This is one of the biggest disasters in all of Europe since 2000, when the recording of fires with the Copernicus system began,” noted Mr. Androulakis.
Meeting with competent bodies for the adaptation of civil protection plans in the new data of climate change, the strengthening of prevention and forest protection took place the president of PASOK, Nikos Androulakisin view of tomorrow’s debate at the level of political leaders in the Parliament.
“To date, 1,600,000 acres of land have been burned. Unfortunately, in many parts of Greece the damages are universal. And I want to underline that the government has failed miserably to protect the biodiversity jewel of the country, which was the Dadia forest. Even today, the twelfth day, the fire burns. 800,000 acres have burned. One of the biggest disasters in all of Europe since 2000, when the recording of fires with the Copernicus system began,” noted Mr. Androulakis, opening the meeting.
“I visited Komotini and Evros. The destruction is too great. The citizens are in despair and we must all rise to the occasion, without populism and wishful thinking. Climate change is here. The big challenges are here and a national response plan is needed with prevention as a priority. Personally, I have dealt a lot with the issues of European civil protection. We have waged a great struggle so that Europe acquires through joint orders air means to face these escalating challenges, which are created especially in the Mediterranean basin. But, no matter how many air and ground means the country takes – like other European countries – if the priority is not the strengthening of Civil Protection plans and prevention, unfortunately things will go from bad to worse” concluded Mr. Androulakis.
The meeting was attended by:
-Yiannis Maniatis, former Minister and Professor of energy strategy at the University of Piraeus
– Vasiliki Kotroni, research director of the National Observatory of Athens
-Konstantinos Lagouvardos, research director of the National Observatory of Athens
– Dimitris Stathopoulos, president of POEPS
-Nikos Iliopoulos, pyrometeorologist
-Nikos Bokaris, president of the Panhellenic Association of Forestry Public Employees
– Stavros Salagiannis, president of the Panhellenic Federation of Voluntary Forest Protection Organizations
– Menelaos Gardikiotis, president of GEOTEE
– Nikos Georgiadis, WWF
-Apollon Kounis, treasurer of POEODP
-Mr. Xirokostas, general secretary of EAPS
-Neoklis Bardakis, vice-president of the Panhellenic union of contracted firefighters.
The Secretary of K.O. participated in the meeting on behalf of PASOK-Change Movement. Evangelia Liakoulis, Andreas Poulas responsible for KTE Climate Crisis, Manolis Christodoulakis responsible for KTE Environment, Michalis Chalaris Secretary Civil Protection Sector and Panagiotis Dimopoulos Secretary Environment Sector.
Source: Skai
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