A multi-level action plan, totaling 1 million euros, was presented today at the TITAN factory in Kamari, Boeotia, by the Pavlos and Alexandras Kanellopoulou Foundation and the TITAN Group, as part of their national effort to rehabilitate fire-affected areas and plan action for the future.
According to a relevant announcement, the Pavlos and Alexandras Kanellopoulou Foundation and the TITAN Group, due to the widespread fires that hit the country in the summer of 2021, were drafted to support the collective and effective effort for a sustainable future. As a result, the P. & A. Kanellopoulou Foundation implements the following actions:
– Contribution to the reconstruction program of Northern Evia.
– Allocation of 2 special firefighting vehicles and Civil Protection for the Region of Central Macedonia.
Elaboration and execution of an educational program for informing and sensitizing the citizens for the prevention of fires, in collaboration with the EEPF.
At the same time, TITAN, in close and direct cooperation with the local authorities and the competent bodies in all the areas adjacent to its activities, is already proceeding with:
– Disposal of a total of 50 silo vehicles, which have been converted into water tanks with a capacity of 30 km each, for the supply of firefighting vehicles in the Regions of Attica (specifically Western Attica), Western Greece, Central Macedonia, Crete and Central Greece.
– Three open water tanks with a capacity of 40 km each to facilitate the rapid supply of firefighting helicopters (these tanks are placed in the company’s quarry facilities in the Regions of Western Greece, Central Macedonia, Central Greece).
– Climate risk assessment studies in neighboring areas of the factories Drepanos, Efkarpia, Kamari, in collaboration with EKPA and the National Observatory of Athens, in order to use the valuable knowledge to properly prepare everyone and avoid similar phenomena in the future.
During the presentation of the actions and the silo vehicles, the Minister of Environment & Energy, Costas Skrekas, stated: The catastrophic fires of last summer, the TITAN cement industry and the Pavlos and Alexandras Kanellopoulos Foundation embraced from the outset the national effort to rebuild the fire-affected areas. , as well as donations of silos, water tanks and special vehicles.Also, in collaboration with EKPA and the National Observatory, they prepare studies and implement awareness and training programs to accelerate the natural regeneration of forest areas and the prevention of fires. in this way, both the social t sensitivity, as well as the value of responsibility for the Environment in an Open Society such as the Greek one. For our part, the government is always present and, with a plan and determination, responds to the urgent need to adapt forest ecosystems to the effects of the climate crisis and to regenerate and protect our natural wealth. We consider it a moral obligation and duty to preserve our forests, which are our natural heritage, and to pass them on in the best possible condition to the next generations “.
For his part, the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, said: “I would like to thank the company TITAN and the Paul and Alexandra Kanellopoulou Foundation for their kind offer. Why cooperation plays a key role in our approach.It is at the heart of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.Cooperation with civil society, companies and organizations that stand out with their actions, such as TITAN and the Foundation Kanellopoulou Collaboration with the scientific community Collaboration with voluntary organizations and citizens Collaboration at every level: prevention, preparedness, resilience The challenges facing climate change require us to join forces and act together.Because of disaster risk management can not be achieved by just one player. Warm thanks again for this so commendable initiative. ”
Nellos Kanellopoulos, president of the Pavlos and Alexandras Kanellopoulos Foundation, underlined: With the cooperation of the local authorities and the competent bodies, we distributed the total amount of 1 million euros that we jointly committed with Titan, in the provision of firefighting equipment, the contribution to the Reconstruction Program of Northern Evia, as well as the implementation of an information and awareness program for “Fire donation. This donation is also a symbolic way to express our admiration and gratitude to all those who go beyond themselves every day to contribute to the place and to our fellow human beings.”
Alexandra Papalexopoulou, Vice President of the Executive Committee of the TITAN Group, stressed: “After last year’s catastrophic fires, it is becoming even clearer that climate change will bring us more and more often faced with such threatening phenomena. Titan’s commitment to the environment society, dictates that we treat disaster as an opportunity for positive action and learning useful lessons for the future.With feelings of respect and gratitude, we provide regional authorities and Civil Protection agencies with the necessary equipment for immediate intervention and undertake studies for the present and the future of our natural environment and the protection of human life and property “.
Source: Capital
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