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2006/2514(RSP) Resolution on the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, 16-22 March 2006

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 136-p5

Subjects

3.70.04 Water control and management, pollution of waterways, water pollution

Events

2006/04/19

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2006)1725

2006/03/15

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2006/03/15

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006). Pointing out that half of the world's population suffers from a lack of sanitation or access to drinking water, Parliament declared that water is a shared resource of mankind and that, as such, access to water constitutes a fundamental human right. It called for all necessary efforts to be made to guarantee access to water for the most deprived populations by 2015.

Parliament further called for the Commission to represent the EU at the Fourth World Water Forum with a mandate to seek recognition in the final ministerial declaration that access to drinking water is a fundamental human right. The EU and its Member States should propose, under the auspices of the United Nations, the drafting of an international treaty on water and the management of water resources which recognises the right to access to drinking water.

Parliament called for the establishment of a Water Coordination Agency under the direct responsibility of the United Nations. This Agency should integrate protection of public health and the environment into water resource management and have the task of developing strategies that encourage forms of economic and agricultural development compatible with maintaining or restoring a high standard of water quality.

Parliament welcomed the allocation of EUR 500 million from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) made, together with another allocation of EUR 475 million from the same EDF for water supply and sanitation, for the launching of the ACP-EU Water Facility. It hoped that international institutions would increase the role of water in their action plans and that debt relief will also benefit investment in water.

Parliament went on to state that local authorities in the EU should be encouraged to allocate a proportion of the charges paid by users for the supply of water and sanitation services to decentralised cooperation measures. It called on the Commission and the Council to recognise the fundamental role of local authorities in water protection and management and regretted that the skills and resources of local authorities are insufficiently exploited by EU funding programmes for helping local communities in developing countries.

Parliament underlined the importance of early prevention of regional water-related conflicts, especially in regions where countries share a common basin. There must be further EU and international efforts to improve regional water policy coordination and to promote the setting-up of regional water management bodies.

There was also the increased risk of water scarcity due to climate change. Desertification, melting glaciers, lowered water-tables and rising saltwater threaten water supplies in many parts of the world, urgently requiring measures against climate change in order to halt these negative trends.

Finally, Parliament recommended that the participants at the Fourth World Water Forum take an interest in the activities of civil society organisations, whose work in seeking solutions to problems relating to access to water was commended.

Documents

T6-0087/2006

2006/03/15

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2006/03/13

EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament

Documents

B6-0003/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0149/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0153/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0155/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0163/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0164/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0165/2006

2006/03/13

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0149/2006

2006/03/13

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1725
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0087/2006
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B6-0003/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0149/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0153/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0155/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0163/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0164/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0165/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0149/2006
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B6-0003/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0149/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0153/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0155/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0163/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0164/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0165/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0149/2006
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1725

Activities

Eija-Riitta KORHOLA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum - Mexico, 16-22 March 2006 (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
Fiona HALL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
David HAMMERSTEIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
Roberto MUSACCHIO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
Pierre SCHAPIRA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)
Karin SCHEELE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006) (debate)

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events/2	date 2006-03-15T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2006-0087_EN.html title: T6-0087/2006 summary The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006). Pointing out that half of the world's population suffers from a lack of sanitation or access to drinking water, Parliament declared that water is a shared resource of mankind and that, as such, access to water constitutes a fundamental human right. It called for all necessary efforts to be made to guarantee access to water for the most deprived populations by 2015. Parliament further called for the Commission to represent the EU at the Fourth World Water Forum with a mandate to seek recognition in the final ministerial declaration that access to drinking water is a fundamental human right. The EU and its Member States should propose, under the auspices of the United Nations, the drafting of an international treaty on water and the management of water resources which recognises the right to access to drinking water. Parliament called for the establishment of a Water Coordination Agency under the direct responsibility of the United Nations. This Agency should integrate protection of public health and the environment into water resource management and have the task of developing strategies that encourage forms of economic and agricultural development compatible with maintaining or restoring a high standard of water quality. Parliament welcomed the allocation of EUR 500 million from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) made, together with another allocation of EUR 475 million from the same EDF for water supply and sanitation, for the launching of the ACP-EU Water Facility. It hoped that international institutions would increase the role of water in their action plans and that debt relief will also benefit investment in water. Parliament went on to state that local authorities in the EU should be encouraged to allocate a proportion of the charges paid by users for the supply of water and sanitation services to decentralised cooperation measures. It called on the Commission and the Council to recognise the fundamental role of local authorities in water protection and management and regretted that the skills and resources of local authorities are insufficiently exploited by EU funding programmes for helping local communities in developing countries. Parliament underlined the importance of early prevention of regional water-related conflicts, especially in regions where countries share a common basin. There must be further EU and international efforts to improve regional water policy coordination and to promote the setting-up of regional water management bodies. There was also the increased risk of water scarcity due to climate change. Desertification, melting glaciers, lowered water-tables and rising saltwater threaten water supplies in many parts of the world, urgently requiring measures against climate change in order to halt these negative trends. Finally, Parliament recommended that the participants at the Fourth World Water Forum take an interest in the activities of civil society organisations, whose work in seeking solutions to problems relating to access to water was commended.
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events	date: 2006-03-13T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060313&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2006-03-15T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=12419&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2006-03-15T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-87 title: T6-0087/2006 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (16-22 March 2006). Pointing out that half of the world's population suffers from a lack of sanitation or access to drinking water, Parliament declared that water is a shared resource of mankind and that, as such, access to water constitutes a fundamental human right. It called for all necessary efforts to be made to guarantee access to water for the most deprived populations by 2015. Parliament further called for the Commission to represent the EU at the Fourth World Water Forum with a mandate to seek recognition in the final ministerial declaration that access to drinking water is a fundamental human right. The EU and its Member States should propose, under the auspices of the United Nations, the drafting of an international treaty on water and the management of water resources which recognises the right to access to drinking water. Parliament called for the establishment of a Water Coordination Agency under the direct responsibility of the United Nations. This Agency should integrate protection of public health and the environment into water resource management and have the task of developing strategies that encourage forms of economic and agricultural development compatible with maintaining or restoring a high standard of water quality. Parliament welcomed the allocation of EUR 500 million from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) made, together with another allocation of EUR 475 million from the same EDF for water supply and sanitation, for the launching of the ACP-EU Water Facility. It hoped that international institutions would increase the role of water in their action plans and that debt relief will also benefit investment in water. Parliament went on to state that local authorities in the EU should be encouraged to allocate a proportion of the charges paid by users for the supply of water and sanitation services to decentralised cooperation measures. It called on the Commission and the Council to recognise the fundamental role of local authorities in water protection and management and regretted that the skills and resources of local authorities are insufficiently exploited by EU funding programmes for helping local communities in developing countries. Parliament underlined the importance of early prevention of regional water-related conflicts, especially in regions where countries share a common basin. There must be further EU and international efforts to improve regional water policy coordination and to promote the setting-up of regional water management bodies. There was also the increased risk of water scarcity due to climate change. Desertification, melting glaciers, lowered water-tables and rising saltwater threaten water supplies in many parts of the world, urgently requiring measures against climate change in order to halt these negative trends. Finally, Parliament recommended that the participants at the Fourth World Water Forum take an interest in the activities of civil society organisations, whose work in seeking solutions to problems relating to access to water was commended. date: 2006-03-15T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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