15 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2013/2026(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
having regard to the Commission Green Paper of 10 November 2010 on ‘EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development: Communication of 13 October 2011 entitled ‘Increasing the impact of EU dDevelopment pPolicy’: An agenda for change' (COM(20101)062937 final),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 27 February 2013 entitled ‘A decent life for all: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future’ (COM(2013)92 final),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Declaration on ‘Urbanisation Challenges and Poverty Reduction in ACP States’ adopted in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Declaration ‘Making Slums History: a worldwide challenge for 2020’ adopted at the international conference held in Rabat, Morocco, from 26 to 28 November 2012,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the Declaration on ‘Sustainable Urbanisation as Response to Urban Poverty Eradication’ adopted at the 2nd Tripartite ACP/European Commission/UN-Habitat Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 3 to 6 September 2013,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas property rights can be defined as the rules that regulate the terms by which individual stakeholders, communities, public and private actors acquire and maintain access to tangible and intangible assetsuse and dispose of property collectively or individually through formalcommon law or customary provisions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas efforts to achieve MDG7 (Target 11), which is aimed aTarget 7D of the Millennium Development Goals, namely ‘to achieve by 2020 a significant improvement ing the lives of 100 million slum inhabitants by 2020, is drastically behat least one hundred million slum dwellers’ – and indeed more than twice this target – has already been attained schedule;and whereas the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) estimates that as many as one billion peopleproportion of people in the developing world liveing in slums, and it is thought that an estimated three billion people will reside in slums by 2050 fell from 39% in 2000 to 33% in 2010; whereas nonetheless, despite the progress made, the number of slum-dwellers continues to grow in most developing countries;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas land governance issues are correlated with the key challenges of the 21st century -, namely food security, energy scarcity, water shortages, urban and population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, natural disasters and state fragility – can all be correlated with land governance issuesconflict resolution, reinforcing the need to prioritise comprehensive land reform;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Property rights and wealth creationto eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers recognised and registered property rights to be a catalyst for economic growth, enhancing productivity and investment through access to capital and low-cost credit by using land as collateral, and boosting commercial values through adequate registration of land holdings and SMEsbut can also promote social cohesion and peace;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly condemns the practice of land grabbing, which, in particular, illegally dispossesses the rural poor of land without adequate compensation; highlights the fact that 203 million hectares worldwide have been part of large-scale land deals of this kind between 2000 and 20103; __________________ 3 http://www.landmatrix.org/get-the- idea/global-map-investments.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Steps to formalsecured property rights and sustainable land governance in the developing world
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that land tenure reform should begin with accurate land data collection and with systematic titling by means of cadastral mapping using low-cost technologies; congratulates Rwanda on the progress it has made with regard to land data, which has made it possible to register all land in the country within a remarkably short period;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU to promotehelp developing countries to implement their land reforms in developing countries, withorder, in particular, to promote the participation of all stakeholders, and in concert with awareness programs, so that the rights of all parties involved, especially the poor and vulnerable, are fully respected;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17