Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-15-Speech-3-214"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European initiative in the field of civil protection (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061115.16.3-214"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-15-Speech-3-2152
lpv:speaker	lp:Edite Estrela2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; FEMM (2004-07-27--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, as times change, so do needs. The climate is no longer what it was dozens of years ago. All year round, parched dry days alternate with days of torrential rain. ‘Climate change is not science fiction’, said Kofi Annan today as he opened the Climate Change Conference in Nairobi. Insurance experts have predicted that natural disasters will cause EUR 2.3 billion’s worth of damage in 2040. Climate change lies at the root of natural disasters throughout the world that have left a trail of destruction and death in their wake. Global warming is one of the major problems of our times. It is necessary to raise awareness among the citizens and encourage them to take part in the prevention of these disasters, although responsibility for managing the response to natural disasters rests primarily with the country affected, with the Union playing a supporting role. The Community civil protection mechanism must be strengthened with greater resources and more wide-ranging powers. This indeed was what you said, Mrs Lehtomäki, but what actual form will this process of strengthening take? What is the Council thinking of doing to enhance the European Civil Protection mechanism? Does the Council support the idea of creating a European Strategic Coordination Centre responsible for gathering and disseminating information on emergencies and for making rapid reaction resources available for combating the different types of disaster? What does the Council intend to do with the Barnier report, as mentioned earlier? These are the questions to which we would like answers."@en1

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