Activities of Morten PETERSEN related to 2020/2042(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries
Amendments (13)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas existing evidence shows that environmental change impacts migration drivers, four migration outcomes can be distinguished: migration, displacement, being trapped and voluntary immobility;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas migration, in the context of environmental change, should not be considered a problem whose root causes must be fought, but as an adaptation strategy to adverse environmental changes to which solutions should be provided;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for strengthening joint analysis and sharing of information to better map, understand, predict and address migration movements;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that, while climate migration is a reality that is set to intensify, people who move for long-term, climate change-related reasons have no effective access to protection in the EU; calls on the Member States and the Commission to put in place protection pathways, which include promoting humanitarian visas, temporary protection, authorisation to stay, and regional and bilateral free movement agreements; proposes that a climate passport be issued to persons coming from a country, or part of it, that will become uninhabitable due to climate change as a way to offer them protection from vulnerability and statelessness; proposes that any change in the environment due to climate change be explicitly listed among eligibility criteria for humanitarian protection; calls on the Commission and Member States to put forward such proposals in international forums, in parallel to other EU initiatives;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to invest in programs that accelerate fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals with the aim of eliminating the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin, including through climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks to address climate change through sustainable trade, development aid and other policies as key elements in the prevention of migration caused by climate change, both directly or indirectly;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase development aid to countries affected by natural disasters and climate change;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Develop coherent solutions for the challenges of human migration in the context of natural disasters and calls for a multi-sectoral approach that addresses both root, causes and consequences of the nexus between environmental change, on the one hand, and migration and displacement, on the other;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Insists that funds should be channelled through international organizations on the ground to ensure that aid reaches the ones in need;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Calls on the Commission to develop trade, development and economic policies, which contribute to people’s ability to live in their country of origin in a sustainable way; insists that good access to education and sustainable development are the main tools to reduce poverty and enable populations to live and develop in a more humane and dignified manner in their own land;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Calls for a constructive migration dialogue with countries of origin and transit aligned with other areas of cooperation, to advance governance and partnership on migration and mobility, on effective return, readmission and reintegration policy and on fighting corruption, as well as smuggler and human trafficking networks; considers that shared responsibility and the respect for human rights must be the basis of mutual cooperation;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the development of adaptation and resilience strategies to natural disasters, the adverse effects of climate change, and environmental degradation, such as desertification, land degradation, drought and sea level rise, taking into account the potential implications on migration, while recognizing that adaptation in the country of origin is a priority;