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Activities of Alice KUHNKE related to 2020/2042(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries (debate)
2021/05/17
Dossiers: 2020/2042(INI)

Opinions (1)

OPINION on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries
2020/10/02
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2020/2042(INI)
Documents: PDF(143 KB) DOC(51 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Alice KUHNKE', 'mepid': 197395}]

Amendments (6)

Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stress that in order to achieve a fair, equitable, and sustainable and just transition which leaves no one behind, all climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective, which also includes the diverse experiences of the most marginalised people and communities;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that women’s empowerment is central to the achievement of the SDGs and reminds that climate change disasters tend to exacerbate gender disparities and to foster further inequalities in the global south and globally;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that the impacts of climate change in the global south give rise to a displacement of people that does not fit within the parameters of current international frameworks; Calls on the EU to provide adequate responses to climate displacement and to include gender perspective in all migration polices, with a view to safeguarding climate justice;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls the European Commission to recognize the key political role climate activists play in combating climate change in developing countries and requests EU delegations to ensure the prioritization of their protection and funding, especially for women and people from marginalised communities;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Recalls that the collection of sex- disaggregated data and gender statistics is a preliminary step towards conducting proper gender analysis on climate change; Calls for the European Commission to upgrade capacity-building in developing countries’ national statistical systems, for the purposes of collecting gender statistics on the environment in order to improve the evaluation of, and find solutions to, the varying consequences of climate change;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Underlines that people in rural areas in developing countries, in particular women, are especially affected by climate change, as they are often dependent on natural resources, do much of the agricultural work, particularly in food production and collecting water and fuel for the family and are very often responsible for the bulk of unpaid work in households and communities;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM