6 Amendments of Martin CALLANAN related to 2011/2197(INI)
Amendment 3 #
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2. Recalls that in its 2007 4th Assessment Report the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that the impact of climate change varies according to gender, age and class, with the poor most likely to suffer; underlines that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiation process must at all stages, from research and analysis to design and implementation and the creation of mitigation and adaptation strategies, take into accountconsider the principles of gender equality;
Amendment 9 #
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4. Emphasises that there is strong evidence that the impact on health of climate- sensitive conditions such as malnutrition and the incidence of infectious diseases vary according to gender; notes with concern the high female mortality rate in disaster situations; considers that more gender-specific research into the impact on women's health of climate change would help to achieve a more targeted response; calls on all governments to ensure better availability of, access to and support from healthcare services, especially for womenregardless of gender, in their capacity as care providers, to commit to a seriexamine the courses of actions with which to address the health risks associated with climate change, and to provide a framework for gender-based health risk assessments and adaptation/mitigation measures in relation to climate change;
Amendment 11 #
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5. Considers that achieving gender equality is keyimportant to human development and is a fundamental objective in the fight against poverty; demandrequires that a gender-based approach be applied across the boarissues are borne in mind in the drawing up of development, human rights and climate change policies; calls for steps to ensure that the UNFCCC acts in accordance with human rights frameworks and with national and international agreements on gender equality and equity, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW);
Amendment 12 #
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6. Notes that the impact of environmental change on migration and displacement willcould increase in the future and that, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 80% of the world's refugees are women and children; reiterates the importance of identifying gender- sensitive strategies for responding to the environmental and humanitarian crises caused by climate change; considers therefore that urgent research is required on how to manage environmental migration in a gender- sensitive manner; this includes recognising and responding to gender roles and responsibilities in the area of natural resources, and may include ensuring that scarce resources are available to communities in need and that water is provided for in-migrants;
Amendment 13 #
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7. Underlines that women also have valuable knowledge and skills and are effective agents of change in relation to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, disaster risk reduction and resilience building; recognises the need for more country-specific and gender- disaggregated data to effectively assess and address the different effects that climate change has on each gender group;
Amendment 20 #
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8. Urges governments worldwide to mainstreamto consider gender perspectives into their national policies, action plans and other measures relating to sustainable development, disaster risk and climate change, by carrying out systematic gender analyses, awareness campaigns and education and training programmes, establishing gender-sensitive indicators and benchmarks and developing practical tools.