9 Amendments of Oreste ROSSI related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that research efforts should be strengthened, within the framework of the current Seventh Framework Programme and future research framework programmes, in order to address existing knowledge gaps and develop modalities and techniques for assessing the costs and benefits of adaptation to the impacts of climate change;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to ensure full access to detailed climate change data (including data on the scientific research methods used), which should be regarded as a public good;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the importance, in terms of limiting the adverse impact of climate change on water resources, of ensuring that rain water is retained where it falls as far as possible, so that it does not flow into water courses too suddenly in the event of heavy rainfall, causing floods and extensive soil erosion, and of constructing overflow basins to enable the overflow to penetrate into the soil, thereby replenishing the surface water tables;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to ensure that, as part of environmental impact assessment, all building permits , land urban plansse changes, urban plans and spatial planning in general take into account different adaptation scenarios;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the Commission to proceed with its plan to incorporate climate change impacts into construction standards in order to increase the resistance of buildings in risk areas;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Competitiveness 22a. Stresses the need for climate change adaptation measures adopted unilaterally by the EU not to jeopardise the competitiveness of the EU’s economic fabric on the world market;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Urges the Council and the Commission to reactivate the process of revision of the Solidarity Fund Regulation (EUSF), in order to limit purely ex-post compensation and shift the emphasis to ex-ante financing schemes which will make it possible to address damage caused by natural or man-made disasters in a more effective, flexible and timely manner;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that the financing requirements for climate change adaptation measures also dictate that new and innovative financing arrangements be introduced, but emphasises that it is essential to establish limits and controls to ensure that these do not trigger fresh speculation similar to that which led to the current serious economic crisis;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the proposal of the Commission to set up an impact and adaptation steering group; asks the Commission to ensure that this group includes representatives of Parliament as observers, as well as private stakeholders in an expert capacity;