[{"bbox": [83, 122, 1147, 180], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities under this EO could include specific capacity building, awareness and visibility services to assist in the implementation of EU-South Africa cooperation and partnership, namely:"}, {"bbox": [121, 197, 791, 224], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Technical assistance/cooperation, peer-to-peer exchanges or TAIEX;"}, {"bbox": [121, 225, 906, 252], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Training, conferences and seminars (including logistical support to participation);"}, {"bbox": [121, 253, 868, 280], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Awareness raising, strategic communication and fight against disinformation;"}, {"bbox": [121, 281, 774, 309], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Public diplomacy and visibility of EU cooperation and partnership;"}, {"bbox": [121, 310, 1147, 389], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Economic diplomacy, in particular addressing market access issues and investment impediments that may be linked to existing or upcoming local regulatory/legislative frameworks, including supporting the work of the EU Chamber and other European Business Organisations in South Africa to this end;"}, {"bbox": [121, 391, 1033, 418], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Specific interventions to promote EU policies, values, culture as well as its multilateral agenda;"}, {"bbox": [121, 419, 1055, 446], "category": "List-item", "text": "* South Africa participation in EU programmes and cooperation with EU Agencies, where relevant;"}, {"bbox": [121, 448, 471, 475], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support to triangular cooperation."}, {"bbox": [83, 499, 1147, 553], "category": "Text", "text": "The list above is not limited and, according to needs, further expertise and services could be identified at a later stage during the implementation period of the NDICI TCF."}, {"bbox": [87, 571, 300, 602], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [71, 614, 1160, 748], "category": "Text", "text": "The NDICI TCF will mainstream gender, climate change, environmental issues, human rights and democracy by ensuring that they are adequately addressed by all stakeholders and integrated in implementation; that its broad range of activities ensure, for instance, the equal participation of women and persons with disabilities, do not negatively affect the environment or apply low-carbon choices; but also, as per its specific objective 2, by ensuring that the targeting and mainstreaming of these issues are improved."}, {"bbox": [71, 773, 1160, 880], "category": "Text", "text": "In that respect, the Facility may be used to perform specific Environmental Impact Assessments, Climate Risk Assessments and Gender Assessments as and when necessary. A Strategic Environmental Assessment for Priority Area 1 of the 2021-2027 MIP and a gender analysis in the green and digital sectors are underway. The recommendations will be integrated into the design of all the assignments to be undertaken under this NDCI TCF."}, {"bbox": [83, 908, 531, 935], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [83, 960, 396, 987], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcomes of the SEA screening"}, {"bbox": [83, 987, 1147, 1014], "category": "Text", "text": "The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required at this stage."}, {"bbox": [83, 1039, 751, 1066], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [83, 1066, 1147, 1121], "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": [83, 1146, 656, 1173], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [83, 1173, 1147, 1225], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1251, 1147, 1407], "category": "Text", "text": "As per Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as Rio Marker 1 for biological diversity, climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation. This implies that the NDICI TCF will support the mainstreaming of all three aspects, as well as facilitate the identification and implementation of specific interventions aiming at protecting biodiversity and supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation. As and when necessary, this may include TA for the production of SEA, EIA and CRA."}, {"bbox": [83, 1443, 626, 1470], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [83, 1470, 1147, 1576], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that the NDICI TCF shall assist that gender equality and empowerment of women and girls are adequately addressed by all stakeholders and integrated at all stages of its implementation. The action will contribute towards the gender equality strategy (A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025)⁵ and the GAP III⁶ priorities."}, {"bbox": [71, 1613, 404, 1638], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ COM(2020) 152 of 5.03.2020."}, {"bbox": [71, 1638, 398, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ JOIN(2020)17 of 25.11.2020."}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1159, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 19"}]