17 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2012/2095(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that climate change is widely recognised as being an essential driver and threat multiplier for global security, peace and stability and that climate change is thus relevant to Articles 42 and 43 of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that complex crises must be predicted and prevented by applying a comprehensiveglobal approach including policy areas covering the entire range from the Common Security and Defence Policy to humanitarian and development aidhumanitarian and development aid; notes that, since 1969, NATO's Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme has supported cooperative activities that tackle environmental issues, including those that are related to defence, in NATO countries and in partner countries since the 1990s;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – introductory part
Paragraph 13 – introductory part
13. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as the principal coordinator of EU civilian and military instruments, to:
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point d
Paragraph 13 – point d
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that early warning and early preventive action with regard to the negative consequences of climate change depend on adequate human resources and methodology with regard to data collection and analysis; calls on the HR/VP to make sure that the relevant EEAS units which deal with security and defence policies such as CMPD, CPCC, EUMS, EUMC, the bodies in charge of Conflict Prevention and Security Policy, the Commission's Foreign Policy Instruments Service and the geographical desks of the countries and regions most affected by climate change take into account the most recent assessment reports of the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other more recent assessments and reports, i.e. the relevant EU space-based programmes and systems (GMES); stresses the need to enhance the capacities of EU delegations in the countries most vulnerable to destabilisation where problems might be exacerbated by climate change to include monitoring crisis development and assigning climate experts to all relevant EEAS bodies which have a particular role with regard to situation analysis and early warning, such as the Situation Centre; calls for the development of common criteria for analysis, risk assessment and the setting-up of a joint alert system;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the need to create, at EU level, a structure similar to IPCC with the involvement of military experts to assess and avoid the worst climate-driven crisis and natural disasters which the EU already faces and will face increasingly in the future; the EU should eNotes that NATO is actively engaged in coordinating civil emergency planning and response to environmental disasters, principally through the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EARDCC); Encourages all itsEU Member States to incorporate environment and security issues into their military strategic doctrine and capability planning;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to explore, on the basis of already existing capacities such as the EU Battle Groups and the European Air Transport Commandbilateral or multilateral initiatives, the possibility of creating further joint capabilities that are relevant fordeemed necessary and relevant for Member State operations which respond to the impact of climate change or natural disasters; invites the Council, the HR/VP and the EDA to explore the possibility of creating a European Engineer Corps and ways of linking equipment and infrastructure which can be used in such a capacity, in particular, to the ongoing pooling and sharing process;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need also to bring the broader developments in the field of the European Defense Industrial Base into line with the specific requirements of climate- driven crisis and natural disasters; calls for an enhanced role for the EDA in close cooperation with the EU Military Committee in this process; calls on both CSDP bodies to make sure that procurement programmes and capability development programmes devote adequate financial means and other resources to the specific needs of responding to climate change and natural disasters;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the idea of creating a post for a UN special envoy for climate security, and invitwelcomes the HR/VP to replicate thiUK Government's idea within the EU, at both Union and national levels, with the appointment of official envoys on climate and security, as the UK Government has already donecision to appoint a Climate Change Envoy;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33