7 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2014/2239(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas water is a vital asset for every human being and for the entire planet, and whereas it follows that everyone has the right to access this important resource; whereas the UN Resolution of 28 July 2010 lays down that access to clean, good-quality drinking water and basic sanitation is a human right, but despite this at least 600 million people do not have sustainable access to safe drinking water, and a third of the world population lacks basic sanitation; whereas and, as a result, diseases spread, causing suffering and death and posing major impediments to development; whereas about 2 000 children under five years old die daily from diarrhoea, and a majority of these deaths are linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene; whereas there is, however, a clear downward trend in these numbers;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the commitment of the Commission to ensure that the human rights dimension of access to safe drinking water and sanitation remains at the heart of its development policy1; acclaims the importance of the European Citizens’ Initiative instrument and hopes that it will become increasingly effective and, above all, lead on to legislation; __________________ 1 Communication from the Commission on the European Citizen’s’ Initiative ‘Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity!’ (COM(2014)0177), p. 10.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly supports the inclusion of the goal of ensuring safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030 among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted in September 2015; notes the importance of ensuring that water remains a development aid priority; calls on the EU and its Member States to see to it that access to drinking water and sanitation are priority topics at the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21); stresses that realisation of all SDGs requires mobilisation of much more financing for development than is currently provided, including from new sources;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that assistance for safe drinking water and sanitation should be given high priority in the allocation of funds and in assistance programming; favours open-mindedness in relation to different aid modalities, but strict adherence to development effectiveness and policy cohesion principles and to an unwavering focus on poverty eradication and the maximisation of the development impact;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ‘1 % solidarity for water and sanitation’ and other initiatives taken by citizens and authorities in some Member States in order to support projects in developing countries with funds from consumption fees; reiterates its call on the Commission to encourage solidarity arrangements in this areand other areas, including through a potential partnership between the Commission and Member States, with supplementary Community funding being provided for projects implemented via that initiative;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages public sector and partly state-owned water supply companies operating in developing countries to reinvest all the profits generated by the water management cycle in maintaining and improving water services and in protecting water resources; invites the EU and Member States, to that end, to promote an exchange of best practices, in fields such as water management, water treatment and water conservation, between European companies and companies operating in developing countries;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to re-launch the ‘Water Facility’ instrument, which has proved to be effective in fostering better access to water services in developing countries by promoting capacity-building measures for local communities;