7 Amendments of Antonios TRAKATELLIS related to 2008/2015(INI)
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 a (new)
Paragraph 115 a (new)
115a. Stresses that climate change will play a critical role in the increased prevalence of certain diseases, as a result of the inevitable changes in the nature of ecosystems, which will affect among others animals, plants, insects, protozoons, bacteria and viruses;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 b (new)
Paragraph 115 b (new)
115b. Emphasises that it is of paramount importance to acquire specific expertise on the effects of climate change on human health, especially in relation to certain infectious and parasitic diseases;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 c (new)
Paragraph 115 c (new)
115c. Stresses that although the main objective of the 2008-2013 public health programme is to act on the factors which traditionally determine health (diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and the use of drugs), it should also focus on certain new challenges to health and address the determining environmental factors resulting from climate change;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116 a (new)
Paragraph 116 a (new)
116a. Notes that the collection and evaluation of relevant data on the effects of climate change on human health is of paramount importance in order to address effectively these effects;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126 a (new)
Paragraph 126 a (new)
126a. Stresses emphatically that, in the long term, effective solutions to the problem of climate change will also come from scientific innovations both in the field of the production, distribution and use of energy, and in other, related fields, which will effectively restrict the production of greenhouse gases without creating accompanying environmental problems;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA a (new)
Recital CA a (new)
CAa. whereas the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 is definitely inadequate to address the environmental causes which affect health, especially those stemming from climate change,
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA b (new)
Recital CA b (new)
CAb. whereas there are specially vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, newborn babies, children and elderly people who should be taken into account when the effects of climate change on health are addressed,