Activities of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2011/2197(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Women and climate change (debate)
Women and climate change (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on women and climate change PDF (228 KB) DOC (150 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in some regions, women provide 70% of agricultural labour, produce more thanalmost 70% of all employed women work in agriculture1 and they produce up to 90 % of the food, and yet are nowhere represented insome crops2, yet they are nearly absent from budget deliberations, including in and climate change activities;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women are also powerful agents of change, and their full participation in every aspect of the fight against climate change would ensure fairer and more comprehensive and effective policies to tackle climate change, with regard to both adaptation and mitigation aspects;
Amendment 26 #
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 its commitment to ‘strive for female representation of at least 40% in all relevant bodies’ for climate financing; and underlines the need to apply this principle to technology transfer and adaption bodies as well;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises that population growth has a climate impact and highlights the need to adequately respond to any unmet contraceptive needs of women and men in all societies;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the integration of gender equality as a cross-cutting issue in all climate funds and instruments; stresses that this integration requires gender expertise and should extend to the mission, governance and operational modalities of such financing mechanisms, and that operational modalities and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms should ensure that women and local communities benefit from adequate funding;