33 Amendments of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2021/2208(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission's communication "EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III – An ambitious agenda for gender equality and women's empowerment in EU external action" of 25 November 2020,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 23 March 2022 entitled ‘Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems’ (COM(2022)0133),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2022 on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
— having regard to The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO1a), _________________ 1a FAO, The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020, https://www.fao.org/3/ca9231en/CA9231E N.pdf
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
— having regard to the sustainable fisheries partnership agreements between the EU and third countries,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
— having regard to the June 2020 report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)1b, which highlights the link between combating climate change and conserving biodiversity, _________________ 1b IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop, Biodiversity and Climate Change, Workshop Report
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 d (new)
Citation 23 d (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s report "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability" of 27 February 2022,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas addressing food and nutrition security requires not only more funding but also decisive political focus and efforts; food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life1a; whereas addressing food and nutrition security requires not only more funding but also decisive political focus and efforts; _________________ 1a Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the severity and magnitude of food crises has risen since 2020, with 161 million people severely food insecure in 2021 and in need of urgent food assistance12 ; whereas the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises reported the highest number of acutely food insecure people worldwide on record; _________________ 12 Global Report on Food Crises 2021, September update.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
K c. whereas the illegal, unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russia is putting additional pressure on ongoing food crises and food security in the world, pushing international food and feed prices well above their already elevated levels; whereas both countries are key suppliers of wheat to many countries in the world; whereas, according to FAO, nearly 50 countries depend on Russia and Ukraine for at least 30 percent of their wheat import needs and of these, 26 countries source over 50 percent on their wheat imports from both countries;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas the World Food Programme was buying nearly half of its global wheat supplies from Ukraine; whereas the World Food Programme has pointed out that current food crises in countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria and Yemen will be the most affected by this situation due to their dependency on wheat;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas chronic poverty and high and persistent levels of inequality together with more frequent natural disasters, linked to climate change in particular, are the underlying causes of food insecurity and malnutrition;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas climate change including increases in frequency and intensity of extremes have reduced food and water security, hindering efforts to meet the Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas building the resilience of biodiversity and supporting ecosystem integrity can maintain benefits for people, including livelihoods, human health and well-being and the provision of food;
Amendment 91 #
Fa. whereas there is a link between the increase in measures to protect and restore biodiversity and the guarantee of enhanced food security;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the number of people in need of urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance is on the rise15 ; whereas the major drivers of thisfood insecurity and malnutrition are conflict, climate variability and climate extremes, environmental degradation, economic shocks, global population growth and failed governance; whereas chronic poverty and high and persistent levels of inequality are additional underlying causes of food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide; _________________ 15 Global Report on Food Crises 2021.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the number of people in need of urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance is on the rise; whereas the major drivers of this situation, which is deteriorating, are conflict, climate variability and climate extremes, environmental degradation, economic shocks, global population growth and failed governance15; _________________ 15Global Report on Food Crises 2021.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the European Union should pay particular attention to countries facing famine, aggravated by natural disasters, like Madagascar, which was recently hit by violent cyclones and where two out of every five inhabitants are affected by acute food insecurity, especially in the Great South region, where more than 300 000 children are suffering from severe malnutrition;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas inclusive, efficient, resilient and sustainable food systems are crucial to achieving the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in global food systems, exacerbating inequalities and threatening the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable; whereas the UN Decade for Action calls for accelerating game changing solutions to address global challenges for people and the planet, from poverty and gender to climate change, inequality and closing the finance gap;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas nutrition is an important investment as good nutrition during the first thousand days of a child’s life is critical to achieving full physical, intellectual and human potential; whereas good nutrition is therefore the cornerstone of prosperity for societies; whereas for every dollar invested in nutrition, 16 dollars can be generated in returns;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic left 370 million school children during the peak of the pandemic without access to a secured one school meal a day after a decade of consistent progress in this regard; whereas school meals programmes are an important element to combat child hunger and multiple forms of malnutrition;
Amendment 135 #
J. whereas women play key roles in feeding the world as farmers, caregivers and producers, but have unequal access to food, resources, services and assets; whereas women assume 75% of unpaid care and domestic work, and women in rural communities and low-income countries spend up to 14 hours a day on care work;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women and local communities play key roles in feeding the world as farmers, caregivers and producers, but have unequal access to food, resources, services and assets;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas closing the gender gap among women and men farmers could increase agricultural output by 2.5 to 4% in the poorest regions and decrease global hunger by 17%;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas women constitute 43% of the agricultural labour force in partner countries, with this percentage rising to 50% or more in some countries of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, women only represent less than 20% of ag-ricultural landholders;
Amendment 149 #
Ja. whereas there are 608 million family farms around the world, occupying between 70 and 80 percent of the world's farmland and producing around 80 percent of the world's food in value terms;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas one third of the food produced globally is either lost or wasted; whereas addressing food loss and waste is key to enhancing food security and nutrition and protecting biodiversity worldwide;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas, however, a number of innovative projects have been set up by some third countries, such as the African ‘Great Green Wall’ initiative, which promotes agro-ecological projects;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the Committee on World Food Security is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to cooperate towards the common goal of ensuring food security and nutrition for all;