34 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2017/2086(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to Article 8 of the Paris Agreement,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the discussion on climate change should be held in a manner that fully respects human dignity;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas all action taken to address climate change will not be solved by unilateral action; rather, they require extensive action based on the consensus of the parties;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the impact of climate change should be considered to affect all spheres of life (i.e. the social, cultural, economic and political spheres), both at local and global level;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the negative effects of climate change may be compounded by problems such as malnutrition or communicable diseases, e.g. malaria;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas disasters result, inter alia, in a greater risk of violence against women and children, also due to limited opportunities for income generation and limited access to food and shelter; women and girls are more vulnerable to sexual exploitation, as they strive to access food, shelter or other basic necessities for families1a; 1aUN Women 'Leveraging co-benefits between gender equality and climate action for sustainable development Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects'. http://unfccc.int/files/gender_and_climate _change/application/pdf/leveraging_cobe nefits.pdf
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the impacts of climate change are different for women and men; whereas women are more vulnerable, face higher risks and burdens for various reasons, ranging from unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to social and cultural norms and their diverse intersectional experiences based on ethnicity, identity, sexual orientation, religion, function and age etc.;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas climate impacts exacerbate gender inequalities in relation to discrimination, threats to health, loss of livelihood, displacement, forced migration, poverty, human trafficking, violence, food insecurity, access to infrastructure and essential services; whereas there is a need for a gender-transformative approach, which links the analysis of climate impacts to a critical reflection on masculinities, norms, consumption patterns and their impact on climate change;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women play a crucial role in water abstraction and management in third world countries, as they are often the ones collecting, using and distributing water, not just in the home but also in farming;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas women’s household duties, including acting as breadwinners and carers, can make them more vulnerable to the negative impacts of environmental change;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas household duties form a very important part of an environmental awareness strategy, for example by saving energy and water and recycling;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the risk of energy poverty is a growing problem that should be tackled by providing affordable, efficient and stable generation capacities, promoting local energy sources and investing in energy efficiency;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas droughts and water shortages force women to work more in order to provide their households with water and food;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas due to women's caring role they are more inclined to make sacrifices for their families during disasters, e.g. by consuming smaller food portions1a; 1aUN Women 'Leveraging co-benefits between gender equality and climate action for sustainable development Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects’ http://unfccc.int/files/gender_and_climate _change/application/pdf/leveraging_cobe nefits.pdf
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
Cg. whereas young women and girls often drop out of school in order to help their mothers perform housekeeping duties, thus they are more often exposed to violence and forced marriage;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
Ch. whereas women, especially poor women, are more vulnerable to disasters; an analysis of 141 countries found that more women than men die as a result of natural hazards1a; 1a UN Women 'Leveraging co-benefits between gender equality and climate action for sustainable development Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects' http://unfccc.int/files/gender_and_climate _change/application/pdf/leveraging_cobe nefits.pdf
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C i (new)
Recital C i (new)
Ci. whereas marrying off minor girls is one of the economic strategies employed by families during disasters1; this constitutes a cruel abuse of human rights and rights of the child, and has catastrophic consequences for the lives of minor girls1a; 1ahttps://www.unicef.org/protection/57929 _58008.html
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C j (new)
Recital C j (new)
Cj. whereas due to women's caring role they are more inclined to make sacrifices for their families during disasters, e.g. by consuming smaller food portions1a; 1aUN Women 'Leveraging co-benefits between gender equality and climate action for sustainable development Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects' http://unfccc.int/files/gender_and_climate _change/application/pdf/leveraging_cobe nefits.pdf
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women’s unequal participation in decision-making processes and labour markets compounds inequalities andthe lack of women’s involvement in decision-making processes often prevents women from fully contributing to and participating in climate policy-making, planning and implementation;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the UN estimates that 781 million people aged 15 and over remain illiterate and nearly two thirds of them are women1a, while access to information and education through appropriate communication channels is vital for ensuring their independence, especially during disasters; 1aUN, The World's Women 2015, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/gender/chapte r3/chapter3.html
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas, according to the UN, 58 million children of primary school age are out of school worldwide and more than half of these are girls and nearly three quarters live in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia1a; 1aUN, The World's Women 2015, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/gender/chapte r3/chapter3.html
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas disasters have a major impact on education, health, structural poverty and population displacement;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas there is a clear link between the occurrence of disasters and reductions in the level of school attendance;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas migration from regions affected by disasters such as droughts or floods is caused by reasons that are completely different to the reasons behind migration induced by armed conflicts or economic migration; whereas it is necessary in this regard to separate environmental displacement from the migration crisis that is ongoing in the EU;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the EU can – provided that the EU will operate within the limits of powers under the Treaties – effectively improve legal and policy settings to support climate justice and the development of an international framework safeguarding the rights of climate- displaced persons while respecting gender equality, particularly focusing on the future Global Compact for Migration and the work of the Task Force on Displacement under the UNFCCC’s Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality is a catalystprerequisite for sustainable development and the efficient management of climate challenges; stresses that women are not only victims, but also powerful agents of change who, on the basis of full participation, can formulate and execute efficient climate strategies and/or solutions in relation to adaptation and mitigation and can build climate resilience as a product of their diverse areas of experience and practical knowledge across sectors ranging from agriculture, forestry and fisheries to energy infrastructures and sustainable cities;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the growing awareness of women’s and children’s problems in high-level climate talks;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RegretNotes that all the contributions to gender work by Parties within the UNFCCC are voluntary; strongly encourages the Commission, together with the Member States, to reiterate their support to the development, adoption and financing of the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan (GAP), complemented by a comprehensive and multiannual work programme that includes financing, priority action areas, timelines, key indicators of achievements, a definition of the responsible actors and monitoring and review mechanisms;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States todeveloping countries to consider the relevance of adhereing to Decision 21/CP.22 on Gender and climate change, which ‘Invites Parties to appoint and provide support for a national gender focal point for climate negotiations, implementation and monitoring’;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on all stakeholders to encourage the empowerment of women and their awareness by improving their knowledge on the protection before, during and after climate-related disasters, along with actively involving them in disaster anticipation, early warning systems and risk prevention, which is an important part of their role in resilience- building in the event of a disaster;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to secure – while fully respecting their respective powers – a gender-sensitive approach within its work on the Platform on Disaster Displacement (the Nansen Initiative) and its ‘Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the context of disaster and climate change’;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to contribute to the Global compact for safe orderly and regular migration, with a view to safeguarding climate justice, providing human rights- based input and mainstreaming gender equality throughout the global compactInternational Mechanism for Loss and Damage agreed at the COP 20 in Warsaw;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to target the programmes to the areas affected by disasters, to step up their efforts to deliver aid to these regions and to solve problems induced by disasters in these regions, while paying particular attention to the situation of women and children who suffer the most from the consequences of disasters;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Directorates-General responsible for gender equality, development and energy and climate respectively to include gender equality in a structured and systematic manner in their climate change and energy policies for the EU and not focus exclusively on the external dimension; urges, in particular, the Directorate- General for Justice and Consumers and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) to step up their awareness of and work on GEWE as it relates to climate justice; stresses the necessity for the Directorate- General for Climate Action (CLIMA) to allocate resources to staff the position for a gender focal point (GFP);