# Report on the Commission communication: 'A community approach on the prevention of natural and man made disasters'

European Parliament procedure 2009/2151(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / LIBE / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 182 committee amendments tabled by 43 Members between 2010-03-02 and 2010-04-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is a report on the Commission communication on a community approach to the prevention of natural and man-made disasters. The amendments link disasters to climate change, ecosystems and land use, call for cooperation between local, regional, national and EU authorities, hazard and risk mapping, a financial instrument and possible adaptation fund, a European civil protection force, research and development, awareness campaigns and protection of infrastructure, forests and agricultural areas.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Elena Oana ANTONESCU | Romania | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96702.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96811.md |
| Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96989.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| João FERREIRA | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96706.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Jutta HAUG | Germany | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1914.md |
| Richard SEEBER | Austria | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28252.md |
| Giancarlo SCOTTÀ | Italy | ENF | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96996.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.136: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.136+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.323: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.323+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.951: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.951+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.178: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.178+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2151-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2151-INI.json

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