Traduction de «weather effects research section » (Anglais → Français) :

Various projects developed under EU funding programmes (in particular the Community Public Health Programme and the Research Framework Programmes) have focused on the effects of heat waves on human health, public health responses, the prevention of acute health effects due to other weather conditions and adaptation strategies fo ...[+++]r health.

Recalling the European Union Drugs Strategy 2000 - 2004 and the Action Plan on Drugs 2000 - 2004, as well as the Implementation paper on demand and supply reduction to deliver the EU Drugs Action Plan, in particular section 14.1; Conscious of the advances made in implementing the Strategy and Action Plan and also conscious of the fact that much work remains to be done in order to achieve the objectives; Noting that cannabis ranks first in terms of the quantity, the number of seizures and drug law offences reported within the European Union; Concerned about the role of organised crime in the large-scale trafficking of cannabis towards ...[+++]and within the European Union; Noting that cannabis continues to be the illegal substance most commonly used in all Member States and that its use is increasing in most countries across the European Union, especially among young people; Concerned about the changes in patterns of use, towards more frequent and regular use, and also concerned about the steady increase in cannabis-related demand for treatment; Concerned about very high THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content found in cannabis seized in Europe and noting the need for research on the health effects of this rise; Conscious of the advances in the science of cannabis during the last decade, there is still need for further research in order to obtain a better understanding of how cannabis affects the brain and concerned about the effects that the increased use of cannabis among the very young might have on vital social and cognitive functions, such as concentration and attention as well as the ability to learn and sort information and also concerned about any links between cannabis use and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression; Concerned that the perceived risk of harm from the use of cannabis might be falling among young people;

18. Interprets the recent extreme weather conditions as further evidence of the negative effects of climate change and underlines that these extreme weather conditions are another sign of the need for ambitious world action to halt climate change; considers that the EU should continue to play a leading role in this process and reinforce its efforts in the key fields of environment, energy, transport, etc.; calls on the Commission ...[+++] to take initiatives to ensure respect for the Kyoto commitments and develop research into the connections between pollution and climate change;

18. Interprets the recent extreme weather conditions as further evidence of the negative effects of climate change and underlines that these extreme weather conditions are another sign of the need for ambitious world action to halt climate change; considers that the EU should continue to play a leading role in this process and reinforce its efforts in the key fields of environment, energy, transport, etc.; calls on the Commission ...[+++] to take initiatives to ensure respect for the Kyoto commitments and develop research into the connections between pollution and climate change;

Commissioner Philippe Busquin, responsible for Research, stresses that the exceptional weather situation has affected the whole of Europe and that the state of the art crop yield forecasting system allows to anticipate the impact of the drought and to support decision making in European Agricultural Policy in an effective manner.

Group No. 1 Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure Gaspé Îles-de-la-Madeleine Pabok), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay), moved Motion No. 1, That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 10 on page 3 the following new clause: ``1.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 2: 2.1 The objectives of this Act include the implementation of the Agreement, in accordance with which, in order to conserve and manage straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, coastal States and States fishing on the high seas shall, in giving effect to their duty to co ...[+++]operate in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982: (a) adopt measures to ensure long-term sustainability of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks and promote the objective of their optimum utilization; (b) ensure that such measures are based on the best scientific evidence available and are designed to maintain or restore stocks at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors, including the special requirements of developing States, and taking into account fishing patterns, the interdependence of stocks and any generally recommended international minimum standards, whether subregional, regional or global; (c) apply the precautionary approach in accordance with article 6 of the Agreement; (d) assess the impacts of fishing, other human activities and environmental factors on target stocks and species belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target stocks; (e) adopt, where necessary, conservation and management measures for species belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent on or associated with the target stocks, with a view to maintaining or restoring populations of such species above levels at which their reproduction may become seriously threatened; (f) minimize pollution, waste, discards, catch by lost or abandoned gear, catch of non-ta ...