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Floods in Germany: Söder sees a need for forward-looking climate protection

The flooding in Germany this week has already cost many people their lives, the death rate is likely to continue to rise. The Union also sees a connection with climate change.

According to CSU boss Markus Söder, the flood disasters in West Germany show the great importance for long-term climate protection.

«Climate change will continue to occupy us. That is why it is simply necessary that we not only take climate adaptation measures and climate aid on this issue, but also practice proactive climate protection. I think that in the end is very decisive, ”said the Bavarian Prime Minister on Thursday at the end of the CSU retreat in the Upper Bavarian Seeon monastery. Preserving home, shaping the climate and at the same time ensuring prosperity – these are the challenges everyone faces.

In view of the flood disaster, CDU leader Armin Laschet had previously called for more speed in climate protection worldwide. The increasing heavy rain and heat events are associated with climate change, said the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister and Union Chancellor candidate on Thursday during a visit to the city of Hagen, which was particularly affected by the flooding. Such extreme weather events can be expected again and again in the future. That is why more dynamism is now required in terms of climate protection and the necessary adaptation to change, emphasized Laschet.

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