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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9929

26 June 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment council
Member states call for European strategy for adapting to climate change with preparation beginning before 2012

Brussels, 25/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - In Luxembourg on 25 June, EU environment ministers gave their formal unanimous backing to the two-phase development of a European framework for adapting to climate change - a necessary complement to the mitigation strategy which consists of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In conclusions adopted without debate, the Council stresses that a “cross-sectoral approach” was required because climate change was already having an effect on water resources...

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