[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1135, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "Together, phase 1 and phase 2 will provide a comprehensive approach to sustainable cities. The combined activities of the 2 phases in these selected urban areas will amplify both impact and sustainability of the actions. Climate resilience improvement in urban areas needs for instance infrastructures and crisis management prevention, but also efficient solid waste management to prevent them from blocking the drainages and reduce waste burning meaning less air pollutions."}, {"bbox": [96, 298, 1135, 429], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is contributing to the TEI on Smart, Green and Digital Recovery in Ghana to which the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands as well as the European Investment Bank participate, for a total grand amount of EUR 800-850 000 000 actions in the TEI contributing to sustainable cities are supported by Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands⁵ as well as the EIB and for an estimated total amount of EUR 400 000 000."}, {"bbox": [96, 443, 1135, 550], "category": "Text", "text": "Specifically, the action will come in a synergy with financial supports from Hungary on the Tamale liquid waste management plant, which has just been commissioned and the Dutch support on Damongo water access project, under preparation. Common actions and synergies are also explored with the new European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) Guarantee facility for sustainable cities (UNCDF)."}, {"bbox": [96, 561, 1135, 669], "category": "Text", "text": "The synergy and complementarity among all these actions, in a Team Europe approach, will increase impact in terms of key municipal services delivery, sustainable economic development and employment and ultimately contribute to reduce inequalities. The action will improve the life quality of many inhabitants of 6 urban areas in the North of Ghana, including some marginalized groups, women and children."}, {"bbox": [96, 680, 1135, 788], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will be implemented and co-financed by the EIB, AFD and UNICEF and will contribute to four SDGs. It is aligned with the external dimension of the EU Green Deal Strategy⁶, the EU Gender Action Plan III⁷ (2020-2025), the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities⁸, the EU's Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024⁹ and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development¹⁰."}, {"bbox": [96, 798, 1135, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "It contributes to the new Urban Policy (2023 – 2030)¹¹ and the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2020-2030¹²."}, {"bbox": [86, 878, 506, 909], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.3 Zone benefitting from the Action"}, {"bbox": [96, 937, 972, 965], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action shall be carried out in the Republic of Ghana included in the list of ODA recipients."}, {"bbox": [86, 1006, 324, 1039], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 2 RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [86, 1071, 236, 1099], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [96, 1116, 1135, 1305], "category": "Text", "text": "Ghana is a lower **middle-income country** and one of the most stable **democracies** in West Africa. With over 32 million inhabitants and a GDP close to USD 75 000 billion, Ghana is both the second-most populous country and the third richest country in West Africa; it is the first gold producer in Africa and the second largest exporter of cocoa beans in the world.. In the previous years, the country's economy was one of the fastest growing in Africa, with a GDP Growth Rate averaging 4.9% over the six years preceding COVID-19, peaking at 8.1% in 2017. But Ghana's development has been characterized over the years by an important geographic duality, with **northern regions generally experiencing lower levels of development and prosperity**."}, {"bbox": [86, 1389, 1145, 1439], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ At the time of the TEI preparation, The Netherlands were not part of the sustainable cities part, but they recently joined with a co-financing of the Tamale - Damongo urban water treatment plants in the North of Ghana."}, {"bbox": [86, 1439, 894, 1464], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en"}, {"bbox": [86, 1464, 652, 1488], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_2184"}, {"bbox": [86, 1489, 597, 1514], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1484&langId=en"}, {"bbox": [86, 1515, 1040, 1540], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu_action_plan_on_humanRights_andDemocracy_2020-2024.pdf"}, {"bbox": [86, 1541, 584, 1566], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ https://www.coe.int/en/web/programmes/un-2030-agenda"}, {"bbox": [86, 1567, 369, 1592], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ The document is not online yet."}, {"bbox": [86, 1593, 1050, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-06/Ghana%27s%20Updated%20Nationally%20Determined%20Contribution%20to%20the%20UNFCCC_2021.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 30"}]