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29. ASEP 10 calls on government and relevant and international organisations to coordinate approaches

to development and to recognise effective action on climate change in order to shape an integrated

policy, consolidating approaches on climate change and the defence of global environment diplomacy.

30. ASEP 10 underlines that climate change and environmental distress may generate greater social

impacts and therefore calls for economic and social empowerment of people through sustainable

development to prevent dramatic situations of social conflict.

31. ASEP 10 urges for a comprehensive action to be taken in managing the development of urban areas,

as well as smart cities in compliance with energy efficiency not only megalopolis but also middle and

small size cities, where the majority of inhabitants live and where sustainable development and

minimum standards of quality of living require adequate funding and actions on waste management

and water management, use of renewable energies both on large and small scale, smart mobility, digital

connectivity and appropriate mechanism for local community involvement in the decision-making

process.

32. ASEP 10 believes that Asian and European stakeholders should increase an exchange of best

practices on sustainable urban development and its impact on climate change, both in terms of

legislation and of technology, further enhancing cooperation among political, academic and business

actors.

33. ASEP 10 is alarmed by the magnitude of natural disasters and by the fact that hundreds of millions of

people, particularly women and children, are extremely vulnerable to natural calamities, namely

earthquakes, storms, tsunamis, and severe floods and droughts, which put sustainable development at

risk. In this regard, it is the duty of the parliamentarians to emphasize the importance of ensuring

disaster risk reduction, and that disaster management is well integrated into development and poverty

reduction strategies as well as in regional and international cooperation.

34. ASEP 10 reiterates that parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote

and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right ton health, the rights of indigenous

peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable

situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and

intergenerational equity.

35. ASEP 10 underlines the need to focus on the complex links between climate change and displacement.

ASEP 10 invites stakeholders, including ASEM governments and parliaments, to further develop

understanding of the drivers and solutions for displacement caused by climate change.

36. ASEP 10 emphasises that management of water resources represents a crucial challenge to the

survival of humankind, and it is also a sensitive factor for potential instability, being one of the source

of conflicts and of the lack of adequate joint governance; ASEP 10 urges governments to enforce

ambitious programmes for both internal and cross-border water cooperation and to shape a water-

diplomacy based on advanced cooperation and joint governance of water resources; ASEP 10 recalls

the findings of the United Nations Security Council Open Session on Water, Peace and Security, held

on 22 November 2016. ASEP 10 believes that cooperation on water resources is also a leading factor

for mitigation of climate changes impact on security, migration and well-being of population.

37. ASEP 10 recalls the right of citizens to achieve safe and affordable drinking water and adequate and

equitable sanitation and hygiene through environmental policies in line with the Sustainable

Development Goal 6.

38. ASEP 10 reiterates a previous ASEP request for pushing for the capitalisation of European and Asian

experiences of sustainable plant based development of food systems, with special regard to the role of

small farming agriculture, of small and medium entrepreneurs and of inclusive, multilevel and coherent

policies especially at local level. In this regard, a particular focus should be given to family farming and

the role of women and young people. ASEP 10 draws attention to the importance of healthy and rich

oceans, and sustainable blue growth. ASEP 10 underscores the importance of tackling challenges

related to maritime ocean governance due to climate change, as well as unsustainable use of living

marine resources, including illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (UUF), on the environment and