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"en.20141020.18.1-071-250"2
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"People in my region, the West Midlands, have been hit hard by extreme floods over the past years, and 2014 was no exception. According to local experts, over 70 % of businesses have incurred significant damages due to extreme weather, with nearly half of them having suffered losses exceeding GBP 200 000. This is not to mention the material and emotional damage that floods have brought to people in the private sphere. Meanwhile, the UK Government has cut the budget of our Environment Agency, thereby significantly straining its ability to undertake decent flood risk management.
In this context, it is vital that the Commission scales up investment in flood prevention with a focus on structural measures that protect health, safety, valuables and property, and closely scrutinises flood-risk management plans required to be submitted by Member States under the Floods Directive. Given that expert evidence indicates that the increased occurrence of storms causing these floods is linked to climate change, a crucial part of the EU response should moreover consist in increasing efforts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution, and setting ambitions high for next year’s Climate Conference in Paris."@en1
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