Despite a better understanding of climate risks, Belgium remains poorly prepared. Heat waves, with increasing excess mortality, threaten the most vulnerable. Current measures, often scattered, lack coherence and systematic application.
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Deputy head of the Planet division
Par Michel De MuelenaerePublished on 11/11/2024 at 6:30 p.m.
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– Belgium is poorly prepared for climate risks despite a better understanding of the dangers. – Heatwaves cause increasing excess mortality, particularly affecting the most vulnerable. – While alerts are increasing, current measures lack consistency and systematic application. – Cities are particularly at risk, with higher nighttime temperatures than the countryside.
Summary of the article
Summary of the article
Lhe observation was made at European level last spring: despite an increasingly detailed understanding of the risks posed by climate change in Europe, “society remains poorly prepared” for these threats. “Policy implementation is lagging significantly compared to rapidly rising risk levels. » “Coordinated and urgent” measures must be put in place at all levels. It is the European Environment Agency (EEA) which observes this in its first and voluminous “European Climate Risk Assessment”.
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