environmental crisis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalandcrisis
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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crisis
noun
uk/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Perhaps we should conclude that we are now living in a landscape crisis, anenvironmentalcrisisand presumably in a crisis of dwelling, too.
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The solutions to this earlierenvironmentalcrisisin a very real sense spawned theenvironmentalcrisisof the 1980s.
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But the veryenvironmentalcrisismakes us aware that some landscapes or 'ecumenes' are less compatible than others with an ecologically balanced way of life.
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Without denying the seriousness of theenvironmentalcrisis, he wants to contribute to its overcoming by reminding us of the richness of this pre-modern heritage.
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The origins of this crisis go back over a hundred years to anotherenvironmentalcrisisrevolving around inadequate water supply and sewerage.
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Some of these seem to be, if more subtle, no less insidious than theenvironmentalcrisis.
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Indeed, what does that mean at a time of economic, financial andenvironmentalcrisis?
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It is our destiny to find a way out of the impasse and face the economic, social andenvironmentalcrisis.
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Then there is theenvironmentalcrisis, which is probably the worst.
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The public image has been dented by theenvironmentalcrisisof the past 20 years.
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This is what created the financial crisis, this is what is creating theenvironmentalcrisisand this is what is causing world hunger to increase.
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We need only look at the news, with the financial crisis and theenvironmentalcrisis.
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The financial crisis, as you have said yourself, does not erase theenvironmentalcrisis.
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That is theenvironmentalcrisisthat they face today.
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The commission is, of course, the prime mechanism for enabling the countries of the world to confront the graveenvironmentalcrisiswhich faces us all.
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It is market forces which have created thisenvironmentalcrisisand which are intensifying it.
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Added to them, as has already been mentioned, is the imperative to tackle sustainable development and theenvironmentalcrisisthat faces the globe.
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Opinions may differ as to the facts; but few people would deny the scale of theenvironmentalcrisis.
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This has to change if we want to prevent anenvironmentalcrisis.
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There is nothing we can do now other than try to curb the existing phenomena ofenvironmentalcrisis.
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