Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2022/2059(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Role of cohesion policy in addressing multidimensional environmental challenges in the Mediterranean Basin (A9-0094/2023 - François Alfonsi) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the role of cohesion policy in addressing multidimensional environmental challenges in the Mediterranean basin
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to Directive (EU) 2014/89 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
Citation 28
— having regard to the First Mediterranean Assessment Report on Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean, released by the Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) in 2020,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to the 2022 UN Report “Dimensions and examples of the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change, the role of women as agents of change and opportunities for women”,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
— having regard to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the Barcelona Convention), adopted on 16 February 1976 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the Coastal States of the Mediterranean Region for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most overfished basins in the world and there are still significant concerns for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;
Amendment 16 #
Da. whereas water resources in the Mediterranean are more and more scarce, arising conflicts from different sectors of water use (agriculture, tourism, industry, people, also biodiversity conservation);
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the density of waste has more than doubled in thirty years; whereas the improper management and treatment of waste from rivers and urban areas make the Mediterranean the area with the sixth largest accumulation of marine litter in the world, in particular, the damaging impact of estimated 730 tonnes of plastic waste that are dumped every day in the Basin and of the municipal solid waste generation that has been increasing across the whole region since 2014;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Mediterranean basin is warming 20 % faster than the global average; whereas global warming will cause severe consequences that must be anticipated specifically regarding precipitation and the hydrological cycle, but also mean warming and heat extremes (in both the terrestrial and marine environment), sea level rise and sea water acidification, as described in the 2020 MedECC report; whereas meeting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5 °C of warming calls for a halving of the EU’s energy demand by 2050 compared to 2015 levels and requires the other countries of the Mediterranean area to contribute through increased cooperation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, the Mediterranean is more exposed to climate change than other regional seas, and its coastal zones face heightened disaster risks, including flooding and erosion, and the salinization of river deltas and aquifers, which endanger food security and livelihoods;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas several transnational and territorial cooperation frameworks and initiatives have been developed over the years in the Mediterranean, such as the Union for the Mediterranean, the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly of the European Committee of the Regions (ARLEM), the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), the WestMED iEU Initiative, for the European Neighbourhood Instrument Cross-Border Cooperation (Western Mediterranean (WestMED), INTERREG and ENI CBC) programme, and the NEXT MED, EUROs (e.g. MED, EURO-MED, ENICBC Med, Next-MED, ADRION and, MARITTIMO Interreg programmes; ), the Mediterranean Cooperation Alliance (MedCoopAlliance), the networks of Regions and Local administrations (CPMR and its Intermediterranean Commission, MedCities, Latin Arc), and Euro-regions (Adriatic-Ionian, Pyrenean- Mediterranean);
Amendment 37 #
J. whereas Member States should apply an ecosystem-based approach to Maritime Spatial Planning, including a robust Strategic Environmental Assessment that considers the cumulative impacts of all maritime activities, climate change, the precautionary principle, sensitivity mapping, active stakeholder engagement, consistently with the EU Green Deal climate and biodiversity goals;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas, as highlighted by several reports the adverse effects of climate change are often felt more keenly by women than men as a result of systemic gender discrimination and societal expectations related to gender roles;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that environmental problems are cross-cutting and complex, such that each entity, region or state acting alone can only provide partial solutions, and that it is necessary to broaden thean integrated and common approach to embrace the whole Mediterranean area;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that a dynamic of cooperation set in motion by the Union and its Member States and Regions can have a knock-on effect on the whole basin; recalls that direct and shared management programmes as European Territorial Cooperation ones represent a major opportunity to facilitate an alignment of objectives, funds and projects;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that overfishing is still a threat to the survival of many species; is convinced that the development of a sustainable blue economy can support sustainable and inclusive development and quality jobs;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the increasing density of maritime traffic and the danger of oil spills and the risks these activities present for marine ecosystems and particularly sea mammals;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the impacts caused by tourism due to its seasonality and its uncontrolled development (such as cruises, worsening coastal erosion, new polluting leisure activities);
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that women’s economic participation continues to represent an important challenge for gender equality in the Mediterranean basin, with uneven employment rates and inclusion in the decision-making processes among the countries of the whole region; recalls that empowering women and creating the pre- conditions for inclusive participation in public and private economic and social entities could lead to achieve the objectives of mitigation and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 92 #
12b. Considers that the development of a cooperation approach at the level of the whole basin will be favourable to better secure and manage the migration phenomena and will therefore contribute to put an end to the humanitarian disasters that are taking place in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the WestMed sea basin strategyInitiative in the Western Mediterranean and Interreg programmes such as Interreg Mediterranean, ADRION, or MARITTIMO, as good examples of direct and diversified cooperation, including at regional level, with shared objectives;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the progress of the Adriatic-Ionian macro-regional strategy (EUSAIR) which has mobilised the member countries and their regions, third countries and their local authorities; considers EUSAIR a successful example where the Union proved to be a driving force and a vector of openness; maintains that these same principles and a similar common approach must be applied to the other areas of the Mediterranean; considers that such a macro-regional strategy can amplify and accelerate the policies necessary for the development and preservation of the available resources through the cooperation of all involved actors;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the progress of the Adriatic-Ionian macro-regional strategy (EUSAIR) which has mobilised the mMember countries and their rRegions, tThird countries and their lLocal authorities; considers EUSAIR a successful example where the Union proved to be a driving force and a vector of openness, benefitting from the ADRION transnational programme which aligned objectives support the fulfilment of the strategy’s roadmap; maintains that these same principles and a similar common approach must be applied to the other areas of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to provide support for a macro-regional strategy in the Mediterranean taking account of its ‘new agenda for the Mediterranean’, in particular its point five on the ‘ecological transition, climate resilience, energy and the environment’; considers that a Macro- regional strategy for the Mediterranean, which would entail a substantial and active involvement of the concerned regional and local authorities, has a remarkable potential in addressing the multidimensional environmental challenges of the whole basin;