"environmental vulnerability" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
One example of how to use it could be: "The country's coastal regions are facing increasing environmental vulnerability due to rising sea levels and frequent natural disasters."
An "environmental vulnerability index" is in the works, intended to give them a recognizable way to demonstrate their frailty.
Responses to these threats that apply the business-as-usual economic models that have brought them to the state of economic and environmental vulnerability they are in today will be temporary at best, and catastrophic at worst.
Their environmental vulnerability was also highlighted.
PCA with geo-physical variables aid in understanding the causal factors of environmental vulnerability.
SIDS have both opportunities and challenges – economic, social and environmental vulnerability – for low carbon development.
Conclusions: In the elderly, the effect of stress on incident depression is modified by environmental vulnerability.
They are endogenous to society and disaster risk arises when hazards interact with the physical, social, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities and exposure of populations (UNISDR 2013b).
Our integration of land-use change information with intrinsic environmental vulnerabilities allowed a deeper understanding of LULC changes consequences and provided environmental indicators.
Even with continual oil price volatilities and specific economic, social and environmental vulnerabilities compared to continental areas, Mauritius has successfully provided 100% electricity to all its residents.
According to UNISDR (2005) the first of these, risk knowledge, requires a systematic collection and analysis of data and should include a dynamic assessment of hazards and physical, social, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities, and of the ways in which hazards and vulnerabilities are changing in the short and long term.
Today, while this ancient "City of Eastern Light" has regained its importance as an urban centre, intense growth has led to physical, social and environmental vulnerabilities regardless of numerous planned efforts engaged in city building including adoption of city Master Plans since 1960s.
