To help prevent and avert natural hazards the four countries are planning to set up a cross-border network comprised of experts, scientists and decision makers among the local authorities.
Given that glaciers in eight out of nine glacier regions of Europe are receding, the Ministers were also agreed that efforts in climate protection itself should be intensified. They appealed to Russia to ratify the Kyoto Protocol so that it could come into force as speedily as possible. There was also unanimous agreement that the development of re-newable sources of energy was a key issue. In a further step in climate policy the Environment Ministers agreed to advocate retaining emissions-related landing fees in air traffic.
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