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R2: Green solutions for more crisis-prepared, resilient and safer societies

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Metadata of the motion
Party:Vihreät - De Gröna

Short introduction

Europe needs a Green vision for crisis preparedness and building resilient,
equitable, and sustainable societies that can withstand climate, health, and
economic crises and turbulence. From natural disasters such as floods and
wildfires to economic shocks, infrastructure collapse, and hybrid and cyber
threats, crises are disrupting our societies and undermining our wellbeing with
growing frequency.

As the changing geo-economic and geopolitical landscape impacts Europe’s ability
to stand up for its values, Green solutions that are ecologically, socially, and
economically sustainable are needed to improve our societies’ resilience and
crisis preparedness.

Main body

While other political movements propose turning inwards and slowing down
necessary reforms in the name of safety and security, the Green approach focuses
on renewal, cooperation, community and unity in ensuring civilian security and
the ability to manage crises. It ranges from ensuring timely processes and
resources for emergency response and assistance, effective measures for
preparing for crises and mitigating their impacts in advance, and building
societal resilience faced with longer-term trends that impact how our societies
function. Our approach prioritises human security, environmental and social
sustainability, and democratic accountability, and shifts the focus beyond more
traditional hard security. Beyond responding to threats and crises, we also
focus on root causes, such as the climate crisis.

The Green approach has a strong emphasis on community-based safety strategies,
investing in local services and their resilience, and building the necessary
infrastructure capable of withstanding various shocks.

Therefore the European Green Party

Demands

  1. Recognises the need for European cooperation and policies to build safer
    and more resilient societies. The EU and neighbouring partners must be
    able to respond to crises and build up the resilience of people,
    communities, infrastructure and institutions.

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  1. Emphasises the need for strong community-based safety strategies and
    volunteering structures to build resilience and contribute to assistance
    and recovery in a crisis. Governments must work together with civil
    society and non-governmental organisations to build processes for
    cooperation and contribution. Governments should use the expertise and
    capacity of these organisations and their volunteers.

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  1. Calls for strong civic and digital literacy education and information
    efforts to ensure that people can recognise and prevent the spread of mis-
    and disinformation.

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  1. Calls for investment in infrastructure so it can withstand different
    shocks and develop early warning systems. We must guarantee access to
    water, electricity, heat and other basic supplies during crises.
    Governments must ensure necessary reserves to guarantee the supplies in
    emergencies. Our energy supply must be built on sustainable and modern
    solutions that can survive shocks and support fast recovery e.g. from
    blackouts.

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  1. Demands larger and consistent investment in local services and their
    resilience, including emergency response, healthcare and social services
    to ensure availability also in crises. The EU should coordinate European
    supply algorithms, common procurement and coordinated stockpiling while
    also facilitating cooperation through programmes such as RescEU.

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  1. Highlights the need for nature-based solutions to prevent and mitigate
    threats. For example, nature-based solutions can help prevent flooding and
    erosion, rebuilding biodiversity helps promote healthier environments, and
    restoring wetlands can act as barriers for defence purposes.

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  1. Recognises that resilience also means a resilient economy that works
    within planetary limits. Economic resilience requires strengthening our
    strategic autonomy. As well as investing in technological innovation, we
    must invest in energy autonomy to limit and end our exposure to and
    dependence on fossil fuels.

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  1. Demands investment in cybersecurity and the information landscape. These
    need to be safeguarded through investment in open-source digital
    infrastructure to defend our democratic institutions from manipulation and
    cyber threats without compromising civil rights.

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  1. Demands that the EU and European governments support the United Nations as
    the forum for global cooperation and promote diplomacy, peacebuilding, and
    global cooperation based on international law while also being ready and
    adequately resourced to defend its values and everyone living in Europe.
    We must build international partnerships to promote our values of human
    dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and respect for
    human rights.

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Party board/leadership support

Yes

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Supporters


  • SF - Green Left, Denmark
  • PROGRESĪVIE, Latvia
  • Esquerra Verda, Spain
  • Eestimaa Rohelised, Estonia
  • Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Germany
  • Verdes Equo, Spain

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