[{"bbox": [86, 153, 401, 183], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 199, 769, 226], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this Action is structured as follows:"}, {"bbox": [97, 243, 1122, 326], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action aims at the socio-economic inclusion and development of the urban populations living in vulnerable situations in Guinea-Bissau, through the improvement of their living conditions and provision of quality basic services."}, {"bbox": [97, 346, 1122, 460], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to achieve the expected impact, the Action proposes an integrated approach, with a series of incremental activities in the field of policy and institutional capacity building and infrastructure interventions in solid waste management (Bissau) and urban WASH (secondary cities). If these activities succeed, they should deliver the expected **outputs**, namely:"}, {"bbox": [145, 461, 735, 488], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 - Policy development and monitoring mechanisms are set up"}, {"bbox": [145, 490, 1120, 546], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 - Institutional capacities of actors at the municipal/local level for urban planning & management and project development are improved"}, {"bbox": [145, 547, 741, 574], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 - Municipal/local services are improved through pilot actions"}, {"bbox": [145, 576, 940, 603], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 - Technical capacities of Bissau's Municipality in waste management are improved"}, {"bbox": [145, 604, 813, 631], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 - A more efficient waste management system in Bissau is established"}, {"bbox": [145, 633, 1103, 660], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 - Technical capacities of the institutions in water and sanitation services in target cities are improved"}, {"bbox": [145, 662, 1043, 689], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.2 - A more efficient water and sanitation services system in target secondary cities is established"}, {"bbox": [97, 718, 1120, 774], "category": "Text", "text": "If the coordination mechanisms for the programme are functional and the necessary collaboration between local and national institutions ensured, then the implementation contracts under the SO2 and SO3 can be launched."}, {"bbox": [97, 793, 1122, 991], "category": "Text", "text": "As regards the waste management component for the city of Bissau, the feasibility of reaching the output is corroborated by the existence of recent project and study results and recommendations, plus the close association of the EIB, which has participated in the discussion and analysis of past projects and is currently evaluating the feasibility of possible future financing, which could integrate and amplify the actions envisaged in this Action. Similarly, for the WASH sector, the ultimate selection of secondary cities by the programme's steering committee will be based on lessons learnt of recent and ongoing EU projects (in Bafata, Mansoa and Bolama), and shall be confirmed by due technical, environmental and economic feasibility studies."}, {"bbox": [97, 1009, 1122, 1209], "category": "Text", "text": "If all outputs are attained, and provided the key hypothetis of political stability, communication and interaction between central and devolved government and civil society are confirmed, the anticipated **results** of 1) strengthened urban sector governance and framework for dialogue on inclusive and climate-resilient urban development; 2) reduced marine and terrestrial pollution linked to the consumption and production of solid waste (especially plastic waste) in Bissau; and 3) sustainable access to drinking water and basic sanitation services for secondary cities in Guinea-Bissau, should be accomplished, especially for households in vulnerable situations (women-led households, mono-parental households, households living in poverty and remote areas)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1226, 1122, 1425], "category": "Text", "text": "The interventions proposed by this Action will create favourable conditions for a sustainable socio-economic development of the country towards better regional integration and connectivity, in particular seen in combination with the ongoing rehabilitation project of the main road of the country, linking Bissau to the Senegal border. The so called Safim-M'Pack project is part of the EU West Africa Regional Transport Programme and namely the Dakar-Abidjan Corridor, for which a tripartite funding by WB, EIB and the EU is being considered. The first of the two execution lots (WB) has already secured financial coverage and is in the start-up phase, while the second (EU/EIB) has initiated the operational negotiation phase with the government."}, {"bbox": [97, 1443, 1122, 1585], "category": "Text", "text": "Under these circumstances, the Action will indeed reach the desired **impact** of significantly improving the living conditions of the urban populations, contributing to their social and economic inclusion and human development, namely through a labour-intensive (HIMO) approach, stimulating entrepreneurship, job creation and raising the awareness of the potential for a circular economy, which in turn is expected to trigger emulation and additional funding by private sector in complementary areas."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 27"}]