PARIS - The French government announced 500 million euros on Tuesday to encourage urban vegetation projects to tackle high temperatures in towns and cities as"The government is going to encourage the development of cool spaces in urban areas with strong support for local authorities as they adapt to the consequences of climate change," government spokeswoman Olivia Gregoire told reporters.
"Faced with this significant, strong and early heatwave, the government calls for vigilance," Gregoire added, saying the elderly, people living on their own and the homeless were particularly at risk. Water use restrictions are already in place in around a third of France - and utilities are urging farmers, factories and public service providers to show"restraint" in their water use.
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