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Draft report (2025/2216(INI)) 2026-03-05

Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

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Amendment 1

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations, in particular Article 2(1) on the sovereign equality of States,

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Amendment 2

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in particular Article 2 on the legal status of the territorial sea and the coastal State’s sovereignty,

Or. en

Amendment 3

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone (Geneva, 1958), in particular Articles 1 and 2,

Or. en

Amendment 4

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 7 May 2025 on the European Water Resilience Strategy1 ,

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1 Texts adopted, P10_TA(2025)0091.

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Amendment 5

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on access to water as a human right — the external dimension,

Or. en

Amendment 6

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission Communication of 4 June 2025 entitled ‘European Water Resilience Strategy’,

Or. en

Amendment 7

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UN 2023 Water Conference and the adopted the Water Action Agenda, and the upcoming UN 2026 Water Conference,

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Amendment 8

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 November 2018 on water diplomacy,

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Or. en

Amendment 9

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 November 2021 on water in the EU’s external action,

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Or. en

Amendment 10

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2026 on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter - annual report 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 11

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 2 April 2025 on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 20242 ,

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2 OJ C, C/2025/4390, 9.9.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4390/oj.

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Amendment 12

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the report of the European Parliament “Access to water as a human right – the external dimension” P9_TA(2022)0346,

Or. en

Amendment 13

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for the survival of humanity and all life on Earth and therefore needs to be managed sustainably and fairly;

A. whereas water is essential for the survival of humanity and all life on Earth and therefore needs to be managed sustainably and fairly; whereas the management of natural resources, including water resources, falls primarily within the competence and sovereignty of states;

Or. en

Amendment 14

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for the survival of humanity and all life on Earth and therefore needs to be managed sustainably and fairly;

A. whereas water is essential for the survival of humanity and all life on Earth and therefore needs to be managed sustainably and fairly as a common public and global good;

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Amendment 15

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace;

B. whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace; whereas around 2.2 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water, 3.5 billion lack safely managed sanitation, and around 4 billion people experience severe water scarcity for at least one month each year1a;

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1a Madani K. (2026) Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, doi: 10.53328/INR26KAM001

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Amendment 16

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace;

B. whereas, in July 2010, the UN declared clean drinking water and sanitation to be a human right for all; whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace;

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Amendment 17

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace;

B. whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace, as a part of nation's sovereignty and security;

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Amendment 18

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas access to water is a human right and a prerequisite for stability and peace;

B. whereas access to water and sanitation is a human right and a key element for health, stability, security and peace;

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Amendment 19

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas refugees, asylum-seekers and IDPs are particularly vulnerable to discrimination, racism and xenophobia, which can further interfere with their ability to secure safe drinking water and sanitation;

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Amendment 20

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas nearly half of the global population lives in areas where water is scarce for at least one month per year;

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Amendment 21

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbates water stress;

C. whereas access to safe drinking water and sanitation are recognised as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights; whereas poor water governance, water scarcity and unequal access can contribute to instability, conflict and displacement;

Or. en

Amendment 22

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbates water stress;

C. whereas climate change has significant effects on water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and is threatening to exacerbate water stress, i.e. a situation in which the use of water resources is not sustainable;

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Amendment 23

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbates water stress;

C. whereas geopolitical tensions and imbalanced stewardship from several continents represent a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbate water stress;

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Amendment 24

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbates water stress;

C. whereas the lack of environmental protection represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbates water stress;

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Amendment 25

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems, and exacerbates water stress;

C. whereas climate change and human activity is dangerously diminishing water resources and exacerbates water stress;

Or. en

Amendment 26

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas an increasing pressure on water resources caused by rapidly growing populations, rising demand, unsustained expansion of industries, poor wastewater management systems and unsustainable water and land use, contributes to water scarcity, hunger, and conflict;

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Amendment 27

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas hydrological cycles are becoming increasingly erratic and are characterised by violent swings between severe drought and devastating floods, driven by climate change; whereas all glaciated regions in the world have reported ice loss in recent years; whereas human activities are responsible for a significant amount of the pollution of fresh water resources worldwide; whereas water diversion or appropriation, and displacement caused by mega-projects, are common practices carried out by state authorities and private actors that have a direct negative effect on the right to water;

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Amendment 28

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas hydrological cycles are becoming increasingly erratic and are characterised by violent swings between severe drought and devastating floods, driven by climate change; whereas all glaciated regions in the world have reported ice loss in recent years; whereas human activities are responsible for a significant amount of the pollution of fresh water resources worldwide; emphasises that, although much of the readily available water is clean, local problems can be serious; points out that, in India and China for example, certain rivers and groundwater sources are badly polluted;

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Amendment 29

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas only about one-third of the continental water catchment area was within normal water discharge conditions during each of the past six years; whereas hydrological cycles are becoming increasingly erratic and are characterised by violent swings between severe drought and devastating floods, driven by climate change; whereas all glaciated regions in the world have reported ice loss in recent years; whereas human activities are responsible for a significant amount of the pollution of fresh water resources worldwide;

Or. en

Amendment 30

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas hydrological cycles are erratic and are characterised by violent swings between severe drought and devastating floods; whereas human activities are responsible for a significant amount of the pollution of fresh water resources worldwide;

Or. en

Amendment 31

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas 90 percent of all natural disasters are water-related; whereas hydrological cycles are becoming increasingly erratic and are characterised by violent swings between severe drought and devastating floods, driven by climate change; whereas all glaciated regions in the world have reported ice loss in recent years; whereas human activities are responsible for a significant amount of the pollution of fresh water resources worldwide;

Or. en

Amendment 32

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas hydrological cycles are becoming increasingly erratic and are characterised by violent swings between severe drought and devastating floods, also driven by climate change; whereas all glaciated regions in the world have reported ice loss in recent years; whereas human activities are partly responsible for a significant amount of the pollution of fresh water resources worldwide;

Or. en

Amendment 33

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas access to safe drinking water by indigenous people is closely linked to their control over their ancestral lands, territories and resources and therefore the lack of recognition or protection of these ancestral lands, territories or resources have far-reaching implications of their right to water;

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Amendment 34

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas, under international law, coastal States exercise sovereignty over their territorial sea; whereas this principle is grounded in the sovereign equality of States under the Charter of the United Nations;

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Amendment 35

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas voluntary corporate social responsibility standards have proven insufficient to prevent environmental degradation, significant transboundary harm and human rights violations linked to large-scale water-related investments, and whereas stronger binding safeguards, oversight mechanisms and accountability frameworks are required to ensure that both State and private actors comply with international water law;

Or. en

Amendment 36

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas most countries have no transboundary arrangements over shared water bodies;

F. whereas most countries have no transboundary arrangements over shared water bodies; whereas, according to the UN, of the 153 countries that share transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwater areas, only 43 have operational cooperation agreements in place that cover at least 90 % of their shared water resources;

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Amendment 37

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas most countries have no transboundary arrangements over shared water bodies;

F. whereas despite progress, transboundary water cooperation remains insufficient globally, with only around 28% of countries having operational agreements covering most of their shared waters;

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Amendment 38

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas out of 153 UN Member States that share transboundary waters, only 43 have operational agreements in place; whereas over 20 countries have no such arrangements, with particularly limited progress seen in Asia and Latin America;

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Amendment 39

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas water stress and unilateral actions by countries in transboundary waters, such as pollution or overexploitation, or the construction of infrastructure has implications for all states bordering those waters; whereas disputes over access to water feed into and may fuel wider conflicts, with severe consequences for regional stability and human security; whereas public and private investments in hazardous or large-scale water-related activities, if inadequately regulated or subject only to voluntary standards, may create significant adverse impacts on transboundary waters and undermine regional stability;

Or. en

Amendment 40

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas water stress and unilateral actions by countries in transboundary waters, such as pollution or overexploitation, or the construction of infrastructure, have implications for all states bordering those waters; whereas disputes over access to water feed into and may fuel wider conflicts, with severe consequences for regional stability and human security; whereas attacks on water supply, water supply facilities or other infrastructure that is vital for civilians may constitute war crimes;

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Amendment 41

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas water stress and unilateral actions by countries in transboundary waters may have implications for all states bordering those waters; whereas disputes over access to water feed into and may fuel wider conflicts and economic collapse, with severe consequences for regional stability and human security;

Or. en

Amendment 42

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas water stress and unilateral actions by countries in transboundary waters, such as pollution or overexploitation, or the unauthorised building has implications for all states bordering those waters; whereas disputes over access to water feed into and may fuel wider conflicts, with severe consequences for regional stability and human security;

Or. en

Amendment 43

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 44

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ga. whereas, as a result of repeated Russian bombing, energy and water supplies have been disrupted in many Ukrainian cities, leaving civilians without drinking water and having serious humanitarian consequences;

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Amendment 45

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas since 1948 over 300 international water agreements have been signed worldwide, demonstrating that shared water resources have historically encouraged cooperation rather than interstate conflicts;

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Amendment 46

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Gb. whereas on 6 June 2023 the Kakhovka dam in Kherson, Ukraine, collapsed as a result of terrorist activity on the part of the Russian occupying forces, causing widespread flooding, significant ecological damage and human casualties, and long-term problems with water management and access to clean drinking water;

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Amendment 47

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Gc. whereas on 2 March 2026 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was planning new attacks, in particular against Ukraine’s water management systems and water supply infrastructure, with the deliberate aim of causing maximum disruption to the water supply;

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Amendment 48

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Gd. whereas, in order to reduce security risks, it is justified to ensure that water resources remain in the hands of national operators;

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Amendment 49

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas even though historically water has functioned as a catalyst for cooperation, over the last 10 years conflict over water has exceeded cooperation;

H. whereas, over the last years conflict over water has exceeded cooperation; whereas despite progress to provide drinking water and sanitation over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them at risk of disease and deeper social exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 50

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas even though historically water has functioned as a catalyst for cooperation, over the last 10 years conflict over water has exceeded cooperation;

H. whereas in 1995 Ismail Serageldin, then Vice-President of the World Bank, stated that “the wars of the twenty-first century will be fought over water”; whereas this narrative has shaped political debate for almost three decades, yet no large conflict has been fought exclusively over water resources;

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Amendment 51

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas even though historically water has functioned as a catalyst for cooperation, over the last 10 years conflict over water has exceeded cooperation;

H. whereas historically water has functioned as a catalyst for cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 52

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas marginalized groups that often are overlooked and discriminated when developing water and sanitation infrastructure include women, children, refugees, indigenous peoples, low-caste communities, disabled people and many others;

Or. en

Amendment 53

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas according to the Water Conflict Chronology database of the Pacific Institute, most water-related incidents concern local disputes or attacks on infrastructure rather than wars between states;

Or. en

Amendment 54

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H b. whereas environmental degradation and climate-related risks tend to disproportionately impact poor and marginalized communities; whereas these conditions are increasingly exploited by criminal networks, terrorist organizations, and local militias to strengthen their influence and advance their agendas;

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Amendment 55

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas upstream users of water systems have some relative advantages over the downstream users;

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Or. en

Amendment 56

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas upstream users of water systems have some relative advantages over the downstream users;

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Or. en

Amendment 57

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas upstream users of water systems have some relative advantages over the downstream users;

I. whereas upstream users of water systems have some relative advantages over the downstream users; whereas only the equitable and sustainable access to the water resources ensures long-term predictability for all; whereas strategic transnational cooperation on water resources allows to sustainably manage human activities, and to jointly prepare for erratic hydrological cycles, for the benefit of all neighbours;

Or. en

Amendment 58

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas the deliberate destruction of water infrastructure, including dams, by Russia in Ukraine, notably the Kakhovka dam on 6 June 2023, has caused severe environmental destruction, including flooding, pollution of freshwater resources, loss of biodiversity, and long-term damage to ecosystems, while also depriving civilian populations of access to safe drinking water and livelihoods;

Or. en

Amendment 59

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas International Humanitarian Law (IHL), specifically the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, provides explicit protections for dams and other "installations containing dangerous forces”; whereas the widespread or systematic destruction of water supplies or the resulting environmental damage could fall under its jurisdiction as a crime against humanity;

Or. en

Amendment 60

Pernando Barrena Arza

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J a. whereas the Commission on Human Rights, in its Resolution 12 (XXXVII) of 6 March 1981, deplored the continuance of the occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco and affirmed the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination; whereas the exploitation of natural resources, including water resources, in occupied territories without the consent of the people concerned undermines that right and may entrench situations of occupation and instability; and the Court of Justice of the European Union, in Joined Cases C-778/21 P and C-798/21 P and in Joined Cases C-779/21 P and C-799/21 P, held that the application of EU–Morocco economic agreements to Western Sahara and its adjacent waters requires the consent of the people of Western Sahara, in light of the right to self-determination and the principle of the relative effect of treaties;

Or. en

Amendment 61

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J a. whereas contemporary warfare increasingly involves the deliberate targeting and weaponization of water supplies and water infrastructure, as most recently demonstrated by the devastating destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine by Russia; whereas such destruction constitutes a war crime and an act of ecocide, having caused deaths, mass displacement of the civilian population, the collapse of sanitation and irrigation systems, left approximately one million people without access to safe drinking water, and created serious risks to nuclear safety at the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; whereas, as a result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, approximately 1.7 million children in Ukraine currently lack reliable access to safe water;

Or. en

Amendment 62

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ja. whereas, on 13 September 2024, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed the first UN Special Envoy on Water; whereas the Special Envoy will be a high-level advocate for water issues, promote international cooperation to improve water and sanitation, and mobilise action to address global water crises; whereas Retno L.P. Marsudi, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, took up her duties as the UN Special Envoy on Water on 1 November 1 2024;

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Amendment 63

Davor Ivo Stier

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J a. whereas pollution and waste carried by rivers and sea currents can accumulate on the coasts of other states, causing environmental, economic and social damage, including to tourism and fisheries;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J a. Recognises that water scarcity can lead to displacement, therefore believes that one of the means to tackle the root causes of migration is to improve water management in third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 65

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ja. whereas access to water and control of water infrastructure are being used, and will increasingly be used, as instruments of political pressure, coercion or war;

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Amendment 66

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital J b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J b. whereas weaponisation of access to water through military operations targeting water facilities, wells, pipelines, desalination units and sewage systems constitutes a serious violation of human rights; whereas the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported on July 2025 that 89% of Gaza's water and sanitation infrastructure had been damaged or destroyed by Israel’s forces, leaving over 90 per cent of households water insecure; whereas such deliberate deprivation of water and destruction of infrastructure constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law, including the prohibition of attacking objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population;

Or. en

Amendment 67

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital J b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J b. whereas public-private partnerships that, promotes a better and more affordable access to water, sanitation and hygiene for all, in particular in the creation, the efficient maintenance and management of water infrastructures;

Or. en

Amendment 68

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Recital J b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J b. whereas armed state and non-state actors in conflict-affected areas use the weakened populations as a means to gain legitimacy by controlling the water resources;

Or. en

Amendment 69

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital J b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Jb. whereas the UN Water Conference is to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 24-26 November 2026;

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Amendment 70

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital J c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J c. whereas in its Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice confirmed that Israel, as the occupying power, has the obligation to ensure that the local population has an adequate supply of foodstuffs, including water; whereas the continued restriction of water, fuel and humanitarian access is incompatible with these obligations under international law;

Or. en

Amendment 71

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Recital J c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J c. whereas public investments and policies must encourage and incentivize the private sector to invest in technologies and management practices that enhance the sustainable production of crops, livestock, and fish by both smallholders and larger companies;

Or. en

Amendment 72

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Recital J d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J d. whereas, under Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, genocide includes deliberately inflicting on a national, ethnical, racial or religious group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; whereas the deliberate deprivation of water and other objects indispensable to the survival of a protected group may amount to such acts when committed with the intent to destroy that group, in whole or in part;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(a) increase the role of transboundary water governance plays in EU external action, so it acts as a meaningful tool for conflict prevention, resolution and trust-building at regional, national and international levels, especially in areas vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and where water is already scarce, including by addressing the destabilising effects of poorly regulated large-scale water-related investments and ensuring that corporate and financial actors do not contribute to tensions, displacement or transboundary harm that may escalate into conflict;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(a) ensure that any EU engagement on transboundary water issues remains limited and respectful of the primary responsibility of sovereign states;

Or. en

Amendment 75

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(a) with due respect for, and subordinated to national sovereignties, adapt the role of transboundary water governance in EU external action, so it acts as a meaningful tool for conflict prevention, resolution and trust-building at regional, national and international levels, especially in areas vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and where water is already scarce;

Or. en

Amendment 76

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(a) increase the role that transboundary water governance plays, particularly within the UN framework, and support UN-led initiatives to make water cooperation an effective tool for the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and for trust-building at regional, national and international levels, especially in areas vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and where water is already scarce;

Or. fi

Amendment 77

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 78

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 79

Pernando Barrena Arza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(a a) address situations such as Western Sahara, a territory under Moroccan occupation, where the exploitation of natural resources, including water, without the consent of the Saharawi people contributes to the consolidation of the occupation and prevents the exercise of their right to self-determination, thereby undermining prospects for a just and lasting peace, and ensure that EU external action does not contribute, directly or indirectly, to such exploitation without the free and genuine consent of the people of the territory concerned, in line with the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and the right to self-determination under international law;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b) address the lack of operational agreements between governments sharing transboundary water basins and make all necessary EU expertise and technical and financial assistance available to support governments in establishing and implementing such arrangements as well as river basin organisations, including by ensuring that such agreements integrate binding environmental and social safeguards, mandatory transboundary environmental impact assessments, effective public participation mechanisms and accountability frameworks applicable to both State authorities and private investors involved in water-related infrastructure projects;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b) address the lack of operational agreements between governments sharing transboundary water basins and make all necessary EU expertise and technical and financial assistance available to support governments in establishing and implementing such arrangements as well as river basin organisations in order to enhance the sustainable management of natural resources, reduce the risk of tension or conflict and foster cooperation; consistently raise issues related to transnational water governance in their bilateral dialogues with partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 83

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b) encourage governments sharing transboundary water basins to cooperate through existing international frameworks, in particular those led by the United Nations and the World Bank;

Or. en

Amendment 84

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b) under Member States’ initiative, address the lack of operational agreements between governments sharing transboundary water basins and make all necessary EU expertise and technical and financial assistance available to support governments in establishing and implementing such arrangements as well as river basin organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b) address the lack of operational agreements between governments sharing transboundary water basins and make all available EU expertise and technical assistance available to support governments in establishing and implementing such arrangements as well as river basin organisations;

Or. fi

Amendment 86

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b a) address existing accountability gaps in transboundary water governance by promoting effective liability and redress mechanisms for environmental and human rights harm caused by large-scale water-related infrastructure projects, including where private actors, investors or financial institutions are involved;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(b b) ensure effective access to justice and remedy for communities and individuals affected by transboundary environmental harm caused by large-scale water-related infrastructure projects, including through civil liability mechanisms, judicial and non-judicial grievance procedures and the possibility to bring claims against corporate actors and financial institutions involved;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(c) strengthen the role transnational water governance plays in EU external action and diplomacy and to this end provide the European External Action Service (EEAS) and EU Delegations around the world with the appropriate financial and human resources to initiate and accompany transboundary water management and diplomacy activities on the ground within and between partner countries;

(c) strengthen multilateral water governance, particularly within the UN framework, and actively support UN water initiatives and processes; encourage the initiation and promotion of transboundary water management and diplomacy activities within and between partner countries;

Or. fi

Amendment 89

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(c) ensure that EU engagement in transboundary water issues remains limited and complementary to the primary responsibility of sovereign states; avoid the creation of new administrative structures and refrain from allocating additional financial resources within the European External Action Service (EEAS) for this purpose; call for cooperation with existing international organisations, like the United Nations and the World Bank;

Or. en

Amendment 90

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(c) adapt the role that transnational water governance plays in EU external action and diplomacy and to this end test the European External Action Service (EEAS) and EU Delegations around the world with the existing financial and human resources to initiate and accompany transboundary water management and diplomacy activities on the ground within and between partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(c a) strengthen the tailoring of EU external investments for water and sanitation access — including under the Global Gateway and related external financing instruments — to fragile and conflict-affected contexts, in order to support peace and resilience1b;

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Or. en

Amendment 92

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

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Or. en

Amendment 93

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

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Or. en

Amendment 94

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework, while guaranteeing equitable access to resources for small-scale projects, particularly managed at local or regional levels, and making such funding strictly conditional upon compliance with international humanitarian law, international human rights law and binding environmental and social safeguard standards, including in situations of occupation and in projects involving private investors or financial institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework notably through Global Europe and Global Gateway; ensure that the infrastructure and energy projects financed by EU development cooperation and external policy instruments, including the European Investment Bank, do not undermine transborder water relations, equal access and sustainable management nor contribute to the expulsion of people from their land, notably indigenous people;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management and sustainable water management in partner countries, in alignment with the global flagship actions of the EU’s first Water Resilience Strategy under EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action and increase financing for global access to climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure under the next multiannual financial framework;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure and keep under surveillance funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure adequate and efficient funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d) ensure increased and steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

(d) ensure steady funding for EU transboundary water management in EU external action under the next multiannual financial framework;

Or. fi

Amendment 101

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d a) recognise the crucial work done by environmental rights defenders and civil society organisations in favour of water preservation, equal access, and transboundary water governance; closely involve local environmental rights defenders and civil society organisations in EU support to transnational water governance in third countries and protect their work;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(d a) encourage the public-private partnerships that, promotes a better and more affordable access to water, sanitation and hygiene for all, in particular in the creation, the efficient maintenance and management of water infrastructures, in particular through its Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 103

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(e) expand the geographic scope of EU transboundary water governance projects beyond Africa and Central Asia to the Americas, the Middle East and North Africa, and East and South Asia through a Team Europe approach, particularly in regions where water insecurity may contribute to instability, displacement or irregular migration affecting EU external borders;

Or. en

Amendment 104

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(e) expand the geographic scope of EU transboundary water governance projects beyond Africa and Central Asia to the Americas, the Middle East and North Africa, and East and South Asia at the initiative of the Member States, and where requested by them, using EU instruments to support national action;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(e) refrain from expanding the geographic scope of EU initiatives and instead support global efforts led by international organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(e a) welcome the Pact for the Mediterranean as a framework for strengthened regional cooperation and calls for the explicit inclusion of water diplomacy among its priority actions, given the increasing pressure on shared water resources across the Mediterranean, including in regions such as the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa; highlight that cooperative water management, joint infrastructure projects and dialogue on transboundary resources should be recognised as important tools for conflict prevention, climate resilience and sustainable development;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(ea) support international war crimes investigations into attacks on water infrastructure and water management systems;

Or. fi

Amendment 108

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f) strengthen multilateral cooperation on water, notably within the UN by continuing and stepping up the globalisation of the UN Water Convention and supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG6 on clean water and sanitation; intensify multilevel dialogues with countries of conflict prone basins, including summits and joint initiatives, as well as long-term cooperation formats;

Or. en

Amendment 109

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f) strengthen bilateral cooperation on water, based on the European nation’s priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f) strengthen multilateral cooperation on water, notably within the UN by continuing and stepping up the globalisation of the UN Water Convention and supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG6 on clean water and sanitation and in addressing great inequalities between and within countries in accessing them;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f) strengthen multilateral cooperation on water, notably within the UN by continuing and stepping up the globalisation of the UN Water Convention and supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG6 on clean water and sanitation, with strong ambition in the lead-up to the 2026 UN Water Conference;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f a) strengthen global water resilience as a means of fostering stability through the effective implementation of the European Water Resilience Strategy, in particular its global actions aimed at supporting access to water and sanitation for at least 70 million people and at strengthening global water governance and engagement in multilateral fora such as the G7, the G20 and the Baku Water Dialogue;

Or. en

Amendment 113

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f a) highlight that effective transborder water governance depends on the preservation of biodiversity and the climate, and therefore demands that water management should respond primarily to environmental – being a basic need for plants, animals and humans – and social interests and as such must be guided by a logic grounded in the public interest, and common public and global goods;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(f a) ensure the continued implementation of the EU’s commitments from UN 2023 Water Conference, while scaling up ambition and action in preparation for UN 2026 Water Conference;

Or. en

Amendment 115

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(g) invest in a more transparent overview of all ongoing EU support dedicated to the promotion of transboundary water management internationally and ensure the coherence and streamlining of all work and funding across all relevant Directorates-General and between the EEAS and the Commission; strengthen communication on the EU´s efforts and successes in the field of transboundary water cooperation to lift the profile of this essential tool and the EU´s leading role in it;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(g) invest in a more transparent overview of all ongoing EU support dedicated to the promotion of transboundary water management internationally and ensure the coherence and streamlining of all work and funding across all relevant Directorates-General and between the EEAS and the Commission; ensure, furthermore, that different programmes complement one another and do not overlap;

Or. fi

Amendment 117

Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(g a) strengthen global water resilience as a means to foster stability through the effective implementation of the European Water Resilience Strategy, particularly its global actions aimed at supporting access to water and sanitation for at least 70 million people, and strengthening global water governance and engagement in multilateral fora such as the G7, G20 and the Baku Water Dialogue;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(h) work wherever possible to ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

(h) work wherever possible to ensure clean and high-quality water and access to sanitation, promote sustainable water management, increase water reuse, tackle water pollution, overuse and waste, and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(h) work wherever possible to ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

(h) promote enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basin organisations, to address the growing water crisis, ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 120

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(h) work wherever possible to ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

(h) work wherever possible, always in the interest of the Member States, to ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(h) work wherever possible to ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

(h) work wherever possible to ensure and improve access to clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement various innovative water technologies, including nature-based solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(i) ensure that EU water initiatives worldwide address the persisting data gaps and lack of data sharing between governments by means of equipping partner countries with technical and physical resources to monitor water levels and the quality of transboundary basins effectively, and by exchanging data and fostering common standards for data collection between partner countries in order to increase compatibility; serve as a credible and trusted actor in facilitating the exchange of reliable water information among governments, stakeholders, and the public in water-stressed and high-tension settings, especially in contexts where some governments perceive information sharing as equivalent to the disclosure of state secrets; build on relevant EU experience, programmes, practices and strategies to strengthen the sharing of best practice between regional and national actors, building on relevant EU programmes, practices and strategies;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(i) ensure that EU water initiatives worldwide by means of equipping partner countries with technical and physical resources to monitor water levels and the quality of transboundary basins effectively, and by exchanging data and fostering common standards for data collection between partner countries in order to increase compatibility;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(i) ensure that UN and EU water initiatives worldwide address the persisting data gaps and lack of data sharing between governments by means of equipping partner countries with technical and physical resources to monitor water levels and the quality of transboundary basins effectively, and by exchanging data and fostering common standards for data collection between partner countries in order to increase compatibility;

Or. fi

Amendment 125

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(i) ensure that EU water initiatives worldwide address the persisting data gaps and lack of data sharing between governments by means of giving technical support to monitor water levels and the quality of transboundary basins effectively, and by exchanging data and fostering common standards for data collection between partner countries in order to increase compatibility;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j) promote intergovernmental and regional cooperation instruments in the management of water resources, focusing in particular on ensuring the fair distribution of water between countries and business sectors, and support local and community level governance structures so as to promote inclusive decision making and water management; ensure that water-related investments, concessions and infrastructure projects affecting indigenous peoples’ lands, territories and resources are subject to effective good-faith consultations with the objective of obtaining their free, prior and informed consent, as a core element of conflict prevention and sustainable peacebuilding;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j) promote intergovernmental and regional cooperation instruments in the management of water resources and inclusive decision making and water management;

Or. en

Amendment 128

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j) facilitate intergovernmental and regional cooperation instruments in the management of water resources, focusing in particular on alerting for the fair distribution of water between countries and business sectors, and support local and community level governance structures so as to promote inclusive decision making and water management;

Or. en

Amendment 129

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j a) call on the Commission to increase dedicated financial support for non-governmental organisations active in the fields of water diplomacy, conflict prevention and transboundary water cooperation, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected regions, recognising their important role in facilitating dialogue at local and regional level, supporting community-based water management, promoting trust-building and contributing to sustainable and inclusive water governance initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j a) enhance the implementation of integrated water resource management (IWRM) as the core tool that promotes the coordinated development and sustainable management of water, land and related resources, also across border, in line with the SDG 6.5.2, for the mutual benefit of the riparian states, as well as the importance of the water-food-energy-ecosystem (WEFE) nexus in addressing synergies and trade-offs on water across the EU's external action;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j a) ensure that public investments and policies must encourage and incentivize the private sector to invest in technologies and management practices that enhance the sustainable production of crops, livestock, and fish by both smallholders and larger companies;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j b) stress that unequal access to shared water resources remains a structural driver of instability in the Middle East, particularly in the Jordan River Basin, where historical and ongoing imbalances in allocation and control deepen socio-economic disparities; note that, under existing arrangements, Israeli authorities exercise effective control over the majority of water resources in and flowing from the West Bank, while Palestinian communities receive significantly smaller and often insufficient water allocations, resulting in markedly lower per capita water availability for domestic, agricultural and industrial use compared with Israeli populations and settlements, and constraining development, public health and resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j c) call for increased EU engagement in supporting joint Israeli-Palestinian water governance mechanisms, including the relaunch of existing frameworks such as the Joint Water Committee, with a view to promoting equitable water distribution, improved transparency and effective infrastructure development;

Or. en

Amendment 134

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j d) note with grave concern the extensive destruction of water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, including desalination plants, wastewater treatment facilities and distribution networks, leaving much of the population without reliable access to safe drinking water; recall reports from April 2025 documenting a major reduction — estimated at around a 70 % decrease — in water supplied to Palestinian areas, underscoring how restricted access to water can exacerbate humanitarian needs, strain essential services and heighten tensions across the region; call for the rapid and unimpeded delivery of materials, fuel and technical assistance necessary for the repair and reconstruction of critical water infrastructure, including pipelines, desalination units and wastewater treatment plants;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j e) highlight the transboundary impacts of large-scale dam projects implemented by Turkey under the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), including the Ilısu Dam, which have affected downstream water flows in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and contributed to water shortages, agricultural losses and environmental degradation in Iraq and Syria;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j f) encourage the establishment of a structured and inclusive basin-wide dialogue between Turkey, Iraq and relevant Syrian stakeholders on the management of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, based on the principles of international water law, including equitable and reasonable use and the obligation not to cause significant harm;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j g) note with concern the continued tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia following the completion and inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2025, which could significantly affect the hydropolitical balance in the Nile Basin; call on all parties to refrain from unilateral measures that could exacerbate tensions and to prioritise confidence-building steps, including transparency in dam operations and technical cooperation on water flow forecasting;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(j h) encourage Armenia and Azerbaijan to include provisions on transboundary water cooperation in the context of a future peace agreement, including mechanisms for data-sharing, joint monitoring, dam safety and equitable allocation of water for agricultural and civilian use;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point k

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(k) strengthen EU monitoring and early warning capacities through digitalisation and modern technologies; strengthen the monitoring of water scarcity and water-related conflict risks worldwide, such as the weaponisation of water and water infrastructure and deliberate deprivation of water access, making it a part of the conflict-prevention systems of the EEAS Crisis Response Centre; ensure the accountability of all actors involved in the weaponisation of water and water infrastructure, and in the deliberate deprivation of access to water, in full compliance with obligations under international law;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point k

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(k) strengthen EU monitoring and early warning capacities through digitalisation and modern technologies, including satellite surveillance and real-time pollution tracking, which are essential for preventing and combating cross-border pollution as support disaster risk reduction; strengthen the monitoring of water scarcity and water-related conflict risks worldwide, such as the weaponisation of water and water infrastructure and deliberate deprivation of water access, making it a part of the conflict-prevention systems of the EEAS Crisis Response Centre;

Or. en

Amendment 141

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point k

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(k) strengthen Member States' monitoring and early warning capacities through digitalisation and modern technologies; strengthen Member States' monitoring of water scarcity and water-related conflict risks worldwide, such as the weaponisation of water and water infrastructure and deliberate deprivation of water access;

Or. en

Amendment 142

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(k a) recognise that the deliberate deprivation of water and the systematic destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure in Gaza constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law and serious violations of human rights; recall that, pursuant to Article 2 of the EU–Israel Association Agreement, respect for human rights and democratic principles constitutes an essential element of the Agreement; call for the immediate suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement in light of Israel’s serious and persistent violations of international law;

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Amendment 143

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(k b) ensure cooperation with the ICC regarding the arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, which found reasonable grounds to believe that both individuals intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine and medical supplies, as well as fuel and electricity, from at least 8 October 2023 to 20 May 2024;

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Amendment 144

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe; ensure that EU funding for water management, water-sharing, cooperation and innovation—including under Horizon Europe—is used in full compliance with international law, including by suspending funding to countries implicated in serious violations of the human right to water;

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Amendment 145

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe; explore emerging challenges to shared water basins such as cloud seeding and other weather modification activities;

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Amendment 146

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

(l) incentivise research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation;

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Amendment 147

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

(l) incentivise research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

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Amendment 148

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(l) incentivise and finance research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

(l) incentivise research on sustainable transboundary water management, water sharing, cooperation and innovation, including through Horizon Europe;

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Amendment 149

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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Amendment 150

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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Amendment 151

Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m) appoint a high-ranking EU official as EU Special Representative tasked with preventing and resolving water-related conflicts, promoting water cooperation, and protecting water sources and systems, including during armed conflicts and in transboundary settings and leading, on behalf of the Union, international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems in line with SDG 6, as water resilience is crucial for addressing current and future health, food, energy, and security crises; consult the European Parliament on the mandate, resources, and cooperation arrangements supporting the work of the EUSR;

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Amendment 152

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m) emphasise that the UN has appointed a Special Envoy on Water; support the Special Envoy in her work and avoid the creation of overlapping structures within the EU administration; call for the UN Special Envoy’s mandate to be reviewed so that the Special Envoy can also be tasked with preventing and resolving water-related conflicts, promoting water cooperation, and protecting water sources and systems, including during armed conflicts and in transboundary settings;

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Amendment 153

Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m) appoint a high-ranking EU official as EU Special Representative tasked with preventing and resolving water-related conflicts, promoting water cooperation, and protecting water sources and systems, including during armed conflict, in refugee and IDP camps around the world, in ancestral lands of indigenous peoples and in transboundary settings;

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Amendment 154

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m) strengthen existing EU capacities to prevent and resolve water-related conflicts, promoting water cooperation, and protecting water sources and systems, including during armed conflicts and in transboundary settings, condemning the use of water as a weapon in conflict;

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Amendment 155

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m) strengthen the role of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights with an increased focus on preventing and resolving water-related conflicts, promoting water cooperation, and protecting water sources and systems, including during armed conflicts and in transboundary settings;

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Amendment 156

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m) refrain from appointing a high-ranking EU official as EU Special Representative tasked with water governance, which would constitute an unnecessary expansion of EU bureaucratic structures and risk duplicating the mandates of existing international organisations;

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Amendment 157

Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(m a) strengthen tailoring EU’s external investments to water and sanitation access, including under the Global Gateway and related external financing instruments, to fragile and conflict-affected contexts to support peace and resilience;

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Amendment 158

António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point n

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(n) strengthen the role of international law and international courts in the dispute resolution of conflicts around transnational water bodies to ensure clarity and accountability for legal obligations of all states bordering the transnational waters concerned;

(n) under the priority of member State’s national courts on the resolution of their disputes, clarify the role of international law and international courts in the dispute resolution of conflicts around transnational water bodies to ensure clarity and accountability for legal obligations of all States bordering the transnational waters concerned;

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Amendment 159

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point n

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(n) strengthen the role of international law and promote dialogue, mediation and regional solutions as primary tools for resolving disputes over transnational water bodies, ensuinge clarity and accountability regarding the legal obligations of all states bordering the waters concerned;

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Amendment 160

Michael Gahler

on behalf of the PPE Group

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(n a) condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s deliberate destruction of water infrastructure, including dams, as a weapon of war, which has caused severe environmental damage, undermined water security, and threatened civilian populations; stress that such acts constitute violations of international law and call for full accountability for those responsible; encourage the Commission and the EU Member States to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine in investigating the perpetrators so that they can be prosecuted for war crimes;

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Amendment 161

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(n a) support legal initiatives aimed at securing justice and compensation for the deliberate targeting and destruction of water supplies and infrastructure, as well as for acts of ecocide;

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Amendment 162

Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Dan Barna, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(n b) strengthen the support to the crucial work done by environmental human rights defenders; stresses that their safety and freedom to operate without violence and intimidation should be promoted;

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Amendment 163

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. explicitly recognise water stress as a major factor in security, geopolitical and humanitarian risks and fully integrate water-related conflict prevention into the EU’s foreign, security and development policy; stress that water scarcity and degradation of water resources can also lead to mass population displacement and forced migration, exacerbating food insecurity, poverty and instability in the most vulnerable regions;

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