(May 23) The Liguria Region, headed by Regional Minister for Environmental affairs Renata Briano, is in Brussels for the Green Week Conference, a series of events dedicated to environmental issues. The main theme of the 2012 edition But Liguria, where the heavy rains often cause environmental disasters and induce a continuous reflection on prevention activities, also consider it as an enemy. In fact the title of the meeting organized by Liguria Region is “When water is the enemy”, to be held today at the Committee of the Regions. “We decided to show the issues concerning our region to sensitize our European interlocutors,” said Briano. “After the recent floods that caused extensive damage and devastation, we are committed at using all means at our disposal to ask Europe to support us.” The Italian region is also active on preventing disasters using forests and its participation at the Green Week Conference is part of the European projects Robinwood Plus, dedicated to sustainable and participatory management of forests. (Red)
