[{"bbox": [86, 206, 603, 237], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 269, 507, 299], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [100, 350, 1133, 403], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is **to decouple economic growth from environmental and climate degradation** in Uzbekistan."}, {"bbox": [100, 410, 743, 437], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objective (Outcomes) under this action are stated below."}, {"bbox": [100, 464, 331, 487], "category": "Text", "text": "For the first intervention:"}, {"bbox": [98, 503, 1132, 554], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Enhanced coherence between economic policies and environmental objectives within the inclusive green economy (IGE) framework;"}, {"bbox": [98, 556, 1132, 609], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Reallocate the consumption and investment of government and firms towards green goods and projects through fiscal policies and public financial management reforms."}, {"bbox": [98, 622, 355, 645], "category": "Text", "text": "For the second intervention:"}, {"bbox": [98, 660, 1132, 739], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Enhanced effectiveness of mechanisms and tools for the management of hazardous chemicals, wastes and reduction of use of dangerous pesticides in agriculture, including agriculture practices and awareness for reducing the use of pesticides."}, {"bbox": [100, 753, 1130, 779], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [136, 786, 1132, 838], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1. The awareness and capacities of policymakers and stakeholders on inclusive green economy issues are improved"}, {"bbox": [136, 838, 1132, 891], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2. Green tax framework formulated to increase in levies on economic activities harmful to the environment and climate developed/revised and better implemented;"}, {"bbox": [136, 891, 1132, 944], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 A green budgeting framework is implemented to assess the alignment of tax and spending decisions with climate and environmental objectives;"}, {"bbox": [136, 944, 1055, 970], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 Improved institutional and infrastructure capacities for sound hazardous chemicals management;"}, {"bbox": [136, 971, 1132, 1023], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.2 Enhanced national capacity for analysis, planning and implementation in the field of hazardous waste management;"}, {"bbox": [136, 1024, 926, 1050], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.3 Enhanced capacity of farmers for reduction of Highly Hazardous Pesticides usage."}, {"bbox": [86, 1066, 366, 1092], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [100, 1108, 415, 1135], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 1.1:"}, {"bbox": [100, 1148, 1132, 1281], "category": "Text", "text": "Iterative technical assistance missions, policy advice and trainings to (i) support the improvement of the monitoring, reporting and verification system as per the standards of the Paris Agreement and UNFCCC, (ii) delivery of macroeconomic forecasts to assess the impact of the low-carbon transition on growth, jobs, fiscal revenues and the balance-of-payment and (iii) support the mainstreaming of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) to mainstream green objectives into policy planning and investment programs."}, {"bbox": [100, 1292, 1132, 1452], "category": "Text", "text": "Long-term technical assistance, trainings, coordination and policy dialogue missions to support (i) the GESF Technical Secretariat housed within the MoEDPR, (ii) the working groups established under the GESF Interagency Council, (iii) the Coordination Task Force coordinating donor support to the GESF, (iv) the monitoring and evaluation of the GESF - including publication of the annual implementation and subsequent dissemination to all stakeholders and (v) the articulation of the GESF with activities funded by development partners"}, {"bbox": [100, 1464, 417, 1491], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 1.2:"}, {"bbox": [100, 1491, 1132, 1624], "category": "Text", "text": "Iterative technical assistance missions, workshops, trainings and policy dialogue to support (i) the costing of investments needed to meet green economy goals, (ii) the formulation of rationale for government intervention and (iii) support to the design and governance of the contemplated Green Fund to be established under the MoEDPR, (iv) capacity-building and agenda setting with the MoF, (v) the review of the current tax framework against green economy objectives, and (vi) the review of the pollution charge system."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 24"}]