Activities of Urszula KRUPA related to 2017/2086(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women, gender equality and climate justice (A8-0403/2017 - Linnéa Engström) PL
Amendments (33)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is not an established fact that climate change has been induced by human activities, as it is only an assumption that is still being researched, a sense of perspective should be kept when analysing these issues, as climate change, i.e. global warming, may to a large extent be ascribed to natural processes that affect our planet and that are not primarily influenced by humankind;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the potential impacts of climate change are different for women and men; whereas womenffect women and men evenly, depending on their place of residence rather than on their gender; whereas women, children and the elderly are more vulnerable, face higher risks and burdens for various reasons, ranging from e.g. unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to social and cultural norms and their diverse intersectional experiences based on ethnicity, identity, sexual orientation, religion, function and age etc.or religious persecution;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas climate impacts exacerbate gender inequalities in relation to discriminadversely affect societies as a whole, in particular children and the elderly, in relation, to threats to health, loss of livelihood, displacement, forced migration, poverty, human trafficking, violence, food insecurity, access to infrastructure and essential services; whereas there is a need for a gender-transformative approach, which links the analysis of climate impacts to a critical reflection on masculinities, norms, consumption patterns and their impact on climate change;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women’s unequalvoluntary participation in decision-making processes and the labour markets compounds in fosters real gender equalitiesy and often preventenables women fromto fully contributinge to and participatinge in climate policy-making, planning and implementation. However, women should themselves show their willingness to meet these challenges. Furthermore, women should not be artificially required to undertake activities that are inconsistent with women’s natural role as mothers and their basic right to bring up children;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas mechanisms for funding adaptation and mitigation measures, for loss and damage or for climate displacement will remain inefficient unless they incorporate women’s full participation of the members of any given society and stakeholders in design processes, decision- making and implementation; whereas taking women’s knowledge of educated women and men living in an area into account can lead to advances in disaster managementmitigating the effects of disasters, boosting biodiversity, improveing water management, enhanceing food security, preventing desertification, protecting forests, ensureing a swift transiadaptation to renewable energy technologithe use of modern technologies in the field of energy sources and supporting public health;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Parties to the Paris Agreement have acknowledged that climate change is a common concern of humankind, and that Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations, ands well as the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women andplus intergenerational equity;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas climate justice may not links human rights and development,; it should rather safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable and sharinge the burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts equitably;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the impacts of climate change in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia could force more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030, fuelling conflicts and driving displacementmigration; whereas the UN Convention to Combat Desertification estimates that 135 million people could be displaced by 2045 as a result of desertification; whereas the UN International Organisation for Migration forecasts that 200 million people could be climate-displaced by 2050; whereas it is a long time frame and whereas the directions of migration might change, consideration should be given to possible changes in the legal framework that is currently being developed;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas gender equalitysocial justice and the right to development is inherent in the concept of climate justice; whereas women who bear the brunt of climate change also bear the brunt of climate displacement, whereas climate displacement affects women more severelyis borne by society as a whole, which also includes the brunt of climate migration;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many of these impacts can still be prevented by implementing a rapid, inclusive and gender-sensitive development agenda focused on mitigation and adapting toit is necessary to develop comprehensive programmes for individual regions and the populations living there; such programmes should include plans to manage risks concerning changing climate conditions and adaptation thereto;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the impacts of climate change may give rise to a displacement of peoplemigration that does not fit within the parameters of current international frameworks; whereas responding to climate displacement will bmigration may become a challenge of paramount importance, requiring a complex and comprehensive global strategy;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the EU has a clear legal framework that requires it to respect and promote gender equalitysocial justice and human rights in its internal and external policies; whereas EU climate policy can have a significant impact on the protection of human rights and the promotion of gender- responsive climate policieclimate policies that take account of these rights globally;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the EU can effectively improve legal and policy settings to support climate justice and the development of an international framework safeguarding the rights of climate- displaced persons while respecting gender equalityhuman rights, particularly focusing on the future Global Compact for Migration and the work of the Task Force on Displacement under the UNFCCC’s Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas migration flows caused in recent years by armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have significantly impaired EU international policy, resulting in internal conflicts; whereas it is necessary, in the light of the negative effects of this crisis and its long- lasting nature, to take significant preventive measures that would prevent similar phenomena, which may be caused by expected climate migration, from occurring in the future;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and the management of climate challenges; stresses that womenall members of society are not only victims, but also powerful agents of change who, on the basis of full participation, can formulate and execute efficient climate strategies and/or solutions in relation to adaptation and mitigation and can buildcan strengthen climate resilience as a product of their diverse areas of experience and practical knowledge across sectors ranging from agriculture, forestry and fisheries to energy infrastructures and sustainable cities;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to secure a genderhuman rights-sensitive approach in the work of Warsaw Task Force on Displacement, mandated by UNFCCC (COP 22) to develop recommendations for integrated approaches to avert, minimise and address displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change, which acknowledges that women and girls belong to the most vulnerable groups affected by climate displacement;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to secure a gender-sensitive approach within its work on the Platform on Disaster Displacement (the Nansen Initiative) and its ‘Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the context of disaster and climate change’;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for attention to be directed to the particular situation of Christians migrating from North Africa and the Middle East, who very often face discrimination, humiliation or violence due to their religious affiliation;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EU’s financial commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) have increased, but the human resources capacity to manage this increasing volume of work has not; stresses that the EU is not delivering on the strong institutional commitment to GEWE in relation to climate change, notably as set out in the overarching policies governing development cooperation, namely the SDGs and the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP);
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that gender equality and climate change is not a priority area in the EU GAP and that gender-sensitive indicators have not been adequately developed or integrated into results reporting and that internal accountability and funding for GEWE results remain weak; deplores that the only objective relating to climate and women’s participation in the GAP’s accompanying joint staff working document (SWD(2015)0182), objective 20, on equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues has as an indicator (20.1) the number of deaths per 100 000 from climate-related and natural disasters – average over the last ten yearsConsiders that a multi-faceted risk management programme and a civil protection plan should be a priority activity area in the context of climate change;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the respective Directorates-General responsible for gender equality, development and energy and climate respectively to include gender equality to include social solidarity and human rights in a structured and systematic manner in their climate change and energy policies for the EU and not focus exclusively on the external dimension; urges, in particular, the Directorate- General for Justice and Consumers and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) to step up their awareness of and work on GEWEhuman rights as it relates to climate justice; stresses the necessity for the Directorate- General for Climate Action (CLIMA) to allocate resources to staff the position for a gender focal point (GFP);
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that, without leadership commitment and the institutional incentives that should flow from that leadership, improvements to technical guidance and the like will not transform the EU’s effectiveness on GEWEthe protection of human rights;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to take the initiative to produce a comprehensive communication with the title ‘Gender equalitySocial justice and climate change – building resilience in mitigation and adaptation strategies’, with a view to addressing its strong institutional commitment on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE)social justice and human rights and the current weaknesses in institutional coordination;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on its parliamentary committees to give greater importance to gender mainstreaminghuman rights and social justice when working within their areas of competence on the cross-cutting issues of climate change, sustainable development and human rights;