Activities of Sir Graham WATSON related to 2012/2095(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of the Common Security and Defence Policy in case of climate-driven crises and natural disasters PDF (184 KB) DOC (115 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that climate change is widely recognised as being an essential driver and threat multiplier forsecurity is a core component of global security, peace and stability and that climate change is thus relevant to Articles 42 and 43 of the Lisbon Treaty; therefore, in the medium and long term, climate change is a threat multiplier and could lead to a significant deterioration in the security situation of the Union;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognizes that, while addressing Climate Change through a security nexus can be positive, it is but one component of EU action on climate change which attempts to use political and economic tools to mitigate and adapt to climate change;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that building an effective response to the security implications of climate change must not only enhance conflict prevention and crisis management but also improve analysis and early warning capabilities;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognizes that militaries have capacities and assets in environmental intelligence, risk assessment, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and evacuation that have a crucial role to play in early warning, climate-related crisis management and disaster response;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the EU has to come up with a list of the challenges it faces in areas such as the Arctic, Africa, the Arab World and the Third Pole (the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau), notably the potential for conflicts over water supplies in South Asia; calls, therefore, on the HR/VP to draw up a list of all countries and regions most vulnerable to climate change over the coming decades (including in particular the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) countries whose very existence is threatened by rising sea level); calls on the HR/VP to set out the reasons for including each country or region on that list and the nature of the EU response required to prevent the risk of conflict or other humanitarian disaster becoming a reality in each case;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that the EU should work with key regions at risk and the most vulnerable states to strengthen their capacity to cope; highlights that the EU could further integrate adaptation and resilience to climate change into EU regional strategies (for example EU- Africa Strategy, Barcelona Process, Black Sea Synergy, EU-Central Asia Strategy and Middle East action plan);
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that EU access to accurate and timely analysis will be crucial in responding to and predicting climate change insecurity, with CSDP capacities being a good source of information in this regard; the EU should take steps to further develop capacities for data collection and information analysis through structures such as EU Delegations, the EU Satellite Centre and the EU Situation Centre;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Underlines that militaries too must play innovative roles in fighting climate change by reducing their ecological footprint by greening their use of technologies and increasing their energy efficiency;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Requests that the financial implications of such proposals be identified and also be considered in the EU's budget review;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls for the EU to examine the security implications of climate change in dialogue with third countries, especially with key partners such as India, China and Russia; stresses that a truly effective response will require a multilateral approach and joint investment with third countries and that the EU could build cooperation with third country militaries with joint development and training missions;