The Romanian authorities say they are making efforts
\nin order for EU-funded projects for the prevention of climate change to be implemented
\nin Romania. Statements to this effect were made in the wake of devastating floods
\nin several areas around the country. Yellow and orange code alerts are in place
\neverywhere, with rivers in the northern part of Romania being under a red code
\nalert for flooding. Things don’t look good in the near future, either. Hydrologists
\nare expecting flash floods in the mountains and small rivers to burst their
\nbanks and flood nearby areas. The most worrying situation is on the river Prut,
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What we see today is the consequence of growing
\nclimate change and of ignoring these threats for years. Climate change brings
\nabout an increasing number of extreme weather phenomena in this country, as
\nwell, said president Klaus Iohannis in a statement. He recalled that this June
\nwas the rainiest in the last sixty years, resulting in severe flooding and many
\nproblems in a very short interval. A change of approach is imperative in order
\nto respond efficiently to situations of this magnitude, the president also
\nsaid. He warned that flooding with serious consequences has become a common occurrence
\nin Romania and said the authorities must be much better prepared to manage them.
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We’ll have to do more than build a few dams and think
\nthey’ll be enough to stop flooding. Dams are no longer efficient, the
\nconservation of forests and sustained forestation campaigns are convenient solutions,
\nnot to mention that they have countless beneficial effects for the environment,
\nas well as in terms of protecting river banks and waterways and preventing
\nflooding. A significant amount of the European funds available to Romania under
\nthe 2021 to 2027 budget will have to be channelled to projects to combat
\nclimate change, the so-called Green Deal proposed by the European Commission.<\/p>\n
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For the time being, measures are being taken to
\ncontain the effects of flooding. The local authorities have set up committees
\nto assess the damage caused by floods so as to be able to channel funds as soon
\nas possible to repair the damage and compensate the people whose property was affected.
\nPrime minister Ludovic Orban says the government may also resort to European
\nfunds in such cases. (CM)<\/p>\n
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