Heat waves are on the increase and, in the cities, the heat is particularly stifling.

To deal with the drastic rises in the thermometer, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne brought together the regional prefects and the directors of the regional health agencies (ARS) on Tuesday.

And to better face the future, the government will create a fund of 500 million euros for "renaturation", announced Olivia Grégoire.

Faced with "this significant, strong, early, unprecedented wave in this period", announced for the days to come, the government "calls for vigilance and deploys measures to accelerate preparation for the consequences of climate change", indicated the government spokesperson after the Council of Ministers.

Difficult heat for the most fragile

The head of government brought 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 Ndiaye will exchange "with the rectors “, she clarified.

The government "has already instructed all state services to ensure that the various shelter and support systems are operational as of tomorrow", she added, in anticipation of "these days which are going to be difficult for all of us, and particularly for the most fragile".

“Islands of freshness in the city”

"The government will promote the development of islands of freshness in the city by making a very strong commitment to support local communities in adapting to the consequences of climate change", reaffirmed the spokesperson.

A program for the renaturation of towns, city centres, will be launched, endowed with a significant fund of 500 million euros, "precisely to come and co-finance, alongside local authorities who express the need, these renaturation operations “, clarified Olivia Grégoire.

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.

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