[{"bbox": [99, 153, 1136, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "integrated energy policy and regulations on the management of electric waste in several Philippine Government agencies coupled with an underinvestment in renewable energy itself."}, {"bbox": [97, 211, 1137, 399], "category": "Text", "text": "**Lack of Data:** there is a lack of transparency and limited availability of data, including at local level on pollution, repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling, and on energy efficiency. This situation affects the investment and ability to sign future multilateral agreements on plastic pollution in the country. The lack of data disaggregated by sex and age in the waste management sector makes stakeholders and institutions work in silos and prevents having a coordinated approach on the circular economy. In this context, mapping and analysing data on waste/material streams, technologies, and skills at city/municipality cluster level can support the private sector and supply chain innovation, by using digital data."}, {"bbox": [97, 431, 1125, 485], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of **main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues** (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 510, 907, 538], "category": "Text", "text": "Stakeholders will be involved depending on intervention levels and key areas to address."}, {"bbox": [97, 563, 1134, 720], "category": "Text", "text": "**First level of intervention:** Key central government departments leading relevant waste management, environment, climate policies and action plans will be targeted to strengthen implementation rules and regulations of existing legislation. These will include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Climate Change Commission, the National Economic Development Authority and the Department of Finance."}, {"bbox": [97, 749, 1134, 936], "category": "Text", "text": "**Second level of intervention:** Local Government Units working on climate change, the Philippines Department of Energy and Finance among others, will contribute to developing sustainable financing strategies to become drivers of circular economy transition and innovation. In addition, University research/innovation centres, business incubators, CSOs including women's organisation and indigenous people's organisations, EU Member States, some selected Government Departments, will be involved in supporting innovation and new business opportunities in circular economy. Communities, in particular women, in the informal economy aiming to improve current precarious conditions and decency of jobs will be both stakeholders and beneficiaries."}, {"bbox": [97, 960, 1136, 1095], "category": "Text", "text": "**Third level of intervention:** Key stakeholders will include national and international Financial institutions, MSMEs including start-ups both in the Philippines and in the EU; Business Associations and Chambers of Commerce as well as the Philippines Public-Private Partnership Centre; government departments, including the Department of Finance, the Board of Investment and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority; European business associations and potential investors in circular economy."}, {"bbox": [97, 1120, 1134, 1201], "category": "Text", "text": "**Across levels of intervention:** key central government departments in charge of leading the energy transition agenda, in particular the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission, as well as private sector stakeholders will be targeted to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment."}, {"bbox": [86, 1309, 604, 1341], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1374, 508, 1405], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 1420, 1134, 1527], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to support the Philippines in an inclusive and green recovery by unlocking the potential, the delivery and operationalisation of the circular economy aiming in particular at the reduction of plastic waste, increased energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment and promoting and implementing climate change mitigation measures."}, {"bbox": [97, 1552, 636, 1579], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific(s) Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [136, 1579, 1073, 1607], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. SO1: Improved circular waste economy and climate change policies and reduced GHG emissions."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 31"}]