The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change

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19 September 2024

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Vote 13 of 29 on this subject — a vote on part of the text

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‘and nature-based solutions, and long-term investments in green and blue infrastructure, such as giving streams and rivers more space by restoring natural flood plains and old riverbeds, wetlands and forests, and improving water retention by restoring the sponge function of landscapes; calls for any potential synergies to be leveraged between the planning instruments under development by the Member States, for example, natural restoration plans, soil district plans, integrated management plans under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and flood risk management, while avoiding maladaptation;’

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