[{"bbox": [102, 153, 566, 180], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 1.3 Improved capacities of electric utilities**"}, {"bbox": [102, 205, 1134, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities:** Technical assistance to the national electric utilities / entities (among others Ketraco, GDC, KenGen) for developing investments and to ensure project execution according to international standards. This assistance contains consultancy support as well as capacity development in preparation and implementation of projects."}, {"bbox": [102, 312, 1061, 340], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 2.1 Improved sustainable management practices for watersheds, primarily around Lake Baringo.**"}, {"bbox": [102, 364, 1134, 548], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities:** Restoration, replanting and protecting degraded forests in different eco-regions of the watershed; Germplasm and establishment of multi-purpose tree nurseries-this will be supported; Rainwater harvesting, installing water pans and check dams; Pasture restoration-reseeding landscapes; Desilting of Chemeron dam connected with irrigation scheme which will be rehabilitated; Promote alternative Income streams (beekeeping, eco-tourism, mango growing, aquaculture), including controlling and regulating the charcoal trade, organic farming and pest control; Review, update and implementation of the county's spatial plan; Protection of riparian areas and river banks"}, {"bbox": [102, 577, 1134, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 3.1 The Climate Change Directorate at the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry has increased capacity to implement and monitor the NDC**"}, {"bbox": [102, 656, 1134, 842], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities:** capacity building/support to the Climate Change Directorate (CCD) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to implement its mandate nationally, across sectors, at county level and globally. Supporting digital technologies, this will support the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), implementation of the NDC and enhancing its coordinative role within and across sectors and with county governments as specified in the Climate Act, 2016, including streamlining its working relationship with the Climate Finance and Green Economy unit at the National Treasury; strengthen implementation of Kenya's Long Term Low Emission Strategy; and build capacity on carbon credits and trading."}, {"bbox": [102, 868, 1134, 948], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output: 4.1 Improved business, managerial and technical capacities (including in green, circular, sustainable and inclusive economy) of selected MSMEs, out of which at least 40% benefit gender equality by complying to the 2XChallenge criteria**"}, {"bbox": [102, 974, 1134, 1055], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities:** Targeted outreach and development of MSME pipeline; Screening and shortlisting of applicants; Selection of funding-ready MSMEs; Business management capacity building program for shortlisted enterprises to develop a comprehensive business plan and achieve funding readiness"}, {"bbox": [102, 1081, 1095, 1108], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output: 4.2 Increased access to finance for selected MSME's promoting eco-innovation and social inclusion**"}, {"bbox": [102, 1133, 1134, 1188], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities:** Design the finance facilitation mechanism, contract Partner Financial Institutions, Funding facilitation and portfolio management"}, {"bbox": [102, 1212, 1134, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative to which this action refers, will be complemented by other contributions from the EU, Member States and financial institutions in a Team Europe approach. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective member's meaningful contribution as early as possible. The technical assistance support to CCD will be coordinated with the support to the same unit by Germany and other donors. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise, the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [146, 1447, 349, 1477], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [97, 1493, 561, 1518], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection and Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [97, 1520, 1134, 1626], "category": "Text", "text": "Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening: EIA or its equivalent, will be implemented by implementing partners in the areas of Watersheds conservation/restoration, and energy transmission and production. For the Watersheds intervention, a study has been conducted on the \"Ecologically Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation/Mitigation through an Integrated Landscape Approach in the Watershed(s) of the Rift Valley"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 26"}]