[{"bbox": [83, 105, 1147, 292], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will work with existing government funded initiatives by providing clear, sound, sustainable models for RE and EE investment, including in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) ventures, and the technical capacity to bring them to market, and promoting EU and its Member States' role in Nepal's energy transition. The action proposes to increase the sustainable consumption and production of energy and materials, reducing carbon footprint by promoting both the use of RE and adoption of EE practices by private and public enterprises, following a circular economy, and decent work approaches as well as increasing private sectors' investment in inclusive expansion of RE and EE with a strong focus on women and groups living in vulnerable situations."}, {"bbox": [83, 302, 1147, 518], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will support/complement two mechanisms on both the supply and demand side of private sector investment in RE and EE. On the one hand, it will support the government's market-based incentive mechanism (challenge-fund), and on the other hand, it will facilitate PPPs with private sectors. The action also serves to influence policy makers to promote a circular economy as a viable pathway towards achieving a climate neutral, resilient, sustainable, and inclusive society. The underlying intervention logic for this action is that the action will first leverage 'proof of concept' interventions improving the energy efficiency and resource consumption in public industries, to increase attractiveness and interest of the private sector in similar, privately funded operations, in compliance with due diligence and UN principles on Business and Human Rights."}, {"bbox": [83, 527, 1147, 849], "category": "Text", "text": "The action mainstreams climate change, environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction, and, applying the human rights based approach to promote human rights, democracy, gender equality, the rights of persons with disabilities, the inclusion of people living in the most vulnerable and marginalised situations, living in severe poverty, rights of indigenous peoples (including Free, Prior and Informed Consent when relevant) discriminated castes or ethnic minorities, vulnerable women, children, and youth, following principles of leave no one behind throughout the programme cycle. More specifically, it develops specific activities to promote gender equality, women's and girl's empowerment and gender transformative change, addressing knowledge gaps in the gender analysis in the private and public sector enterprises, renewable energy access, energy efficiency and access to finance, including dedicated governance activities to work with duty bearers (supply side) and right holders (demand side) governance, a) applying all human rights for all; b) meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making; c) non-discrimination and equality; d) accountability and rule of law for all; and e) transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data."}, {"bbox": [83, 858, 1147, 940], "category": "Text", "text": "The action builds on the recommendations of the conflict analysis screening (CAS) conducted by the EU Delegation in 2020-2021 while exploring the broader context and mitigating potential negative impacts on the social, economic and environment, the three pillars of sustainability, in line with the “do-no-harm” principles."}, {"bbox": [83, 950, 1147, 1165], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is part of the Team Europe Initiative “Green recovery”, and promotes a TE approach to support the priorities set by various EU policies and actions plans and the overarching EU Green Deal: EU action plan on Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for Air, Water and Soil, Building a Healthier Planet for Healthier People, and the new Circular Economy Action Plan, the EU Gender Action Plan III, including and Nepal’s Relief, Recovery and Resilience Plan to enable a green, resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the strategies set in the above documents. The action contributes to SDGs 1 (no poverty), 5 (gender equality), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 13 (climate action), and 17 (partnerships for the goals)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1170, 1147, 1285], "category": "Text", "text": "‘The commitment of the EU’s contribution to the Team Europe Initiatives foreseen under this annual action plan will be complemented by other contributions from Team Europe partners. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective partners’ meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework.’"}, {"bbox": [72, 1352, 301, 1384], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2. RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [101, 1414, 326, 1443], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.1. General Context"}, {"bbox": [83, 1484, 1147, 1646], "category": "Text", "text": "Nepal is a geographically and ethnically diverse, land-locked Himalayan country of about 30 million inhabitants, ranking 142 out of 187 on the Human Development Index 2020. Following the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the country embarked on a decade long transition to a federal republic, culminating in the promulgation of a new constitution in 2015. This kick-started a major restructuring of the previously unitary state towards a federal republic, with 7 provincial governments (PG) and 753 local governments (LG), consolidated through the 2017 elections for the 3 tiers of government."}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1157, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 20"}]