“Inactivity and indifference“The municipal lineup” for the protection of citizens from the heat.Athens“, Of the former Mayor of Athens, Costas Bakoyannis.
In its announcement, the lineup states that while Athens is facing very high temperatures, the Municipality of Athens has out of service of the city that could give a breath of coolness, while not applying actions “which had been” in previous years “.
In particular, the major opposition party in the Municipal Council of the largest municipality in the country speaks of:
1. Closed Municipal Swimming Pools
“In the heat and in the midst of summer camps, the municipal authority closes the city’s pools. He makes constant announcements that speak of technical problems, does not say when they will open again and does not tell the truth to the citizens: that he has not taken care of the safety of the premises and the issuance of the required licenses for their operation. “
2. Fountains in uselessness
“Unattended and damaged fountains in every corner of the city and despite the great maintenance task inherited by the Municipal Authority. Even in the most central parts of Athens, such as in the upper and lower Syntagma Square, which are necessary for the breaths of coolness, the fountains are out of service. “
3. Public taps off
“Damaged fountains in the center and in the neighborhoods deprive the citizens the most basic public good. Tragic irony, the mayor deals with the protection of the oceans and signs the blue cities manifesto. He considers it better communicative than making the damaged taps. “
4. Alarm for the city’s green
“The green of the city and the much -publicized plantings are destroyed and the municipal authority whistles indifferently. Citizens are anxious and take action on their own, watering their nearby parks, in an attempt to save what is left. Many green spaces have been completely destroyed, while others are late. The recently planted trees are dried and small and large parks, which were oases in the neighborhoods, are converted into skulls. Soon the situation will be irreversible. “
5. Gross Municipal Green Places and Plots
“Many spaces in the city are gross. Only a few days before, in Ano Patisia, a municipal green area caught fire due to the dry greens. At the same time, the deputy mayor “showered” as he typically mentioned the trees in Kolonaki. “
Regarding practices, tools and actions that – according to the “Athens High” line – in previous years were effective against heatwaves, the lineup wonders:
1. “Why has the Heat alert been activated so that, through messages, there is immediate information on the heatwave and the measures to be taken to protect residents? Athens, along with Seville, was the first city in Europe to classify the heatwaves into four categories of high temperatures and informed the Athenians according to risk data to be effectively protected from the extreme weather.
2. Why hasn’t the special website be used to support residents https://coolathens.cityofathens.gr?
3. Why isn’t the “Extrema Global” mobile app that gives real -time “personalized risk” information during hot summer days? (such as a map with the closest points for cool, the cooler routes for each destination and information on air pollution levels).
4. Why is the Municipality not working with the Greek Red Cross, where appropriately equipped van are circulating in the hottest neighborhoods in Athens during the heat periods, with cool water and support in the case of heat stroke, as has been done in the past?
5. Why isn’t additional support for older people through the “Home Aid” program to prevent and treat the symptoms of extreme heat in the home? And why is there no care expansion of the program with the participation of Greek Red Cross volunteers, as it was in the past?
6. Why is the Chief Heat Officer in the treatment of urban overheating? The Municipality of Athens, since 2022, was the first in Europe to designate Chief Heat Officer.
7. Why aren’t cooling stations in the city center for free cold water distribution?
8. Why have no measures have been taken to protect the workers of the municipality and those in the ongoing projects? According to workers’ announcements, the ministry’s circular is not respected. “
Source: Skai
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