[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1134, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific Objective 4 of the action). Circularity is a prerequisite for climate neutrality, with the Circular Economy Action Plan⁷ requiring the EU to set up synergies between achieving circularity and climate neutrality. This responds to the call and need to favour resource efficiency, the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency to reduce overall energy consumption, and tackle the Philippine NDC key sectors on waste and energy, to address the effects of climate change."}, {"bbox": [96, 311, 1134, 365], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will also require green and digital skills and competences set to be developed as well and provided through education and training, including Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)."}, {"bbox": [96, 391, 1134, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is framed under priority one ‘Green Resilient Economy and Green Jobs’ of the Multi-Annual Indicative Programme 2021-2027⁸, focusing on the MIP objectives regarding circular economy and plastic waste, digital transformation and enhanced connectivity and climate change mitigation and adaption. Overall, the action will contribute to deliver the Indo Pacific Strategy⁹ and the Global Gateway Strategy¹⁰ while also contributing to the implementation of the Gender Action Plan III¹¹ by promoting a fair and gender-sensitive green transition and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development¹² and the European Green Deal¹³."}, {"bbox": [96, 608, 1134, 750], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is the building block of the Team Europe Initiative on Green Economy for the Philippines and will be complementary to the ASEAN Green Team Europe Initiative and create synergies with the regional TEI supporting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) being developed at Pan-Asia level. Access to the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD+) guarantees and blending are envisaged to unlock and leverage public and private investment."}, {"bbox": [96, 768, 1134, 1023], "category": "Text", "text": "The integration of the needs, rights and challenges faced by people living in vulnerable situations, including women, children and youth, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, people living in poverty, especially extremely poor and in long term poverty, and persons living in conflict affected areas will be mainstreamed across the Action. A human rights-based approach will be applied to ensure non-discrimination, inclusive participation, transparency and accountability and in order to leave no one behind in the definition of instruments for the beneficiary communities. Targeted support will be delivered through local CSOs, including women's organisations, and community groups. Disaster Risk Management and preparedness will be integrated in the Action, in particular when working with the LGUs under Level 2, given the high-level vulnerability of the Philippines to natural disasters."}, {"bbox": [85, 1124, 323, 1156], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 2 RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [85, 1190, 235, 1217], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [96, 1262, 1134, 1315], "category": "Text", "text": "The Philippines has a population of 106 million inhabitants ¹⁴, and it is estimated to grow to 142 million by 2045\n¹⁵.The Philippines is one of the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the fifth"}, {"bbox": [85, 1353, 1143, 1399], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ European Commission, Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe, COM (2020) 98 final, 11.3.2020"}, {"bbox": [85, 1401, 211, 1425], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ C(2021)8998"}, {"bbox": [85, 1427, 1010, 1451], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ Joint Communication: The EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, JOIN (2021) 24 final, 16.09.2021."}, {"bbox": [85, 1451, 752, 1475], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ Joint Communication: The Global Gateway, JOIN (2021) 30 final, 1.12.2021."}, {"bbox": [85, 1475, 1143, 1523], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹Joint Communication: Gender Action Plan III 2021-2025, An ambitious agenda for gender equality and women's empowerment in EU external action, SWD (2020) 284 final, 25.11.2020."}, {"bbox": [85, 1523, 910, 1547], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² United Nations, Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2015."}, {"bbox": [85, 1547, 899, 1571], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ Communication and roadmap on the European Green Deal, COM (2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019."}, {"bbox": [85, 1571, 772, 1596], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ INTPA: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/countries/philippines_en"}, {"bbox": [85, 1596, 919, 1620], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ Philippine Statistic Authority : https://psa.gov.ph/content/142-million-philippine-population-2045"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 31"}]