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| ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS (6.06.2007) |
| (2007-06-06) |
| Last updated: 2007-06-07 17:33 EET |
President Traian Basescu says Romania is lagging behind the other European states in terms of its environmental protection, while environment minister Korodi Attila believes the country is approaching normality, at least as far as environmental policies are concerned. The environment minister argued his position recalling the recent decision to close a refinery which did not meet its commitments to keep pollution levels down. Also the government refused to store waste from Italy in Romania. He admits, however, that:
“The world is not yet fully aware of the data which say that temperatures at global level can go up by as much as 3 degrees Celsius by 2050, and even 4 degrees by the end of the century. We will have to start making investments to somehow protect ourselves from this global warming which has already been affecting Romania.”
The situation is so serious that the minister has called on farmers not to use underground water for irrigation. Despite the rain reported last week, Romania is still confronted with draught, which puts a strain on drinking water sources. In some villages in southern Romania, the local authorities have already rationed the drinking water supply. The views of the two Romanian officials were expressed at an event dedicated to World Environment Day on Tuesday. President Traian Basescu explained that Romania’s delay is not just the result of development policies in past years or decades, but also of people’s mentality. He added that we need to be fully aware of the responsibility of today’s generation to hand over to the future generations a country in which people can live a decent life.
This implies the fulfillment of two principles: pollution must be prevented and polluters must pay. These two principles should be taken into consideration not only by specialized environment bodies in Romania, but also by any institution, society at large, civil society in particular, and by each and every one of us. According to estimates by Romanian experts, environment needs 30 billion Euros worth of funding by 2030. Romania will receive 5.5 billion euros from the European Union for environmental protection activities, but as the president pointed out:
“Even if we receive this 5.5 billion euros, which seems a lot but is far from being enough if we look at what we need, the problem of environmental projects remains. From that point of view, one solution is for the government to finance the drafting of these projects. There are many communities that don’t have the necessary financial resources and knowledge to draw up the projects. One of the keys of the success of the EU funding programme is governmental support.”
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