9 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2017/2086(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas climate change can lead to migration and its impact is felt, particularly and to a disproportionate and increasing extent, by poor countries and poor peoplthe adverse effects of climate change will be felt harder in the least developed countries, in the most vulnerable communities and in sensitive island regions which have insufficient tools to prepare for and to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change, even though it is the world’'s richest countries that bear the maina historic responsibility for climate change;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a direct link between climate change, environmental degradation, food security and migration adverse impact of climate change jeopardizes normal access to basic elementary rights such as food, water and natural resources, climate change may lead to economic disaster and political and social instability which can be a trigger for conflict and climate- induced displacement and fleeing;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas climate change can be seen as a catalyst for environmental and humanitarian problems because its adverse effects are directly related to environmental degradation, the loss of property and livelihoods, a reduced level of health and food security, including uncertain harvesting, crop failures, lesser yields and a loss of biodiversity; whereas the negative consequences of climate change undermines a country's development prospects;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Africa and its population is particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change exposure;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that climate change exacerbates existing inequalities, that rural women in developing countries are particularly vulnerable, as they are often dependent on natural resources, do much of the agricultural work, particularly in food production for the family, and have responsibility for collecting water and fuelre very often responsible for the bulk of unpaid work in households and communities and have responsibility for collecting water and fuel, being in the front line women are the first facing injustice and poverty;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the empowerment of all women and girls is an explicit goal to achieve across all the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that innovation in agriculture can contribute to the cultivation of agricultural crops that are more resilient to climate change, resulting in better and more predictable yields and providing higher income levels for farmers, households and local communities;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests that climate - induced displacement and fleeing triggered by climate change is taken seriously, reminds that climate justice can be rectified by swift, fair and ambitious climate action, by achieving our internationally agreed targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the effects of climate change while giving implementation to sustainable and structured solutions to the phenomenon of climate - induced displacement and migration; calls for strengthened international cooperation in order to provide sufficient humanitarian, technological and financial support to ensure climate resilience and to power sustainable development opportunities in sensitive or affected regions;