severe
pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/b_mp.html
severe
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/b_mp.html
severe
... peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF has completed a Poverty Reduction and Growth ...
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
Severe
... by the global recession, by the slump in the technology sector, and by an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, which curbed tourism and consumer spending. Fiscal stimulus, low ...
www.exxun.com/Singapore/e_ec.html
severe
... and gold. Prior to the arrival of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closing of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic ...
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/e_ec.html
severe
... incidental mortality of seabirds resulting from long-line fishing for toothfish note: the now-protected fur seal population is making a strong comeback after severe overexploitation in the 18th and 19th centuries
www.exxun.com/SouthernOcean/b_mp.html
severe
... on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of human trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement; the government failed to ...
www.exxun.com/SriLanka/i_ti.html
severe
severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
www.exxun.com/Turkey/b_mp.html
severe
severe tropical storms are usually rare, but, in 1997, there were three cyclones; low level of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/b_mp.html
severe
... the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in 2007; the government did not amend its criminal code to increase ...
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/i_ti.html
severe
several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/b_mp.html
severe
large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)
www.exxun.com/World/b_mp.html
severe
... on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking, particularly in regard to its inability to bring alleged traffickers to justice ...
www.exxun.com/Zambia/i_ti.html
severe
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/b_mp.html
severe
... efforts to combat severe forms of human trafficking, and because the absolute number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is significantly increasing; the trafficking situation in the country is worsening as ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/i_ti.html
severed
Montenegro severed its economy from federal control and from Serbia during the MILOSEVIC era and maintained its own central bank, used the euro instead of the Yugoslav dinar as official currency, collected ...
www.exxun.com/Montenegro/e_ec.html
severely
recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/b_mp.html
severely
air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to ...
www.exxun.com/Canada/b_mp.html
severely
... with 80% of the population involved in farming and herding. The Ethiopian-Eritrea war in 1998-2000 severely hurt Eritrea's economy. GDP growth fell to zero in 1999 and to -12.1% in ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/e_ec.html
severely
... disrupted labor and trade access to and from the Gaza Strip. In 2001, and even more severely in 2003, Israeli military measures in PA areas resulted in the destruction of capital, the ...
www.exxun.com/GazaStrip/e_ec.html
severely
recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water
www.exxun.com/Ghana/b_mp.html
severely
general assessment: the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the ...
www.exxun.com/Iraq/f_cm.html
severely
general assessment: repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete domestic: two wireless networks provide good service; political instability hampers privatization and deployment of new technologies; combined ...
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/f_cm.html
