Examples of using Man-made disasters in English and their translations into Czech
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Prevention of natural and man-made disasters.
Unfortunately, natural or man-made disasters are becoming increasingly frequent and devastating.
Cambodian communities are often ill-equipped for natural and man-made disasters.
It examined all types of natural and man-made disasters, within and outside the EU, and also all the Community resources available for disaster response.
The Commission will shortly adopt a Communication on'a Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters.
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters debate.
In February 2009 the Commission published a communication on a Community approach to the prevention of natural and man-made disasters.
The incidence of natural and man-made disasters has been increasing, not only in number but also in impact and scale and, as a result, in terms of human, socio-economic and environmental impact.
Mr President, there is much room for improvement regarding current mechanisms for preventing natural and man-made disasters.
The prevention of natural and man-made disasters is of enormous and increasing importance, and the Commission is systematically presenting us with a number of aims for procedure and timing.
It represents an example for Japan and for us all,while underlining the need for Europe to adopt a strategy for natural and man-made disasters.
Natural and man-made disasters are becoming more and more frequent, which is why we must ensure that national measures are more effective and better coordinated, and that European measures are more flexible.
We hope that this pilot programme will form the core of a future European rapid response force to fight forest fires andother natural or man-made disasters.
This resolution follows numerous others highlighting the frequency, the seriousness, the complexity andthe impact of natural and man-made disasters in Europe, the number of which has increased rapidly in the last few years.
Mr President, Commissioner,two years has passed since the Commission launched a communication in February 2009 on a Community approach to the prevention of natural and man-made disasters.
Furthermore, in February 2009 the Commission adopted a Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters that represents the state of the art and paves a way for future Commission initiatives.
In writing.-(FR) I welcome the Commission's initiative in finally producing a document on improving the coherence, effectiveness andvisibility of the EU's reaction to natural or man-made disasters.
RO Mr President,the report on the Community approach to the prevention of natural and man-made disasters, approved in September 2010, contains a few important references targeted directly at agriculture.
However, meaningful steps must be taken towards the creation of aEuropean Civil Protection Force, as is also stated in my opinion'on a Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters.
It can be done by demonstrating solidarity in the case of natural or man-made disasters; and it can and should be done by delivering tools to allow us to act more forcefully on the global arena and make Europe more visible as the largest donor 55% of total assistance.
Member of the Commission.- Madam President, let me say that all of us have at some time experienced environmental,natural or man-made disasters in our respective countries.
I voted for this report because the multiplication of major natural or man-made disasters outside the European Union in recent years has led to increased calls to reform EU disaster response capacity and improve the effectiveness of the existing EU disaster response capacity.
I should remind the House here that in February,the Commission presented a communication on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters in which it formulated certain proposals.
IT Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,over the past 15 years, the number of natural and man-made disasters has increased significantly and we see phenomena that are more severe and more frequent in almost all European Union countries with serious consequences for the economy, infrastructure and ecosystems.
Following previous European Parliament resolutions, particularly those on the Haitian earthquake andon preventing natural or man-made disasters, this House is once again wrestling with this topic.
I was asked whether we have in the pipeline other measures to improve the system of solidarity to Member States for natural disasters, and so would also like to mention that, apart from the review of the Solidarity Fund,we have an upcoming communication whose objective is to identify measures that could be included in a Community strategy for the prevention of natural and man-made disasters.
While relying on existing financial, civilian and military resources,Europe can take even more decisive actions in the event of natural and man-made disasters and be even more involved in averting and managing crises and conflicts, and in establishing a lasting peace in third countries.
I therefore call on the European Commission to respond positively to the calls by the European Parliament for more energetic action at Community level in terms of preventing natural and man-made disasters and their impact.
Moreover, with all the existing Community instruments, it is extremely difficult, or indeed impossible,for us to react to man-made disasters, as illustrated by industrial accidents, such as the Prestige oil spill, or terrorist acts, such as the Madrid bombing of March 2004.
These initiatives are contributing to shape a genuine European disaster management policy, andthe Commission hopes that the European Parliament will continue to support its efforts to reinforce the EU's capacity to deal with natural and man-made disasters.