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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-10-23
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[01] MCCI declaration signed
[01] MCCI declaration signed
ANA-MPa/The Declaration on the "Initiative on climatic change in the
Mediterranean" was signed on Friday afternoon, a text that binds the
signatory countries to take action and measures to handle climatic
change.
The Declaration was signed by the representatives of the countries
partricipating, the first being the prime ministers of Greece, Turkey,
Malta and the Palestinian Authority.
Responding to the question "what the Initiative means" tabled by the
coordinator of the "Table of prime ministers" Jeffrey Sachs, director
of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, Prime Minister George
Papandreou said after the signing of the declaration: "Our impressive
participation here, proves that we realise the threat from the
repercussions of climatic changes, for culture, the economy, security,
the quality of our life but, mainly it proves the common will, despite
the differences and the conflicts, because climatic change threatens
the survival of all of us."
Papandreou added that the threats also produce opportunities and the
opportunity in Greece is called "green growth," clarifying that "green
growth will provide the vehicle for us to win the struggle of
competitiveness, which is Greece's number one problem."
It is the opportunity for sustainable growth, for different tourism,
different, more qualitative, agriculture, for the proper management of
water resources, he also noted.
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