Faced with the announced heat wave, the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, will bring together, Tuesday, June 14, the regional prefects and the directors of the regional health agencies. The government plans to create a fund of 500 million euros for the « renaturation » cities, announced spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire.
The government intends to promote “the development of islands of freshness in the city by making a very strong commitment to support local authorities in adapting to the consequences of climate change”said M.me Grégoire after the Council of Ministers. Also, this fund will be used to co-finance, alongside local authorities who express the need, these renaturation operations. »
In front of “this important wave, strong, early, unprecedented in this period”announced for the coming days, the government “calls for vigilance and deploys measures to accelerate preparation for the consequences of climate change”underlined the minister.
Elisabeth Borne will bring together, at 5 p.m., “by videoconference all the regional prefects as well as the directors general of regional health agencies”while the Minister of National Education, Pap Ndaye, will exchange “with the rectors”said Olivia Grégoire.
“Difficult days”
The government “has already instructed all State services to ensure that the various shelter and support systems are operational, starting tomorrow [mercredi] »she added, in anticipation of “these days that are going to be difficult for all of us, and especially for the most vulnerable”.
France will experience temperatures well above 30°C this week, a particularly early heat wave, yet another foretaste of a warming planet, in a context of exceptional dryness of the soil which raises fears of crop losses. and fires in France.
Between Thursday and Saturday, very high temperatures, from 35°C to 38°C, are expected on the southern half, and the mercury could even approach 40°C locally. Minimum temperatures should not drop below 20°C overnight.