12 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2014/2239(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas at least 600748 million people do not have sustainable access to safe drinking water, and a third of the world population lacks basic sanitation; whereas, as a result, diseases spread, causing suffering and death on enormous scales and posing major impediments to development; whereas about 24 000 children under five years old die daily from diarrhoea, and a majority of these deaths are linkeddie daily from water-borne diseases or due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene; whereas there is, however, a clear downward trend in these numbers and their decline can and must be accelerated;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to water is among the keys to achieving sustainable development; whereas focusing development assistance on improving the supply of drinking water and sanitation tends to be particularly beneficial for women, because of the social roles often given to them, and can also be an efficient way of pursuing fundamental poverty eradication objectivesis an efficient way of pursuing fundamental poverty eradication objectives, as well as promoting social equality, public health, food security and economic growth;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in developing countries and emerging economies, demand for water is increasing from all sectors, in particular for energy and agriculture; whereas climate change, urbanisation and demographic developments may pose a serious threat to water availability in many developing countries and an estimated two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in water- stressed countries by 2025;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas water challenges disproportionately affect women, given that in many developing countries they are traditionally responsible for domestic water supply; whereas women and girls suffer most from the lack of access to water and adequate sanitation, which limits their access to education, reduces their economic opportunities, and makes them more vulnerable to violence and disease;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the EU is the largest donor in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, with 25% of its global humanitarian annual funding dedicated only to supporting development partners in this area; whereas, however, a 2012 ECA Special Report on EU’s assistance for drinking water and basic sanitation in Sub-Saharan countries pointed out the need for improving aid effectiveness and the sustainability of the projects supported by the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly supports the inclusion of the goal of ensuring safe drinkingavailability and sustainable management of water and adequate sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030 among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted in September 2015; stresses that realisation of all SDGs requires mobilisation of much more financing for development than is currently provided, including from new sources;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EmphaInsisets that assistance for safe drinking water and sanitation should be given high priority in the allocation of funds andthe WASH sector in developing countries should be given high priority both in official development aid (ODA) and in national budgets; recalls that water management ins assistance programming; favours collective responsibility and requires the joint effort of national governments, local communities and international donors; favours, in this regard, open-mindedness in relation to different aid modalities, but strict adherence to development effectiveness principles and to an unwavering focus on poverty eradication and the maximisation of the development impact;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that an efficient and equitable management of water resources relies on the capacity of local governments to deliver services; therefore calls on the EU to further support the strengthening of water governance and infrastructure in developing countries, while addressing particularly the needs of vulnerable rural populations;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WSupports the Global Water Solidarity Platform launched by UNDP in order to engage local authorities in finding solutions to water challenges; also welcomes the ‘1 % solidarity for water and sanitation’ and other initiatives taken by citizens and authorities in some Member States in order to support projects in developing countries with funds from consumption fees; notes that such initiatives have been put into practice by several water utilities; reiterates its call on the Commission to encourage solidarity arrangements in this area; e.g. through dissemination of information, facilitation of partnerships and exchanges of experience;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the European Commission to ensure that aid is spent effectively and that it is better targeted to the WASH sector in the perspective of the post-2015 development agenda; calls on the creation of a global monitoring mechanism to track progress in achieving universal access to safe drinking water, the sustainable use and development of water resources, and the strengthening of an equitable, participatory and accountable water governance in all countries;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5