Societal Problems → Vulnerability
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Description
Vulnerability refers to "the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally." The understanding of social and environmental vulnerability, as a methodological approach, involves the analysis of the risks and assets of disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly. The approach of vulnerability in itself brings great expectations of social policy and gerontological planning. Types of vulnerability include social, cognitive, environmental, emotional or military.
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Organizations relating to Vulnerability
Comité Regional de Recursos Hidraulicos del Istmo Centroamericano / San José, Costa Rica / Est. 1966
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2008
Abolition 2000 - Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons / Oakland CA, USA / Est. 1995
Research Centre on Development and International Relations / Aalborg, Denmark / Est. 1982
Mediterranean Environment and Development Observatory / Valbonne, France / Est. 1993
Cetacean Society International / Georgetown CT, USA / Est. 1974
Observatorio Sismológico del Sur Occidente / Cali, Colombia / Est. 1987
Tearfund, Belgium / Vilvoorde, Belgium / Est. 1979
Universal Outreach Foundation / Vancouver BC, Canada
Blessing of Africa Empowerment Foundation / Lagos, Nigeria
Healey International Relief Foundation / Cherry Hill NJ, USA / Est. 2001
United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor / Est. 2002
United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s / Est. 1991
Pharmaciens sans frontières - Comité international / Est. 1985
Congrès Francophone Fragilité du Sujet Agé Le Vieillissement en Santé Prévention de la Perte d'Autonomie / Est. 2013
Fondation Pro Victimis / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1988
Health and Environment Justice Support / Dachau, Germany
Good Shepherd International Foundation / Rome, Italy / Est. 2007
Nonviolent Peaceforce / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2002
Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics / Msida, Malta / Est. 1987
YCAB Foundation / New York NY, USA / Est. 2007
Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities / Nairobi, Kenya / Est. 1995
Access to Insurance Initiative / Eschborn, Germany
Terre des hommes Foundation / Lausanne, Switzerland / Est. 1960
European Centre for Forest Fires / Athens, Greece / Est. 2003
HealthBridge / Ottawa ON, Canada / Est. 1981
MedGlobal / Rolling Meadows IL, USA / Est. 2017
Organisation Mondiale des Experts / Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware and Vulnerability Assessment
International Institute for Environment and Development / London, UK / Est. 1971
Connecting Cultures / Madrid, Spain / Est. 2018
Adaptation Research Alliance / Cape Town, South Africa / Est. 2021
DARA / Madrid, Spain / Est. 2003
Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals / Est. 2013
UN Climate Resilience Initiative / Est. 2015
Global Resilience Partnership / Stockholm, Sweden
CHS Alliance / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2015
MoDeST Society / Palermo, Italy
Don Bosco Network / Rome, Italy / Est. 2004
International Society for Ecological Economics / Boston MA, USA / Est. 1988
African Bird Club / Cambridge, UK / Est. 1994
Water Inception / Nyon, Switzerland / Est. 2017
Save Our Species / Gland, Switzerland / Est. 2010
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1945
Humanity and Inclusion / Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost, France / Est. 1982
View all profiles (114 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
World Problems relating to Vulnerability
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialDecline in human genetic endowment
Excessive institutionalization of vulnerable groups
Decline
Elimination of jobs by automation
Vulnerability of land-locked countries
Heterosexual infection of women with AIDS
Natural environmental degradation from recreation and tourism
Irreversible environmental trends
Crime
Cognitive decline
Degradation of countries by tourism
External debt crisis
Drug abuse by adolescents
Environmental hazards from transmission of electricity
Environmental degradation by pipelines
Poverty induced environmental degradation
Vulnerable children
Refugee induced environmental degradation
Threatened species of Emydidae
Inappropriate foreign investment
Unavailability of insurance for vulnerable groups
Vulnerability of telephone systems
Migration caused by environmental degradation
Medical experimentation on socially vulnerable groups
Threatened littoral habitats of freshwater lakes
Action Strategies relating to Vulnerability
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialThreatening
Strengthening institutions supporting improved health of vulnerable groups
Consulting vulnerable groups on laws to protect their health
Managing drylands
Conserving plant genetic resources
Developing solar power systems
Conserving endangered equids
Protecting mountain habitats
Protecting wetland ecosystems
Managing degraded river basins
Managing for both recreation and conservation
Rehabilitating land degraded by water-logging
Providing health information and education to vulnerable groups
Strengthening science and technology to protect vulnerable groups
Developing human resources to protect vulnerable groups
Rehabilitating degraded forested areas
Integrating poverty alleviation in vulnerable areas into national development strategies
Providing security assurances for non-nuclear weapon states
Undertaking demographic case studies in threatened areas
Identifying areas where sustainability is threatened by demographic factors
Supporting research on land degradation
Improving employment for vulnerable groups
Studying human dimensions of environmental change
Addressing problems of cultivation of marginal agricultural land
Supporting self-management initiatives for health services by vulnerable groups
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