Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-16-Speech-4-020"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainable development2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020516.1.4-020"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-16-Speech-4-0212
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3,3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2002-06-30)3,3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"During the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, we agreed to take sustainable measures for the environment and development via world-wide cooperation. We had high expectations in those days. We are now 10 years on and the Summit in Johannesburg is around the corner. This is an opportune moment to take a critical look at what has happened during that time. Unfortunately, there is little reason to be cheerful. We can only conclude that the high expectations of a decade ago have not been materialised. What is more, the environment has now disappeared from the public eye, and hence the political eye, while the strain on the environment has only increased. It is high time we did something about this. If the EU wishes to continue to play its pioneering role, it is of major importance for it to find resonance with the people. And at the moment, people are particularly concerned with issues such as security and health. It therefore goes without saying that we should take advantage of this. Indeed, if we continue to neglect the environment, this will irrevocably lead to yet more floods, forest fires, pollution and poor health for a large number of people. In short, without sustainable development, not only the environment will be damaged, but issues that concern people, including a lack of security, disease and death, will also enjoy an upturn. By referring to these issues, we can galvanise public opinion and thus wake up the politicians responsible in these areas. Only in this way will the environment be given the attention it deserves and will the political will be created in order to take legally binding environmental measures at international level and to actually implement them."@en1

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