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2022/2829(RSP) Resolution on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2023/01/17
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2022/09/15
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2022/09/15
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 469 votes to 34, with 44 abstentions, a resolution on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR and the Left groups.

According to the European Drought Observatory, in August 2022, 64 % of the continent was under a drought warning (with 17 % on drought alert). Preliminary data suggest the current drought is the worst for at least 500 years. Climate change has altered Europe’s wind and weather patterns so that high-pressure systems persist, resulting in long periods with little or no rainfall, resulting in crop growing seasons becoming drier.

More ambition needed on mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Parliament underlined the importance of sustainable water management for guaranteeing food security and called on the Commission to refrain from proposing further EU legislation that endangers or risks endangering our food security. It stressed that these extreme weather conditions are a sign of the need for more ambitious action on climate change mitigation and adaptation and that the EU should play a leading role in this process and reinforce its efforts in all sectors. The EU should step up its climate action both on mitigation, to contain global warming to 1.5 °C compared to pre-industrial levels, and on adaptation to foster resilience.

The Commission is called on to urgently draw up a comprehensive EU-wide climate risk assessment paying special attention to the risks of droughts, forest fires, health threats, ecosystem vulnerabilities and the effect on critical infrastructures and networks. Parliament called for an EU climate resilience stress test for key infrastructure to be completed by summer 2023.

Civil Protection and Emergency Response

The resolution highlighted the importance of further developing and making full use of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in relation to forest fires and other natural disasters. Members called for a significant increase in the EUSF budget , that will help regions to anticipate and mitigate effects of climate change and for the scope of the EUSF to be broadened so that it is also allowed to support more climate-resilient restoration or new construction of public and private infrastructure.

Parliament also called for the new permanent rescEU fleet to be created quickly and include with this an expansion of the current voluntary firefighting reserve. A permanent EU civil protection force is also needed, according to the resolution.

Forest Fires

The resolution called for an integrated response to forest fires in order to protect the EU’s forests against the destruction caused by extreme climate events. It stressed that the restoration and reforestation of diverse forests would assist with fire prevention and containment. Member States are called on to ensure the continued protection of our forests and to protect land from being reclassified as non-forest land following a forest fire, as this may encourage deliberate fires with the aim of being able to use the land for other uses not allowed before the fire.

Sustainable water use

The EU has to continue to adapt its food systems in order to make them more resilient in the long term. Members urged Member States to create buffer stocks of strategic feed and foodstuffs and to introduce irrigation systems that do not use surface or groundwater, such as rainwater storage or wastewater recycling, in combination with efforts to reduce overall water use. In this context, the resolution called on the Commission to present a comprehensive EU water strategy.

Parliament called on the Commission to support increased Member State efforts to increase the use of water reuse techniques, water-saving irrigation technologies and practices, green roof technologies, smart showers and toilets, in the water sector, including supply, sanitation and storm water management, and across all industrial, residential and commercial water cycles and applications.

International and Social Dimension

The resolution underlined the urgent need to scale up global action, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change. Parliament proposed that the Commission and the Member States should cooperate on the development of an international framework to address climate-induced displacement and migration both at international forums and in the EU’s external action.

Lastly, there was a call for increased investments in education and awareness-raising for European citizens on natural disasters.

Documents
2022/09/13
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2022/09/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2022/09/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2022/09/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2022/09/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2022/09/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2022/09/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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Conséquences de la sécheresse, des incendies et d’autres phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes: intensifier les efforts de l’Union pour lutter contre le changement climatique - Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change - Die Auswirkungen von Dürre, Bränden und anderen extremen Wetterereignissen: verstärkte Bemühungen der EU zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels - RC-B9-0384/2022 - Après le § 1 - Am 4/1 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: +: 535, -: 14, 0: 2
DE FR IT ES PL NL PT RO SE CZ HU BE AT IE FI SK LT DK BG HR LV SI LU EE MT EL
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RC-B9-0384/2022 - Après le § 1 - Am 4/2 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: +: 264, -: 260, 0: 26
PL IT HU CZ DE SK SI EL LT BG RO LU BE AT FI LV IE HR SE EE MT PT DK NL FR ES
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RC-B9-0384/2022 - § 4 - Am 3 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: -: 287, +: 234, 0: 27
ES DE MT PT LT FI DK LU RO LV FR AT SK HR IE EL BE SI IT NL EE BG SE HU CZ PL
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RC-B9-0384/2022 - § 24 - Am 5 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: +: 287, -: 222, 0: 33
FR RO PL CZ HU BG BE IT SI LU EE DE SK LV IE NL HR SE AT EL LT FI DK MT PT ES
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RC-B9-0384/2022 - § 30 - Am 6 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: -: 294, +: 246, 0: 11
PL CZ HU IT BE SI SK LU LV LT HR BG RO AT EL IE MT DE EE SE FI PT DK NL FR ES
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RC-B9-0384/2022 - Après le § 50 - Am 2 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: +: 331, -: 199, 0: 18
FR ES IT DE IE FI PT DK BE EE SK MT EL RO AT LT HR CZ NL BG LU LV SI SE HU PL
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Abstain (1)

3

Greece PPE

1

Lithuania PPE

3

Croatia PPE

2

Netherlands PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

4

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1

RC-B9-0384/2022 - § 51 - Am 1 #

2022/09/15 Outcome: +: 439, -: 90, 0: 19
FR DE ES IT PT RO AT IE BE LT LV BG SI LU SE HU NL SK FI HR EE CZ DK MT EL PL
Total
69
86
44
45
21
20
17
11
19
9
7
7
7
6
18
15
25
10
13
10
7
17
11
3
4
47
icon: PPE PPE
130

Latvia PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Hungary PPE

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands PPE

3

Finland PPE

Against (1)

3

Croatia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Denmark PPE

Abstain (1)

1

Greece PPE

1
icon: S&D S&D
112

Romania S&D

3

Lithuania S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Bulgaria S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
66

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
86

Italy Renew

For (1)

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Ireland Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

2

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Renew

2
3

Hungary Renew

For (1)

1

Slovakia Renew

3

Finland Renew

For (1)

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Denmark Renew

4

Greece Renew

1

Poland Renew

1
icon: The Left The Left
27

Portugal The Left

4

Ireland The Left

3

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Greece The Left

For (1)

1
icon: NI NI
31

France NI

2

Germany NI

Against (1)

3

Lithuania NI

1

Latvia NI

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Croatia NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Greece NI

1
icon: ID ID
47

Austria ID

3

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Finland ID

Against (1)

1

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

Czechia ID

Against (2)

2

Denmark ID

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
49

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Sweden ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

RC-B9-0384/2022 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2022/09/15 Outcome: +: 469, 0: 44, -: 34
FR DE IT ES PL RO PT HU NL SE AT IE FI BE LT SK BG DK LV SI LU CZ HR EE MT EL
Total
69
86
45
44
47
20
19
15
25
18
18
11
13
19
9
10
8
10
7
7
6
17
10
7
3
4
icon: PPE PPE
128

Netherlands PPE

3

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Latvia PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Croatia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Greece PPE

1
icon: S&D S&D
113

Romania S&D

3

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

For (1)

1

Bulgaria S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
85

Italy Renew

For (1)

1

Poland Renew

1

Hungary Renew

For (1)

1
3

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Ireland Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Lithuania Renew

1

Slovakia Renew

3

Bulgaria Renew

2

Denmark Renew

3

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Greece Renew

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
66

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3
icon: The Left The Left
26

Portugal The Left

3

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Ireland The Left

3

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Greece The Left

For (1)

1
icon: NI NI
32

France NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Germany NI

Abstain (1)

3

Lithuania NI

1

Slovakia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Latvia NI

2

Croatia NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Greece NI

1
icon: ID ID
48

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

Against (1)

1

Denmark ID

Against (1)

1

Czechia ID

Against (2)

2

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
49

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

Abstain (1)

5

Sweden ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

History

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 469 votes to 34, with 44 abstentions, a resolution on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR and the Left groups.
  • According to the European Drought Observatory, in August 2022, 64 % of the continent was under a drought warning (with 17 % on drought alert). Preliminary data suggest the current drought is the worst for at least 500 years. Climate change has altered Europe’s wind and weather patterns so that high-pressure systems persist, resulting in long periods with little or no rainfall, resulting in crop growing seasons becoming drier.
  • More ambition needed on mitigation and adaptation to climate change
  • Parliament underlined the importance of sustainable water management for guaranteeing food security and called on the Commission to refrain from proposing further EU legislation that endangers or risks endangering our food security. It stressed that these extreme weather conditions are a sign of the need for more ambitious action on climate change mitigation and adaptation and that the EU should play a leading role in this process and reinforce its efforts in all sectors. The EU should step up its climate action both on mitigation, to contain global warming to 1.5 °C compared to pre-industrial levels, and on adaptation to foster resilience.
  • The Commission is called on to urgently draw up a comprehensive EU-wide climate risk assessment paying special attention to the risks of droughts, forest fires, health threats, ecosystem vulnerabilities and the effect on critical infrastructures and networks. Parliament called for an EU climate resilience stress test for key infrastructure to be completed by summer 2023.
  • Civil Protection and Emergency Response
  • The resolution highlighted the importance of further developing and making full use of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in relation to forest fires and other natural disasters. Members called for a significant increase in the EUSF budget , that will help regions to anticipate and mitigate effects of climate change and for the scope of the EUSF to be broadened so that it is also allowed to support more climate-resilient restoration or new construction of public and private infrastructure.
  • Parliament also called for the new permanent rescEU fleet to be created quickly and include with this an expansion of the current voluntary firefighting reserve. A permanent EU civil protection force is also needed, according to the resolution.
  • Forest Fires
  • The resolution called for an integrated response to forest fires in order to protect the EU’s forests against the destruction caused by extreme climate events. It stressed that the restoration and reforestation of diverse forests would assist with fire prevention and containment. Member States are called on to ensure the continued protection of our forests and to protect land from being reclassified as non-forest land following a forest fire, as this may encourage deliberate fires with the aim of being able to use the land for other uses not allowed before the fire.
  • Sustainable water use
  • The EU has to continue to adapt its food systems in order to make them more resilient in the long term. Members urged Member States to create buffer stocks of strategic feed and foodstuffs and to introduce irrigation systems that do not use surface or groundwater, such as rainwater storage or wastewater recycling, in combination with efforts to reduce overall water use. In this context, the resolution called on the Commission to present a comprehensive EU water strategy.
  • Parliament called on the Commission to support increased Member State efforts to increase the use of water reuse techniques, water-saving irrigation technologies and practices, green roof technologies, smart showers and toilets, in the water sector, including supply, sanitation and storm water management, and across all industrial, residential and commercial water cycles and applications.
  • International and Social Dimension
  • The resolution underlined the urgent need to scale up global action, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change. Parliament proposed that the Commission and the Member States should cooperate on the development of an international framework to address climate-induced displacement and migration both at international forums and in the EU’s external action.
  • Lastly, there was a call for increased investments in education and awareness-raising for European citizens on natural disasters.
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