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The Fire Wave Opens the Debate on Spending on Prevention: How Spain Places Itself in Relation to Europe
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The wave of fires that ravages the country last night led the government to ask Brussels to send tankers to fight it.The severity of the crisis has opened the debate on whether the level of public spending in preventing these disasters is sufficient and to ask how Spain is in relation to other partners of the Old Continent in this area.This type of investment (and planning) is essential year by year to minimize the impact of fires with the arriv…
Despite the fact that it is already known that many casualties will be inextinguishable by climate change, budgets continue to take precedence over preventive measures.The Zamora-León fire points to the 37,000 hectares burned: the worst in Spain since there are records.Although climate change brings not a few inextinguishable fires, Spain still spends a lot more money on putting out fires than on preventing them from occurring. Globally, of the …
Spain has only broken down 221 million, while Greece and Portugal have invested 837 million and 615 million, respectively.
While Pedro Sánchez's government boasts of "climate leadership," a devastating report from the European Union Court of Auditors exposes its lack of real commitment to forest fire prevention. According to the document, Spain allocates just €221 million to this cause, far from the €615 million in Portugal or the €837 million in Greece, countries with a similar risk to ours. Read more]]>
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