国际英语资讯:Adaptation of transport infrastructure to climate change discussed in Athens
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 18-- <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="incremental">incremental</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="entitled">entitled</span> "<span word="Raising">Raising</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span>" , <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> (<span word="UNECE">UNECE</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hellenic">Hellenic</span> <span word="Logistics">Logistics</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Meteorological">Meteorological</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chains">chains</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>," <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Rodopoulos">Rodopoulos</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hellenic">Hellenic</span> <span word="Logistics">Logistics</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>, <span word="large">large</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40 <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seaports">seaports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2080, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seaports">seaports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="inundation">inundation</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2030.</p>
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