5 Amendments of Richard SEEBER related to 2009/2151(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create a suitable financial instrument for disaster prevention that will strengthen and link instruments such as cohesion policy, rural development policy, regional policy, the Solidarity Fund and the Seventh Framework Programme; asks that in this context, prevention should be taken into account in the post-2013 Financial Perspective;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, inter alia, the following prevention measures should be the subject of priority support from the EU to the Member States: a) drafting and revising building safety and land use legislation; b) action to remedy situations conducive to future risks: renaturalising river beds; restoring and protecting river basins, wetlands and related eco-systems; increasing the through-flow capacity of bridges and water pipelines, clearing up and reordering forests; and protecting and defending the coastline; c) protecting and refurbishing inhabited areas, especially urban areas that are particularly vulnerable to certain types of disasters, with the involvement of residents; d) maintaining and inspecting the safety of existing major infrastructures, with particular emphasis on dams, fuel pipelines, road and rail bridgesRecommends that the EU support and advise the Member States in disaster prevention in areas within their competence;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of public research and development (R&D) in preventing and managing disasters and calls for increased coordination and cooperation between the R&D institutions of Member States, especially those facing similar risks; calls for enhanced early warning systems in Member States and the creation and strengthening of links between the various early warning systems; recommends to the Commission that it should take due note of these needs and ensure appropriate funding;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the natural characteristics and constraints of sparsely populated regions, naturally disadvantaged regions and outermost regions need to be acknowledged and taken into due account;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14