The need for Europe to pass from words to practice and to built a thingalert readiness to deal with the climate crisis underlined the MEP of New Democracy Dimitris Tsiodras In his intervention in plenary session European Parliament. Supplemented and That Europe cannot be a champion of declarations and skies in practice and stressed that the climate crisis requires a coordinated, ambitious and immediate action with noWinding into prevention.
Reported in detail to the necessary aspects of this action and specifically the reinforcement of the program Resceu with more and modern mediaaMMjerk, at the same time, the need to revise and strengthen the European Solidarity Fund and of implementing a European Platform Early Warning with Copernicus Tools and Artificial Intelligence.
THE MEP and the newspaper of the new newspaper of the Newin democracy he stressed that Greece and in general the Mediterranean is experiencing this crisis with increasing tension and noted characteristics: ‘We’re not talking about φSymphony, but for climate accelerating crises that do not know borders. “
He stressed that fires and drought are not threats of the future but the new European reality with the numbers talking on their own: 383,000 hectares of land they burned last year in Europe, while the 44% of agricultural land is affected by drought and Climate losses exceed € 50 billion a year.
He concluded by emphasizing the importance of improving coordination and synergies at European and national level and of cooperation at the level of local authorities but also the full implementation of the strategy for the aintentness waterwith measures for efficient water management, reuse and protection of water ecosystems.
Following the text of the intervention:
Madam President, Mrs. Commissioner,
2024 was the warmest year in history.
Fires and drought are not threats of the future, they are the new reality.
The numbers speak on their own:
• 380,000 hectares were burned last year in Europe,
• the driedA affects 44% of agricultural land,
• And climate losses exceed € 50 billion a year.
My homeland, Greece, but also the Mediterranean in general are experiencing this situation with increasing tension.
We are not talking about natural phenomena, but about climate -accelerated crises that do not know borders.
We have to invest in prevention.
We need actual compound of readiness, not in words, but in practice:
• Coordination and actions at European and national level, but also better cooperation at local authorities, with an active role in of civil society.
• Enhance the Resceu with more and modern means.
• Review and strengthening the European Solidarity Fund.
• European Early Warning Platform with tools Copernicus and artificial intelligence.
• Full implementation of water resistance strategywith measures for efficient water management, reuse and protection of water ecosystems.
Europe cannot be a champion in the declarations and the skies in practice!
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