[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1162, 292], "category": "Text", "text": "If the **participation** of women and girls, members of NSAs and mass organisations, in national and provincial decision-making on climate change and environment issues is **increased**, and if women's and girls' **access to decent jobs** and entrepreneurship opportunities in the green economy and the circular economy is **improved**, then women and girls will **influence decision-making** processes on climate change and environmental conservation policies and actions in Viet Nam."}, {"bbox": [96, 311, 1162, 568], "category": "Text", "text": "If capacities of women and young people of selected organisations in gender-responsive national and international climate change, environmental protection and disaster risk reduction frameworks and their monitoring is increased, and if awareness of non-state and state actors on gender-sensitive climate change, environmental protection and risk reduction participatory and structured dialogues is increased, if mechanisms for participatory and structured dialogues on policy and regulatory frameworks linked to climate change, environmental protection and risk reduction actions are strengthened, and if awareness on climate change opportunities linked to sustainable agriculture and/or other sectors of the economy (i.e. energy, manufacturing) is increased, then participation of women and girls, members of NSAs and mass organisations, in decision-making processes at national and provincial level on climate change adaptation and mitigation and on environment issues is increased."}, {"bbox": [96, 587, 1162, 701], "category": "Text", "text": "Outputs 1.1-1.2-1.3, will contribute to improving an institutional mechanism, in coordination with Viet Nam Women's Union, complemented by other key stakeholders, for assessing, monitoring, and dialoguing on the policy instruments that aim to materialize international commitments made by Viet Nam, relating to environmental protection and gender equality."}, {"bbox": [96, 717, 1162, 946], "category": "Text", "text": "If technical and operational capacities of gender-responsive and environmental-sensitive NSAs to implement initiatives for climate change adaptation and mitigation, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry, responsible consumption and production practices, and gender equality is strengthened, and if public and private sector financing mechanisms for MSMEs, owned or managed by women, including women's informal businesses-gender bonds is increased, then access to decent jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities in the green economy and the circular economy for women and girls is improved. Outputs 2.1-2.2 will convince governmental stakeholders at all levels that NSAs, financed with EU's grants or sub-grants, and are constructive contributors with added values to Viet Nam's political regime."}, {"bbox": [96, 962, 1162, 1191], "category": "Text", "text": "The assumption is that the Party and the Government continue committing to institutional reforms (in view of the Decision 217 and its revised version, if any; the draft Law on implementing grassroots democracy; and the draft Law on associations), lessons learnt; experiences and recommendations from component 1 and component 2 will make the implementation and monitoring of Viet Nam's policies more frequent; transparent and effective. Consequently, the outcomes of this Action will lead to improved performance of international commitments of Viet Nam, relating to EU Green Deal; MEAs; and EU GAP III. Once the Action proves to be a success, its intervention logic and modality could be multiplied to cover other international commitments, such as the ones relating to decent employment and labour rights or the rights to justice and rule of law."}, {"bbox": [96, 1208, 1162, 1466], "category": "Text", "text": "As discussed under 2.2, the problem encountered by the NSAs is two-fold: (a) the legal status of the NSAs and (b) the lack of Government's trust on them. As (a) and (b) are inter-linked, the main Intervention Logic behind this Action is to facilitate a **reciprocal trust-building process** between the NSAs and the Government. At political level, the Action also contributes to improving **trust-based partnership** between the EU and its Member States acting in a Team Europe approach and the ruling Party of Viet Nam. Such logic justifies the engagement of Viet Nam Women's Union (with its nation-wide network) as the main counterpart, but should be complemented by engaging also with other key stakeholders. They will coordinate and facilitate for **improved social accountability of public policies** at different levels in Viet Nam, building and enlarging the existing institutional mechanism defined by Decision 217 and seeking for engagement with both central government and local authorities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1483, 1162, 1625], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will pursue a **step-wise approach** to (a) win trust of the Government on NSAs and vice-versa and (b) gradually advocate for institutions that enable NSAs to operate as recognized development actors. Eventually, enabling institutions may end up with a need to legalize NSAs/CSOs status - for example, with the Law on Associations (still pending for the last 5 years). Viet Nam plans to ratify ILO Convention 87 on **Freedom of Association** in 2023. If things go as planned, there will be an opportunity to advocate the Government to resume its"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 26"}]