The phrase "alleviate the root causes" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing solutions to problems by addressing their fundamental issues rather than just the symptoms.
Example: "To effectively tackle the issue of homelessness, we must focus on policies that alleviate the root causes, such as lack of affordable housing and mental health support."
Alternatives: "address the underlying issues" or "mitigate the fundamental problems".
The king has called for a spiritual intervention to counter extremist ideologies with a message of peace and tolerance; a cultural intervention to foster a new, post-sectarian identity for countries fractured by ancient differences; and political and economic interventions to alleviate the root causes of disaffection that render societies vulnerable to extremist ideologies.
Following the Partners in Health (PIH) model of care [ 46], which aims to alleviate the root causes of disease and provide long-term solutions to improve general health and well-being, interventions could focus on enhancing the quality of life of refugees rather than on providing a specific health service.
That Republican senator, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, repeatedly pressed Mr. Bolton to describe the Bush administration's road map to Middle East peace, as well as plans for alleviating the root causes of the conflict.
Just the opposite tact needs to be taken -- alleviating the root causes of conflict through targeted aid projects is the only way forward.
The housing sector can, and is, playing a key role in alleviating some of the root causes of loneliness, such as inappropriate housing, isolation and poor health.
The intention was to have a lasting impact on the root causes of suffering, rather than alleviate suffering in the short term.
However, social work is generally more focused on practical strategies to alleviate social dysfunctions; sociology in general provides a thorough examination of the root causes of these problems.
Although foundations were not allowed to fund overtly political activity (which prevented them from addressing the root causes of the conditions they were permitted to alleviate), it was difficult to see why attempting to change American society by lobbying was political while doing the same by funding activists was not.
Implemented effectively, the 2030 Agenda will help to alleviate extreme poverty, sustain peace, increase local opportunity, combat climate change and address many of the root causes driving people from their homes.
As long as President Bush upholds the "global gag order," he can't be taken seriously in trying to alleviate world poverty as the root cause of terrorism.
The root causes of radicalisation are complex.
