14. Recognises that military structures have capacities and assets in environmental intelligence, risk assessment, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and evacuation that have a crucial role to play in early warning, climate-related crisis management and disaster response;

There would be many fewer fatalities if emergency assistance came earlier to those in need, so the introduction of an automatic accident notification system is a vital solution.

While preventing global warming is an important element in this, planning and coordination among Member States on the construction of retention reservoirs, dams, warning systems and disaster relief are just as important.

search and rescue services: by allowing near real-time reception of distress messages from anywhere on Earth with precise location information and contact between rescue centres and people in distress, Galileo will facilitate rescue operations and reduce the rate of false alarms.

search and rescue services: by allowing near real-time reception of distress messages from anywhere on Earth with precise location information and contact between rescue centres and people in distress, Galileo will facilitate rescue operations and reduce the rate of false alarms.

20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has taken the initiative, with the support of Parliament and Council, to disburse quickly emergency humanitarian aid of € 23 million to the victims of the tsunami disaster; welcomes the transfer of € 100 million from the emergency aid reserve; welcomes that the aid will not only be used for humanitarian relief but also include support for more efficient coordination of international assistance and with the view to the setting up of an early-warning system; stresses however that an early-warning system is of no value if vital information fails to reach the public; suggests therefore that a mechanism be established ...[+++] for information to be transmitted directly to governments, NGOs as well as to international broadcasting networks;