Reducing Vulnerability Clause Samples

Reducing Vulnerability. The objective of Component 1 is to improve livelihoods and/ or access to basic services. This component provides an opportunity for the Program to address the vulnerability of poor Palestinians (particularly women, children and youth) by focusing on enhancing livelihood opportunities, and increasing access to basic services. Based on the Middle East Framework (2007-2010) and the situational analysis, the following menu of basic services and livelihood categories has been identified for Component 1. ▪ Basic services: health (including psychosocial), education, water and sanitation.17 17 Key policy themes provide some guidance on AusAID’s focus in education and health.
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Reducing Vulnerability. The Agreement will continue to promote activities aimed at reducing risks and vulnerability of populations, by encouraging more sound development practices, improved land-use and encouraging a safer and more sustainable management of ecosystems. This includes in particular the promotion of more stringent building codes, building design and innovative construction techniques in seismic areas and safer land-use practices in areas vulnerable to marine risks, landslides or floods. The Agreement will also promote the retrofitting of schools, hospitals and public buildings so they become more resistant to risks. The Agreement will also contribute to the analysis of the role of the environment and environmental management in disaster risk reduction, co-operating as appropriate with existing initiatives at regional and world levels. With regard to technological hazards, the Agreement will continue promoting safer standards in the transport and dumping of dangerous substances and for nuclear and industrial plants. The Agreement will support the elaboration of standardised guides on the control of industrial risks.
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Related to Reducing Vulnerability

  • Vulnerability Management BNY Mellon will maintain a documented process to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities affecting its systems used to provide the services. BNY Mellon will classify security vulnerabilities using industry recognized standards and conduct continuous monitoring and testing of its networks, hardware and software including regular penetration testing and ethical hack assessments. BNY Mellon will remediate identified security vulnerabilities in accordance with its process.

  • Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning Supplier will scan its internal environments (e.g., servers, network devices, etc.) related to Deliverables monthly and external environments related to Deliverables weekly. Supplier will have a defined process to address any findings but will ensure that any high-risk vulnerabilities are addressed within 30 days.

  • Sustainability (12 /18) Pursuant to the City’s Sustainable City Principles, which direct City Bureaus to pursue long-term social equity, environmental quality, and economic vitality through innovative and traditional mechanisms, Contractor is encouraged to incorporate these Principles into its scope of work with the City wherever possible. Therefore, in accordance with the Principles and the City's Sustainable Procurement Policy, it is the policy of the City of Portland to encourage the use of Products or Services that help to minimize the human health and environmental impacts of City operations. Contractor is encouraged to incorporate environmentally preferable Products or Services into its work performance wherever possible. "Environmentally preferable" means Products or Services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, or disposal of the Product or Service.

  • Grievability Denial of a petition for reinstatement is grievable. The grievance may not be based on information other than that shared with the Employer at the time of the petition for reinstatement.

  • Geometric visibility The visibility of the illuminating surface, including its visibility in areas which do not appear to be illuminated in the direction of observation considered, shall be ensured within a divergent space defined by generating lines based on the perimeter of the illuminating surface and forming an angle of not less than 5° with the axis of reference of the headlamp.