# Access to water as a human right - the external dimension

European Parliament procedure 2021/2187(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 383 committee amendments tabled by 30 Members between 2021-12-20 and 2022-01-19.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses access to water as a human right in its external dimension. The amendments reaffirm access to drinking water and sanitation as a fundamental right and global public good, link water stress to climate change, dams, biofuel crops, deforestation and pollution, and call for a rights-based approach in the EU's external action consistent with the Water Action Decade and Sustainable Development Goal 6.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | PfE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124715.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Janina OCHOJSKA | Poland | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197542.md |
| Leopoldo LÓPEZ GIL | Spain | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197777.md |
| Caroline ROOSE | France | Verts/ALE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197506.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Samira RAFAELA | Netherlands | RE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197868.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Pierfrancesco MAJORINO | Italy | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197592.md |
| Bettina VOLLATH | Austria | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197678.md |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197500.md |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197469.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES | Spain | NI | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202352.md |

## Official source documents

- PE700.643: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-700643_EN.pdf
- PE703.204: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-703204_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2187-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2187-INI.json

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