22 Amendments of Abir AL-SAHLANI related to 2020/2042(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Paris Agreementclimate change erodes human freedoms and limits choice; whereas the Paris Agreement acknowledges gender equality and empowerment of women should be promoted by all parties and establishes that gender-responsive climate action must be integrated into all aspects of the implementation of the agreement;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcomes of its review conferences outline three strategic objectives to improve women's environmental decision-making, integrate the gender perspectives in policies and programmes for sustainable development and to strengthen or establish mechanisms at the national, regional and international levels to assess the impact of development and environmental policies on women;
Amendment 8 #
Ab. whereas climate change is a complex environmental and social issue, affecting a world that is characterised by, and based on, deep-rooted unequal gender relations; whereas in addition to the fact women generally hold less power and are, therefore, less able to mitigate and cope with the impacts of climate change, unequal gender dynamics impact the ways that households, communities, countries and the global community are affected by, and respond to, climate change;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the current Covid-19 crisis shows the close link between the destruction of our ecosystems, the exploitation of wildlife and the outbreaks of epidemics; whereas women’s role in the protection of biodiversity and the sustainable management of natural resources should be better recognized and further encouraged;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas climate change has a greater destructive impact on the countries least responsible for global warming; whereas women are more affected by climate change, face higher risks and bear greater burdens for various reasons, ranging from unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to existing social and cultural norms and to their intersectional experiences of discriminationsuch as their role as primary caregivers and providers of water, food and fuel and their intersectional experiences of discrimination as regards e.g. age, ability, marital status, levels of poverty, ethnicity, sexuality, reducing their ability to protect themselves and their dependants against the impacts of climate change;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas migration, in the context of environmental change, should not be considered a problem whose root causes must be fought, but as an adaptation strategy to adverse environmental changes to which solutions should be provided;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the agricultural sector is one of the hardest hit by the consequences of climate change in partner countries; recalls that rural women are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change on agricultural production and food security; calls on the EU and its Member states to strengthen cooperation with partner countries to include a strong gender dimension in all agricultural and rural development policies;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that women and girls are more likely to die during climate disasters and to be displaced, that this is due notably to a lack of access to information and their role as caretakers; stresses that women and girls are also particularly exposed to sexual violence, exploitation and school drop during these crises and in their aftermath; calls on the EU to reinforce this gender dimension into its humanitarian action and to ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) to support gender-sensitive approaches in its processes and operations, including the need for dedicated climate projects and programs which specifically address gender concerns;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for strengthening joint analysis and sharing of information to better map, understand, predict and address migration movements;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that women are powerful agents of change in particular for climate action and calls for EU development programmes to promote their meaningful participation at all levels, as their inclusion is crucial to climate resilienceof women and their organisations at all levels and at all stages of policy design, planning, financing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as their inclusion is crucial to climate mitigation and resilience, fair allocation of resources, to tackle the obstacles that affect them disproportionately and to ensuring long- term sustainable climate solutions; stresses in this regard, the need to support capacity building and adequate financing for these organisations;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that climate finance should be accessible to both men and women and designed to generate mutual benefits rather than exacerbate existing patterns of inequality;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budgetary resources, to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the EU and globally.;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council configuration on gender equality to provide Ministers and Secretaries of State in charge of gender equality with a dedicated forum for discussion and to better facilitate gender mainstreaming across all EU policies, including environmental and development policies;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to invest in programs that accelerate fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals with the aim of eliminating the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin, including through climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks to address climate change through sustainable trade, development aid and other policies as key elements in the prevention of migration caused by climate change, both directly or indirectly;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase development aid to countries affected by natural disasters and climate change;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Develop coherent solutions for the challenges of human migration in the context of natural disasters and calls for a multi-sectoral approach that addresses both root, causes and consequences of the nexus between environmental change, on the one hand, and migration and displacement, on the other;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Insists that funds should be channelled through international organizations on the ground to ensure that aid reaches the ones in need;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Calls on the Commission to develop trade, development and economic policies, which contribute to people’s ability to live in their country of origin in a sustainable way; insists that good access to education and sustainable development are the main tools to reduce poverty and enable populations to live and develop in a more humane and dignified manner in their own land;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Calls for a constructive migration dialogue with countries of origin and transit aligned with other areas of cooperation, to advance governance and partnership on migration and mobility, on effective return, readmission and reintegration policy and on fighting corruption, as well as smuggler and human trafficking networks; considers that shared responsibility and the respect for human rights must be the basis of mutual cooperation;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the development of adaptation and resilience strategies to natural disasters, the adverse effects of climate change, and environmental degradation, such as desertification, land degradation, drought and sea level rise, taking into account the potential implications on migration, while recognizing that adaptation in the country of origin is a priority;