2 Amendments of Mitro REPO related to 2012/2095(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that current national, regional and international conflicts, such as those in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel regions, are also climate-driven; recognises the fact that the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa is to a certain extent climate-driven and has negatively affected the humanitarian, political and security situation in Somalia, Kenya and other countries in the region; recalls, moreover, that the Sahel region has suffered the worst drought in decades, and that the lack of food and water is affecting the lives of more than 18 million people in Chad, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Senegal; recalls the analysis published by UNEP in December 2011 on the situation in the Sahel region, where it is stated that rising temperatures have led to water shortages and have specifically put local populations, whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources such as farming, fishing and herding, under strong pressure, resulting, in some cases, in violence and armed conflict;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out the urgent need to adapt EU external action strategies, policies and instruments in such a way that they respond to the security challenges thrown up by climate change, regardless of future emissions limitations agreed in any new convention under the UNFCCC or other international efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; recognises equally that conflict prevention is an integral component of making a future climate regime functional in practice; recalls, furthermore, that, in connection with both natural and other disasters, it is important to devote special attention to women and children, who are particularly vulnerable in crises;