Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2008/2074(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent 4 a (new)
Indent 4 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2006 on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) – agricultural aspects,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources; notes that supply-side measures should be considered after the options of enhancement of water efficiency, improvement of demand management and educational measures have been exhausted; takes the view that action should be encouraged to establish an effective hierarchy of water uses, and that the construction of diversions to transport water over large distances should not be the solution to the problem of water scarcity;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the link between climate change, water scarcity and drought and is deeply concerned about the possible impact on public health; calls for account to be taken of their impact on water resources when policies to combat climate change are drawn up: asks that an in-depth study be made of the inter-relationship between the development of biofuels and the availability of water resources; calls, likewise, for a specific assessment to be made of installations with a high consumption of water resources; stresses the need to mainstream the issue of water into all policy areas and to create a truly integrated approach when addressing it, including all of the financial instruments of the EU; underlines that all political levels (national, regional and local) should be involved in the process;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the EU to support technology and innovation aimed at improving efficiency in the use of water; calls on the Commission to promote research, within the framework of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities, into desalination technologies which reduce the impact on the environment and their cost;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind that losses owing to leakages in the public water supply network in urban centres may exceed 50%, to look into the possibility of promoting a network of cities to encourage sustainable water use with the aim of exchanging good practices such as re-use, saving and improved water efficiency and jointly carrying out pilot demonstration projects; calls, likewise, on local authorities to improve supply networks for water distribution that have become obsolete;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that 40% of the water used in the EU could be saved; calls for concrete measures and financial incentives to promote a more efficient and sustainable use of water; calls, likewise, for the widespread installation of metering devices to measure water consumption in order to encourage saving, re-use and the efficient and rational use of water;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to consider financing in 2009 a pilot project intended to cover research, surveying and monitoring for the development of prevention activities to halt desertification in Europe thus preventing erosion, agriculture and biodiversity losses, increasing soil protection and fertility and the soil's capacity to retain water as well as its abilities in carbon capture;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports the Commission's commitment to continue to highlight the challenge of water scarcity and drought at international level, in particular through the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;