[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1135, 286], "category": "Text", "text": "Markers: The Action contributes to six DAC markers, of which “Climate Change Mitigation” is proposed as principal objectives, and five, notably “Aid to Environment”, “Climate Change Adaptation”, “Disaster Risk Reduction”, “Biological diversity”, and “Gender equality and women’s and girl’s empowerment” as significant objective. Also, the internal marker “Reduction of Inequalities” is addressed as a significant objective. The Action will contribute to the Disability marker."}, {"bbox": [97, 298, 1135, 352], "category": "Text", "text": "Objectives/ Results: The Action's Overall Objective of this action is to strengthen socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable development in the Republic of Mauritius. The Specific Objectives of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [108, 363, 1135, 417], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. To improve the institutional and regulatory frameworks for the implementation of the national Circular Economy Roadmap and Action Plan."}, {"bbox": [108, 428, 1135, 483], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. To increase effectiveness of circular economy initiatives within the built environment value chain, prioritising women entrepreneurs in the circular economy."}, {"bbox": [97, 494, 1135, 628], "category": "Text", "text": "In this context, the Action will – under its Component 1 (macro level) – support the CE Roadmap and Action Plan implementation by strengthening the institutional and regulatory framework foundations, bolstering the technical and coordination/communication capacities of steering and implementing institutions, assisting in the relevant legislative and fiscal reform process, engaging private sector into informed dialogue, to guide involved stakeholders to together create the environment to implement the CE principles in Mauritius and Rodrigues."}, {"bbox": [97, 639, 1135, 1038], "category": "Text", "text": "Under its Component 2 (micro and meso level), the Action will assist with generating opportunities for public and private sector to demonstrate that the circular economy can deliver the positive impact that is intended by the concept, and to inspire cross-sectoral fertilisation through the development of model approaches in the proposed anchor value chain of the built environment. In this context, the Action will support the adoption of CE practices in the built environment sector and the better management of construction and demolition waste (CDW) by mainstreaming circular economy principles into the daily operations of intermediaries (e.g., business membership organisations, accelerators/incubators/venture capital, NSIF) and generates opportunities for public and private sector to demonstrate that the circular economy can deliver the positive impact that is intended by the concept, and can inspire cross-sectoral fertilisation through the development of model approaches in the proposed anchor value chain of the built environment. The mobilisation of a broad array of stakeholders (urban planners (including coastal zone management), architects, constructors, infrastructure builders, financiers, local communities, manufacturers, etc.) will direct investment towards likely multi-sectoral projects (e.g., construction/tourism, agriculture/building materials) and multi-stakeholder projects (businesses, local communities, civil society organisations (CSOs), public sector) generating co-benefits. This initiative will embrace a Team Europe approach² to enable the finance ecosystem and facilitate access to finance."}, {"bbox": [97, 1050, 1135, 1183], "category": "Text", "text": "Partners acting under a Team Europe approach currently complement the proposed Action in the field of green banking services (the AFD, EIB, or Proparco/DEG) as well as solid waste management (ADEME). Other EU partners include EU Africa RISE (e.g., recent Engagement for Women in Finance workshop), in the field of gender responsive planning and the Team Europe Initiative “Circular Economy Promotion and Investment in COMESA region” (EU Delegation to Zambia)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1194, 1135, 1276], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action contributes to GAP III's Thematic Areas \"Addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition and the digital transformation\" and \"Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women\"."}, {"bbox": [87, 1310, 508, 1341], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.3 Zone benefitting from the Action"}, {"bbox": [97, 1356, 1089, 1382], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action shall be carried out in the Republic of Mauritius, which is included in the list of ODA recipients."}, {"bbox": [85, 1548, 1144, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² Actions in the field of CE and more broadly environmental sustainability and climate are closely coordinated with AFD, ADEME (both in France and particularly the Department La Reunion, a French Overseas region in the Indian Ocean). Proparco, part of the AFD Group, partners with DEG (German Development Bank, part of KfW Group) in two green credit lines addressing commercial banks for private sector investment. As France is currently the only EU Member State with physical presence in Mauritius, there is no particular value added to superimpose on this close coordination the formal documents required to label it \"Team Europe Initiative\"."}, {"bbox": [1035, 1680, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 38"}]