The EU It must stand closer, more decisively and with new policies, in local communities tested by the consequences of climate crisis, was the general conclusion of Efurnacef To protect municipalities from the impact of climate changewhich co -organized by MEP Dimitris Tsiodras with the network of cities with lakes.
In his intervention MEP and Press spokesman for the ND Eurogroup emphasized that «Municipalities are At the forefront of the great challenges TorAs our season and support of their efforts, is the foundation for creating durable and viable communities in Europe».
He added that «aCurly because the risks associated with the climate crisis are locally asymmetric, the policies implemented to deal with them must meet different local needs, while ensuring solidarity and strong cooperation between our communities.».
THE Andreas Stergiou, President of the City Network with lakes and mayor of Argithea Karditsareported In the long -term work of the network, which is a by the pviral networks in Europe and underlined the challenges facing the municipalityI with natural or artificial lakes and the impact of natural disasters such as the “Janus” and “Daniel”. Noted that «The climate crisis is not a tendonASMA Not just a sensitive PERibial issue. On the contrary, these issues are environmental axesIiki and Social Justice».
THE Epaminondas TrivilosCoordinator of the network Covenantstressed her Importance of Education and Operational Eatmisery for natural disasters and noted the challenges arising from GGone that Many of these areas are mountainous and islanders at the same time.
THE Eleftherios StavropoulosExecutive of the European Commission, aIt has been to the European Union’s funding tools to tackle natural disasters and the scientific data available to the Research Center in the direction of prevention and prevention and the utilization of good practices to deal with natural disasters such as the Floods.
The event was attended by Aristides Tassios, Vice -Mayor of Central Greece, ARTRAGBMINATMIN undertuesAsios Kayyoglou, Mayor Paranesium Dramathe EfstathiosmaterialMayor Gortynia of ArcadiaIoanna Kalimeri, Dsemiative adviserHermit Aitoloakarnania, or Zoe Marigou, Municipal Councilor of Heraklia Municipality SerresNikolaos Koutsogiannis, Mayor of Naoussa, Lambros Palantzas, Municipal Councilor of Municipality of Deskatis Grevena, or Vassiliki Mega, Municipal Councilor of the Municipality Ioannina, the Basil Brantzos, Secretary General of Lake Plastira Municipality KarditsaEpaminondas Trivilos, Network Coordinator cities with lakes and the Elena Mourelatou, Scientific Associate of the Network.
In their interventions they highlighted issues about Need to support cities to shield cities for Dealing with weather events that they exceed thecapabilities of local authorities, her assistance to municipalities in order to to participate more actively In European policiesin particular problems faced by their municipalities, while were reported and in kmisery for the economic and tourism development of areas, the protection of biodiversity and the treatment of pollution as well as the treatment of problems such as demographic shrinkage.
At the eventeaberrationif the MEPs George Autias, Fredis Beleris, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Ntick Farantouris, theMembers CGeorge Brittraand Katerina Kazan, Representative from the office of the President of the EPP parliamentary group, Manfred Weberas well as a representative from the permanent Greek delegation in Brussels.
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