[{"bbox": [97, 165, 668, 192], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [97, 192, 1113, 273], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment). The environment and adapting to the negative effects of climate change are at the heart of the proposed action."}, {"bbox": [97, 298, 637, 325], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [97, 325, 1134, 614], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender equality is a significant objective of the Action. It can be assumed that women and children will particularly benefit from the measures of the Action to improve WASH services and enhance (climate) resilience. Ugandan women and children are mainly responsible for fetching water. Since fetching water, sometimes over long distances, ties up large amounts of time, school attendance, additional income opportunities and leisure activities can be negatively affected by poor water supply. The long distances also pose risks of attacks by wild animals, accidents, theft and violence. In addition, they are usually responsible for the care of sick relatives. Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of extreme weather events (such as floods, hurricanes, extreme rainfall events, sea-level rise) caused by climate change due to systemic gender discrimination/expectations related to gender roles (less access to land, assets, education, information, finance) and 14 times more likely to die during disasters than men."}, {"bbox": [97, 616, 1134, 750], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action will apply an inclusive approach and take into account gender aspects by providing different responses and assistance based on the comprehensive assessment and analysis of the needs of women and other vulnerable groups. Gender will be mainstreamed through the Action with supportive provisions and measures designed based on the needs and opportunities assessed. For activities that require specific participants' selection (e.g. capacity building, resources management) the project will seek to achieve a gender balance"}, {"bbox": [97, 780, 244, 806], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [97, 807, 1134, 941], "category": "Text", "text": "Based on the human rights standards and principles of the Human Rights Guidelines, a significant contribution to strengthening human rights can be assumed as a positive impact of the Action, among other things through the improvement of affordable and sustainable water and sanitation services for the population and through awareness-raising measures that contribute to an improved health situation. The Action will address intersectionality and multiple vulnerabilities, particularly those emanating from poverty, gender inequality or refugee status."}, {"bbox": [97, 971, 195, 997], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 997, 1134, 1105], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that inclusion of persons with disabilities is a significant objective of the Action. The needs of persons with disabilities will be considered in the design of planned infrastructure (e. g. public toilets and public drinking water supply) and promoted through awareness raising campaigns."}, {"bbox": [97, 1135, 210, 1162], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 1162, 1134, 1268], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will address democracy as a cross-cutting principle, e. g. through strengthening capacity of state actors and institutions, involving local communities throughout the preparation of the Action, mainstreaming of support for democratic accountability, processes and institutions, in order to allow the population to have access to information and recourse to remedy in case of abuses."}, {"bbox": [97, 1300, 487, 1327], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 1327, 1134, 1433], "category": "Text", "text": "Promoting peace and enhancing resilience of the population are significant objectives of the Action. The Action will apply a conflict-sensitive approach and implement the do-no-harm principle. The Action will also support refugees and the Ugandan population and contribute to peace and resilience by promoting access to WASH, and to enhance their resilience in the face of the negative impacts of climate change."}, {"bbox": [97, 1463, 336, 1489], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [97, 1490, 1134, 1597], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action targets to achieve a reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. It promotes the implementation of integrated environmental and natural resource management approaches that incorporate disaster risk reduction. Measures for water resource protection and surface drainage in the framework of the Action can a direct positive effect on reducing the impact of extreme weather events (droughts, floods)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 21"}]