ago in the southern part of the United States of America has clearly demonstrated the vulnerabilities of low lying coastal areas, which are so similar to those of small island developing States.

You're not lying. It's worse than lying.

There is evidence that birds on the New South Wales south coast move from elevated areas to lower lying areas towards the coast in winter.

Precipitation is moderate to heavy in most parts of the country the heavier rainfall occurs in the low lying hot zone.

Another significant challenge faced by our 13 low lying coastal and small island developing States is the problem of out migration.

The last two phenomena were a cause of special concern to Maldives, a country situated on a low lying coral atoll.

Some of us with darkly pigmented skin live in low UV areas.

The countries most vulnerable to such changes small island developing States, coastal nations with large numbers of people living in low lying areas, and countries in the arid and semi arid tropics and subtropics are least able to protect themselves.

No amount of engineering advances can fully defend and save our small island developing States and low lying coastal areas from the perils of the surging waters and rising tides of the sea, caused by the adverse impact of climate change.

The units would be specially intended for low income households and rural areas.

Silicon Valley, these areas are not doing well economically because they're low cost.

Saadiyat Island is a large, low lying island off the coast of Abu Dhabi island in the UAE, and is currently under development.

For small island and low lying coastal countries like Tuvalu the situation is devastating, threatening lives, human rights and our long term survival.