Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-05-Speech-3-226"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Convention to Combat Desertification (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070905.22.3-226"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-05-Speech-3-2272
lpv:speaker	lp:Edite Estrela2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; FEMM (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3,3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"The Green Paper on climate change draws attention to the natural phenomena aggravated by climate change. Climate change is expected to lead to a reduction in rainfall, higher temperatures and a higher incidence of heat waves and periods of drought, leading to increased desertification. Unlike other natural disasters, the impact of drought does not affect infrastructures but production and the environment, as well as the lives of local people. One of the serious consequences of drought is the difficulty of supplying the population with drinking water. Studies show that droughts and floods kill more people than any other natural disaster. Moreover, 8 million people die each year from diseases linked to the consumption of unsafe water, for example because of dysentery, cholera and typhoid fever. Shortage of drinking water causes 80% of illnesses and deaths in developing countries. More than 4 500 children die each day of diseases caused by lack of water. It was not by chance that the Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers, held in Lisbon a few days ago, was devoted to the problems of water shortage and drought, which is, moreover, one of the major concerns and priorities of the Portuguese Presidency’s Programme for the environment, as the Secretary of State already mentioned. It is hoped that the Conference of the Parties will take the appropriate decisions for combating drought and desertification and that the European Institutions will also make their contribution. In conclusion, I should like to recapitulate the proposals which I put forward in the report on natural disasters, in particular those adopted by the European Parliament: the establishment of a European observatory on drought and desertification in order to gather information and ensure a more effective response; that preventive measures be implemented in the area of drought risk management, including strategies to minimise the resulting impacts, and incorporated into river basin management strategies."@en1

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