[{"bbox": [95, 151, 1134, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will contribute to environmental resilience, to the adaptability of communities to climate change impact, to the emergence of economic models less dependent to external, shocks and vulnerabilities. The Action will also contribute to sustainable agriculture, agroecology, and food waste reduction, hence enhancing food security and resilience, and reducing vulnerabilities associated with resource scarcity, price fluctuations, and supply chain disruptions. It will also contribute to reducing the risk of conflicts over natural resources by addressing environmental grievances, while enhancing Mauritius' international reputation as a leader in CE at the regional and global levels, fostering cooperation, dialogue, and partnerships with other countries, contributing to peacebuilding."}, {"bbox": [95, 390, 336, 416], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 417, 1134, 760], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action can help build a more disaster-resilient society, capable of adapting to and mitigating the impacts of natural hazards and climate change. By implementing waste prevention and effective waste management strategies, Mauritius can reduce the accumulation of solid waste in landfills, dumpsites, and reduce the risk of disasters such as landfill fires and groundwater contamination. The Action will also facilitate the adoption of a risk-informed approach to decision-making, inform the design and construction of infrastructure withstanding natural hazards, and reduce the risk of flooding, erosion, and infrastructure damage by incorporating green infrastructure solutions (e.g., permeable pavements, green roofs, and natural drainage systems), CE initiatives can also contribute to the restoration and conservation of ecosystems that provide buffers against natural disasters such as floods, storms, and landslides. Further, the Action will help exchange on research and innovation of less hazardous, circular substances that have qualities that are suitable for the disaster conditions in Mauritius/Rodrigues. By fostering local and regional value chains, the Action can furthermore contribute to further independence and therefore resilience with regards to disasters or other circumstances that disrupt international value chains."}, {"bbox": [95, 767, 410, 792], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 794, 155, 817], "category": "Text", "text": "None."}, {"bbox": [85, 834, 423, 863], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [95, 880, 1166, 1224], "category": "Text", "text": "The main risk of the Action is the possible lack of efficient management of the Action with regards to coordination, transparency and availability of sufficient resources. Due to the large number of departments needed to implement a circular economy transition, particularly as the Action aims at connecting the CE transition stakeholders to those in charge of safeguarding and fostering the positive impacts it can help achieve, there is a risk that the coordination among relevant Government institutions will be insufficient. The CE Roadmap establishes an Inter-Ministerial Committee, five Circular Platforms and one Committee for Cross-cutting Actions (currently all being established, April 2024), to coordinate the tasks and priority actions to be implemented by public and private stakeholders. Transparent and evidence-based public private dialogue is essential for an effective transformation of the economy. The engagement of many stakeholders in the CE process mitigates the risk of changing priorities after the late 2024 or early 2025 general elections. The availability of skilled labour is always a concern in Mauritius because of brain drain, as well as weak basic education outcomes. This Action in support of the CE Roadmap will also include the strengthening of intermediaries through their tailored capacity building."}, {"bbox": [82, 1284, 1167, 1643], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Risk of changing priorities after the 2024 or 2025 general elections</td><td>Low</td><td>High</td><td>The August 2023 approval of the CE Roadmap by the Cabinet of the Republic of Mauritius institutionalised the willingness to support this roadmap and action plan. Engagement of the EU and international cooperation partners to support, via technical and financial resources the implementation of the CE Roadmap, and its</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1022, 1679, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 38"}]