3 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2011/2197(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that 70% of the world's poor are women who are denied equal access to and control over resources, technology, services, land rights, credit and insurance systems and decision-making powers, and thus are disproportionately vulnerable to and affected by climate change; underlines that 85% of people who die as a result of climate-induced natural disasters are women, that 75% of environmental refugeeimmigrants are women, and that women are also more likely to be the unseen victims of resource wars and violence resulting from climate change;, as in many communities around the world women are less involved in the decision-making procedures, they lack access to information and therefore have less opportunities to look for alternative sources of income which adversely affects their bargaining power in the household community
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that in many communities around the world, women’s responsibilities in the family make them more vulnerable to environmental change, which is exacerbated by the impacts of climate change; they are being affected in their multiple roles as food producers and providers, care givers and economic actors;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges governments worldwide to promote women’s empowerment through capacity-building before, during and after climate-related disasters, as well as their active involvement in disaster anticipation, early warning and prevention as part of their resilience building.