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6 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2009/2151(INI)

Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in providing relevant updated information and training to the general public through channels that are easily accessible to all citizens on identified risks and preventive measures, including a manual on what to do in each specific disaster situation;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates the importance of setting up a European Drought and Desertification Observatory, which would be responsible for the study and the mitigation and monitoring of the effects of drought and desertification;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises that some sectoral policies have led to certain regions being more exposed to risk by encouraging abandonment of the countryside and excessive concentration of the population in urban areas;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights the importance of viewing prevention from a cross-cutting perspective, incorporating it in the relevant sectoral policies to promote balanced land occupation and cohesive economic and social development that is in tune with nature;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Advocates that the effective prevention of natural disasters requires an environmentally and socially balanced agricultural policy that takes into account the need to support and stimulate sustainable agricultural production and rural development in the various countries and regions; advocates effectively strengthening incentives for agro-environmental and agro-rural jobs, encouraging people to settle in rural areas, as a key factor in conserving ecosystems, tackling the current trend of depopulation and impoverishment of these locations and relieving the pressure on urban areas;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not carried out a study on hazard and risk mapping practices in the Member States, as provided for in its Communication of 23 February 2009 on ‘A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters’ (COM(2009)0082); urges the Commission to make good on this commitment in an effective way during the first half of 2010
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI