Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-27-Speech-2-445-500"
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"The report adopted on Tuesday by the European Parliament on dam infrastructures in developing countries makes constructive proposals on a number of points, such as population displacements linked to dam building.
In this text, Parliament expresses its concern that the World Bank has committed USD 100 billion to dam construction which has resulted in between 40 and 80 million people being displaced without receiving any financial compensation at all.
The danger of using large-scale dams to prevent flood damage has also been taken into account, as the safety of these dams is threatened by the rise in the frequency and intensity of flooding, which is mainly linked to climate change. The European Parliament has taken this opportunity to call on the Union to increase its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases in order to achieve its aim of ensuring that the global temperature does not rise more than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels.
However, one fundamental element is missing from this report: recognition that water is a vital public good, with all the associated implications.
I have therefore abstained."@en1
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