Prevention key to reducing wildfire risk in Greece: WWF

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Prevention key to reducing wildfire risk in Greece: WWF

STORY: Prevention key to reducing wildfire risk in Greece: WWF DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. file of the wildfires in Greece in August 2021 2. SOUNDBITE (Greek): ELIAS TZIRITIS, WWF Greece's local action coordinator STORYLINE: Between 2016 and 2020, Greece allocated 83.95 percent of its total state expenditure on fighting wildfires and only 16.05 percent on preventing them, the environmental organization WWF Greece told an online press conference on Thursday. In a new report, the Greek chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, in cooperation with the Mediterranean Institute for Investigative Reporting (MIIR), summed up the findings of a two-year survey of the financing of Greece's forest fire management strategy. It highlighted shortcomings and suggested further investment in prevention to maximize effectiveness. As the new firefighting season started on May 1, the Greek government has confirmed its preparedness to avoid a repeat

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