As the resolution states: "It has become clear in recent years that problems with floods, storms and other extreme weather phenomena are likely to be increasingly frequent.
Portugāļu deputāte Edīte Estrela (Sociālisti un demokrāti) teica, ka nekad neaizmirsīšot to cilvēku drosmi un apņēmību, kas zaudēja mājas un īpašumus Madeirā.