[{"bbox": [84, 105, 1146, 158], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1.1 Rehabilitation and expansion of the water supply infrastructure in the small towns/rural settlements relying on Vakhsh Inter-District Water Supply System;"}, {"bbox": [84, 158, 1014, 185], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1.2 Modernisation of the pumping station, construction of the water treatment plant (sand filters);"}, {"bbox": [84, 185, 945, 212], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1.3 Upgrade and make accessible WASH facilities at schools and rural healthcare centres."}, {"bbox": [158, 225, 377, 252], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Specific for output 2.2**"}, {"bbox": [84, 263, 1146, 316], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2.1 Identify water sources and design a package of scalable decentralised WSS solutions to be able to provide improved (basic) WSS services respecting non-discrimination and equal access principles."}, {"bbox": [84, 316, 960, 342], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2.2 Distribution network expanded to include selected villages in Dusti and Jayhun districts"}, {"bbox": [84, 342, 1146, 397], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2.3 Decentralised WSS solutions are discussed, established and implemented at least in 5 selected villages of Khatlon region."}, {"bbox": [84, 408, 1146, 514], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative foreseen under this 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": [88, 546, 297, 576], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [84, 590, 528, 617], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [84, 628, 1146, 788], "category": "Text", "text": "Mainstreaming environment and climate change concerns as part of the decision processes of the MEWR represents an important EU added value for the water sector in Tajikistan. The project will have climate change adaptation co-benefits. Adaptation co-benefits will be from: (i) expanding water supply and wastewater services to increase resilience against droughts; (ii) climate-resilience proofing of investments; (iii) strengthening WSS monitoring and information management. Climate resilience will be embedded in the selection of sub-projects, and in the technical design of investments."}, {"bbox": [84, 799, 1146, 907], "category": "Text", "text": "The project will not be subject to the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment), but environment aspects are being addressed during design under the WB Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). The WB is currently working with the client on developing the Environemnt and Social instruments. For all investments under ESF, project and site-specific environmental and social management plan (ESMP) will be developed, based on the E&S screening."}, {"bbox": [84, 911, 623, 939], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [84, 939, 1146, 1442], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that:\nThe Project aims to narrow a critical gender gap in human endowments by providing access to drinking water supply and better sanitation and hygiene, freeing up rime for productive and care activities. Water fetching places a huge and disproportional time and physical burden on women and girls¹⁷, percent taking over one hour a day, mostly on foot. Another area of focus of the project continues to be raising knowledge and acceptance of the importance of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is essential for the fulfilment of girls' and women's rights, particularly women and girls with disabilities, a key objective of the Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 6.2 acknowledges the right to MHH, with the explicit aim to pay special attention to the needs of women and girls. To achieve this goal, the need for safe and dignified menstruation requires deliberate interventions. In October 2021, with the support of the ongoing RWSSP, the Ministry of Education and Science adopted a package of extra-curricular activities with the focus on WASH and MHM for implementation across the country. By strengthening self-efficacy and creating an enabling environment, MHH programmes can help girls build the skills to overcome obstacles to their health, learning and development, and contribute to Tajikistan's goals for reproductive health. The project will support a set of activities to mainstream the gender agenda in the WASH sector and also contribute to provide equal access to WASH services for refugees, who are likely to be predominantly women and children and reduce potential Gender-based Violence Risk (GBV) risks to women associated with their time spent in queuing for water or in search for unsafe sanitation facilities. Several indicators could be considered to measure how gender gaps are narrowed in the following two areas: (i) the reduction of time for women and girls spent on water fetching; and (ii) the number of female students benefitting from separate, safe, and private WASH facilities and MHM education."}, {"bbox": [84, 1468, 1146, 1521], "category": "Text", "text": "This will allow narrowing the gender gap in economic opportunities. The action contributes to the Gender Action Plan III (GAP III, 2021-2025)¹⁸, more specifically \"Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and"}, {"bbox": [72, 1590, 1049, 1617], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ The WASH Poverty Diagnostic shows that this is identified as a women's or girl's responsibility in the household."}, {"bbox": [72, 1615, 1157, 1663], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ JOIN(2020) 17 final - EU Gender Action Plan III - An Ambitious Agenda For Gender Equality And Women's Empowerment In EU External Action, https://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/system/files/join-2020-17-final_en.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 22"}]