[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1136, 313], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support and technical assistance will support **policy dialogue with the Ministry of Finance as chair of the Blue economy Task force, Vice President's Office for Environment, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and Ministry for Natural Resources and Tourism.** Zanzibar being not eligible for Budget support, policy dialogue will be facilitated with the Ministry of Blue Economy and with the President Office finance and planning through technical assistance and through project activities. The dialogue will aim at supporting necessary reforms, sufficient resources allocation and planning."}, {"bbox": [96, 317, 240, 344], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 3.1-3.3:**"}, {"bbox": [92, 345, 1135, 452], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Functional review of the legal and policy framework that exists for the wide range of key stakeholders involved in implementing various aspects of the Blue Economy Strategy. Development of a harmonised governance structure/framework that will improve coordination among and rationalise mandates of key agencies for the effective implementation of the Tanzania Blue Economy Strategy."}, {"bbox": [92, 452, 1135, 505], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system for climate change and identification of institutional challenges and constraints that affect or impede effective inter-agency coordination"}, {"bbox": [92, 505, 1135, 558], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Cost-benefit and risk assessment of the priority projects which will include an assessment of possible risks associated with climate change that could affect the timely implementation of the intervention"}, {"bbox": [92, 558, 1135, 612], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Broad-based consultative process with the private sector and civil society to identify Blue Economy financing needs and investment opportunities"}, {"bbox": [96, 627, 1135, 735], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative foreseen under this action plan will be complemented by other contributions from EU Member States and Team Europe partners. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective partners' contribution. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [86, 748, 313, 780], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [96, 794, 544, 823], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [96, 846, 1135, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action aligns with Tanzania's priorities in terms of climate change and conservation of biodiversity commitments. Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures stipulated in the Action resonate with the National Climate Change Response Strategy (2021), Nationally Determined Contributions (2021) and National Environmental Policy (2021). In terms of conservation of biodiversity through sustainable coastal forest management, the Action aligns with several policy instruments such Forest Policy (1998), Forest Policy Implementation Strategy (2021), National REDD+ Strategy (2013), National Beekeeping Implementation Strategy (2021), National Tree Planting Strategy (2016), National Forest Landscape Restoration Strategy (2020), and Forest Resources Management and Conservation Strategy (2018)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1060, 973, 1087], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the SEA screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1087, 1132, 1140], "category": "Text", "text": "The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that key environmental and climate-related aspects need be addressed during design."}, {"bbox": [96, 1140, 1100, 1194], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1194, 1126, 1246], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1246, 1131, 1300], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1300, 1135, 1352], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1357, 640, 1385], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 1385, 1135, 1596], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that specific activities will be implemented not only to mainstream gender equality throughout the programme but also to carry out gender based analysis to understand potential patterns of inequalities in relevant economic sectors or value chains and to address them. Gender Equality is one of the main priorities set by top leadership in Tanzania, the President Samia Suluhu Hassan, as well as the President of Zanzibar Hussein Ali Mwinyi. In particular, the latter is a champion of the \"HeForShe\" campaign and has made the fight against Gender Based Violence an action priority of his administration. This programme will build and support the Gender programme approved under the AAP 2021 in fighting Gender biais and stereotypes in the sectors that are very sensitive for women and girls, among"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 36"}]