Presidents of Mediterranean states demand climate crisis action
Al JazeeraThe statement by Italy, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Malta and Portugal comes after heatwaves, wildfires and flooding. Italy’s president and his counterparts in five European countries have demanded urgent moves to tackle the “climate crisis” after scorching heatwaves, wildfires and flooding. “Extreme natural phenomena are destroying the ecosystem and threatening our daily life, our way of life,” said a statement signed by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and his counterparts in Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Malta and Portugal. The initiative was spurred by a telephone call between Mattarella and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and then extended to other members of the “Arraiolos Group” of non-executive presidents from EU states. “All Mediterranean countries must coordinate and react, engage in a collective effort to halt and reverse the effects of the climate crisis,” the statement added.
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