7 Amendments of Dietmar KÖSTER related to 2020/2042(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas climate change is affecting enjoyment of basic human rights;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the ruling of the UN Human Rights Committee of 20 January 2020, which statesing that countries may not deport individuals facingwho face climate change- induced conditions that violate the right to life, thus evoking non-refoulement obligations and declaring that inaction in the face of global warming can lead to violations of human rights; calls on the Member States to consider the risk of violations of the right to life due to climate change as part of their return decisions, notably triggering non- refoulement obligations;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that women and minors are most vulnerable populations in the face of disasters and climate change;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Commission to mainstream gender equality and climate justice in the elaboration and implementation of all policies that have impact on the situation of women and girls;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Reminds the Commission to ensure coherent implementation of international existing and future instruments, in particular the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development to take into account the internal and external impact of the EU;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Underlines that the European Union´s global engagement - both in terms of climate policy and migration displacement policy - has significantly expanded and is set to become yet more important in the context of geopolitical shifts;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Highlights that environmental change and migration is addressed in its civil protection, humanitarian aid and development policies; stresses, however, that in the context of policies on international protection, no concrete initiatives to date have addressed the protection needs of people affected by environmental change, and specifically environmental - and other - disasters, as according to the prevailing interpretation of the 1951 Refugee Convention, displacement based on environmental reasons alone does not meet the requirement for refugee protection; notes that, within the EU, complementary forms of protection deriving from the Qualification Directive and the Temporary Protection Directive, as well as protection from non-refoulement under the Return Directive, could provide protection alternatives; deplores, however, that all of those instruments reveal deficiencies in the protection of environmentally displaced persons.