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industry, such as renewable energy, alternative fuels and sustainable and energy-efficient

building materials. Stresses the importance of using data to develop digital tools to prevent and

respond to extreme climate events.

10. Recalls that, worldwide and in the Mediterranean region, food systems need urgent and

significant transformation to become sustainable, to follow a regenerative agriculture path, and

that they are responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, soil erosion and biodiversity

loss. Therefore, asks decision-makers and stakeholders to redesign agricultural practices in

order to reduce the large amounts of natural resources consumed. Adds that current practices

result in biodiversity loss and negative health impacts (due to both undernutrition and

overnutrition) and stresses the need to allow fair economic returns and livelihoods for all actors,

particularly primary producers. Recognises that the current use of pesticides is unsustainable

with proven negative impacts on human health and biodiversity.

11. Underlines the importance of, on the one hand, working towards food security for all,

particularly bearing in mind the current geopolitical tensions and conflicts, primarily Russia’s

war against Ukraine, while improving sustainability standards on the other hand. The transition

of the food system towards sustainability is a societal task, and its success will depend on

systemic behavioural changes and the responsibilities of all actors in the food system.

Therefore, invites member states and parliaments to present and implement strategies aimed at

guaranteeing that food production chains comply with current environmental standards,

promoting land conservation and supporting farmers in implementing farming practices that

make efficient use of water resources and preserve land.

12. Emphasises the importance of accelerating energy transition by improving energy

efficiency and existing renewable and low-carbon energy capacity, as well as by facilitating

energy interconnections between Mediterranean countries and the current renewable capacity,

especially in solar energy, promoting a fair and environmentally friendly transition in order to

support states, economies and populations that are nowadays more dependent on fossil fuels.

13. Condemns the ongoing unjustifiable and unprovoked war of aggression of the Russian

Federation against Ukraine. Recognises the problems concerning high energy prices that stem

from the war in Ukraine and their contribution to the inflation experienced worldwide, which

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