Walloon Minister-President defends crisis response to summer heatwaves and wildfires

Walloon Minister-President Adrien Dolimont defended his administration's crisis management following summer heatwaves that caused approximately 1,100 excess deaths and wildfires that destroyed 3,300 hectares of the Hautes Fagnes plateau. The review session addressed the efficacy of current emergency protocols and the ecological impact on regional peatlands. It remains uncertain whether the current mitigation strategies will be sufficient to address the increasing frequency of extreme weather events in the region.