Activities of Edite ESTRELA related to 2011/2197(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women and climate change (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on women and climate change PDF (228 KB) DOC (150 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas there will not be any climate justice without true gender equality, and whereas the elimination of inequalities and the fight against climate change should not be seen as contradictory
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. considering that democracy, respect for human rights and equality of opportunity between men and women contribute to sustainable development and environmental protection;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas family planning can significantly improve maternity health and control over family size and ultimately increase the independence and reduce the workload of women who are the primary carersstill seen as primarily responsible for childcaren, increasing the resilience of women and their families to climate change impacts;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas natural disasters have a major medium- and long-term effect on education, health, structural poverty and population displacement, and whereas children make up a group particularly vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters, whereas there is a clear link between occurrence of disasters and the reduction in the level of school attendance, and that disasters aggravate considerably the gender gap at school level,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas droughts and water shortages due to climate change force women to work more to guarantee water, food and energy and whereas young people frequently abandon school to help their mothers in these tasks;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas, due to their responsibilities when it comes to managing scarce natural resources, women acquire important knowledge regarding the need to have a more sustainable environment, which gives them a potential role to play, which should not be disregarded, in improving adaptation and attenuation strategies for climate change;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the European Parliament resolution on the climate change conference in Durban (COP 17) and urges them to act on its commitment to ‘strive for female representation of at least 40% in all relevant bodies’ for climate financing;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that the inclusion of questions relating to promoting gender equality and eliminating discrimination, in the foreign policy of the EU should continue to contribute to women playing a central role in decision-taking, policy formation and management, conservation and monitoring of natural resources, the environment and combating climate change;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate the issue of gender in strategies to prevent and manage the risks of natural disasters and to take measures to strengthen public awareness, particularly amongst women, regarding risk prevention and action to take in natural disaster situations;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU delegations to respect the principle set out in the aforementioned European Parliament resolution on the climate change conference in Durban (COP 17), to ensure that gender balance in all climate finance decision-making bodies is guaranteed, including the Green Climate Fund Board and possible sub-boards for individual funding windows, actively involving organisations that promote gender equality and women’s associations in the Green Climate Fund’s activities;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses that gender inequalities in access to resources, such as credit, information and technology, should be taken into account when defining strategies to combat climate change;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the development of renewable energy sources in developing countries, through processes of technology and knowledge exchanges which include the balanced participation of women, with a view to contributing simultaneously to both equal opportunities and to climate change mitigation;