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Regardless of the scientific disagreement on environmental issues, there is no doubt, as noted in the resolution, that extreme climatic events such as floods and droughts linked to climate change are becoming more frequent and more drastic in their effects, further increasing the risk and the negative economic and social consequences of desertification.
There is also no doubt that these negative consequences are being felt both in the countries directly affected and in neighbouring countries. At the very least for this reason, given that the European Union must bear in mind that it borders areas undergoing a desertification process, the next EU-Africa summit must tackle this issue conscientiously and consistently.
Furthermore, on another level definitely worth mentioning, the issue of desertification is also relevant within the European Union itself. This is why the absolutely essential reform of the CAP (common agricultural policy) must take account of the need to combat desertification, with a policy aimed at settling people in rural regions also being essential.
It is to be hoped that both the policy and the politicians will take a long-term view so that the problems faced can be solved in time. This is the case with desertification: the history books are full of lessons which we must learn in time."@en1
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