5 Amendments of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2017/2594(RSP)
Amendment 6 #
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the OECD, 1.6 billion people live in 56 countries identified as fragile4 ; whereas situations of fragility increase the vulnerability of populations due to various factors including conflict and insecurity, forced displacement, extreme poverty, food insecurity, economic shocks, poor governance and weak institutions, and natural disasters exacerbated by the impact of climate change; whereas fostering resilience is particularly important in situations of fragility which the OECD defines along five different and interlinked dimensions – economic, environmental, political, security and societal; _________________ 4 OECD (2016), States of Fragility 2016: Understanding violence, OECD publishing, Paris
Amendment 30 #
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reaffirms the need for EU member states to respect their Official Development Assistance commitments and strengthen resilience through their strategy and planning processes as regards to development and humanitarian aid; underlines in that matter the importance of the OECD's resilience systems analysis framework that helps to translate strategies into more effective cross-sectoral and multidimensional programme plans;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that building resilience in partner countries is a long-term process and that this therefore needs to be integrated into development programmes and financial commitments; stresses that the new Joint Communication should recognise this and support the promotion of resilience as essential element of the sustainable development strategies of partner countries, particularly in fragile states; notes that these strategies need to be context-specific and in line with the principles of effective development including country ownership and shared accountability to European citizens and those from partner countries; underlines in this regard the important monitoring and scrutiny role of the European Parliament and of national parliaments and of the civil society;
Amendment 45 #
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to integrate resilience and its multidimensional character as a core element into its policy dialogue with developing countries;
Amendment 74 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines the need to strengthen and develop education in the context of disasters and crises and to improve the dissemination, compilation and communication of information and knowledge that will help build community resilience and promote behavioural changes and a culture of disaster preparedness;