Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-03-Speech-1-056"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Forest fires in Greece, their consequences and conclusions to be drawn for prevention and preparedness measures (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070903.16.1-056"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-03-Speech-1-0572
lpv:speaker	lp:Vittorio Prodi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2008-05-20)3 vice-chair; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-06-07--2009-02-04)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; La Margherita (2005-02-18--2008-02-06)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful to Mr Špidla for being here today and making his statement. I should like to begin by expressing my solidarity with the Greek people in particular, but also with those in other countries and regions, such as Sicily and southern Italy, who have suffered similar disasters. I would also pay tribute to the self-sacrifice of the fire-fighters and volunteers and, of course, express sympathy for the victims and their families. I should like to take up the last part of what Mr Schulz said about the importance of preventive measures. These are a key priority, in my opinion, especially in view of climate change, and I hope we can all convince ourselves that this is a reality and not just a slogan. It basically results in a worsening of extreme events, which is why we are witnessing heavier rainfall and longer periods of drought. This is a totally new challenge for our countries. There is a need for land maintenance geared to practical steps to combat such phenomena, especially forest fires. The risk of forest fires must be lessened by thinning trees, clearing away anything that could help to propagate a fire and thereby trying to reduce the fire load and the speed at which the flames can spread. Maintenance is therefore essential, and this must also include watercourses, in case of flooding, so as to increase water retention times. Here we simply need to examine the plethora of proposals made in the Barnier Report calling for a Community force to tackle natural disasters. In conclusion, all the indications are that the civil defence sector is one where the EU needs a capacity to act, because some disasters are on a scale too big for individual Member States to tackle."@en1

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