13 Amendments of Piernicola PEDICINI related to 2014/2239(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency's and its "Report on the European environment: State and outlook 2015",
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as stated in the EEA's 2015 report on the state of the environment , more than 40% of rivers and coastal waters are affected by a widespread pollution caused by agriculture, while between 20% and 25% are subjected to pollution deriving from point sources as industrial structures, sewage systems and waste-water management networks;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as stated in the EEA's 2015 report on the state of the environment, leakages from pipes in Europe loss rates currently amount to between 10% and 40%;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Points out that the EU-wide public consultation on the quality of drinking water in the EU, performed between June and September 2014 as one of the actions announced in the communication, could not possibly represent the real situation across the EU given that almost half of the 5.908 answers came from one country (Germany);
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that access to a basic water requirement should be a non-debatable fundamental human right implicitly and explicitly supported by international law. Calls on Governments and local communities to work for providing a minimum water quota, as guarantee that water is an inalienable component of fundamental rights;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the lack of available data on water poverty issues, including issues of access and affordability; Urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage individual governments of developing countries to guarantee basic water needs of their populations, given that water is a limited resource and local populations lack access to safe drinking water;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support public water companies in the EU which lack the necessary capital to access available EU funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, especially for the purpose of extending water and sanitation services to the poor; Stresses the importance of open, democratic and participatory governance to ensure that the most cost-effective solutions with regard to water resources management are taken for the benefit of the whole society; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure full transparency as regards the use and destination of the economic resources generated through the water management cycle.
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages water companies to reinvest all economic revenues generated from the water management cycle into maintaining and improving water services and protecting water resources; Calls on Member States to refrain from adopting measures that divert economic resources from the water sector of finance other policies;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
(1) Climate change is producing a strong impact in access and availability of water. Urges to include, among the topics of COP21, a strategic management of water resources and a long-term adaptation plans, in order to incorporate a climate resilient water approach in the future global climate agreement; Climate resilient water infrastructure is also key for development and poverty reduction;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the World Health Organisation has stated that between 100 and 200 litres of water per day per person is optimal, while noting that 50 to 100 litres is needed to ensure that basic needs are met and few health concerns arise; Accordingly to the recognised fundamental human rights, establishing a minimum quota per person is indispensable to satisfy basic water needs of populations;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – point 1 (new)
(1) Reminds that ensuring a sustainable protection of natural areas such as freshwater ecosystems is also key for development and decisive to provide drinking water supplies;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 23 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission to take all the necessary steps to monitor and assess the impact of oil extraction and oil exploration on human health and the environment, in particular the impact of inland extraction on the quality of water intended for human consumption;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 24 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Member States to: - Provide an obligation for water suppliers to indicate physicochemical characteristics of the water in the water bill; - Draft urban plans according to the availability of water resources. - Increasing controls and monitoring of pollutants, and plan immediate actions aimed at the removal and sanitation of toxic substances. - Insists for take action to reduce the considerable leakages from pipes in Europe renewing the inadequate water supply networks;