[{"bbox": [144, 153, 1134, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2 - Institutional capacities of actors at the municipal/local level for urban planning & management and project development are improved"}, {"bbox": [144, 207, 740, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3 - Municipal/local services are improved through pilot actions"}, {"bbox": [144, 233, 940, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1 - Technical capacities of Bissau's Municipality in waste management are improved"}, {"bbox": [144, 259, 812, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "2.2 - A more efficient waste management system in Bissau is established"}, {"bbox": [144, 285, 1103, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "3.1 - Technical capacities of the institutions in water and sanitation services in target cities are improved"}, {"bbox": [144, 312, 1043, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "3.2 - A more efficient water and sanitation services system in target secondary cities is established"}, {"bbox": [86, 379, 368, 407], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 426, 975, 450], "category": "Text", "text": "As an indication, the main activities to be carried out under this Action are classified as follows:"}, {"bbox": [97, 479, 705, 505], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Policy and institutional capacity building (Output 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)"}, {"bbox": [134, 505, 1103, 638], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Creating coordination mechanisms between national and local institutions, as well as other stakeholders, for the implementation of the action as a whole (e.g. defining the timetable of steering committees, approve key activities/interventions and the method of choosing the cities targeted by Outputs 1.2 and 1.3, as well as SO3), with a focus on the contribution to climate change adaptation/mitigation, biodiversity conservation and disaster risk reduction;"}, {"bbox": [134, 638, 1135, 824], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Carry out a country-wide assessment of main urban features of urban settlements, including elements of the legal and institutional framework/decentralization related to urban planning and management, focused on basic services (transport, housing, sanitation) based on climat adaptation; the diagnosis should include, in particular, an assessment of internal migration and the COVID-19 impact in urban areas of Guinea-Bissau with a view to improve basic services delivery and infrastructure provision as part of a green recovery programme. Specific attention will be given to the need for gender sector analysis in waste management, WASH and other related areas."}, {"bbox": [134, 824, 1135, 1010], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Building on the results of the diagnosis, in collaboration with local and central government authorities as well as with civil society participation: (i) support the elaboration of tailored and gender sensitive policies, strategies and legal instruments to improve urban planning and management; (ii) establish a National Urban Observatory (NUO) as the main entity to strengthen data collection, analysis and use at local level, thus effectively supporting policy/strategy development and monitoring; (iii) carry out awareness raising activities at the local level in support to the dissemination of the principles and guidelines established in the National Urbanisation Policy (NUP) and the national territorial development plan (NTDP)."}, {"bbox": [134, 1010, 1135, 1090], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Particular attention will be given to improving the business environment by defining investment priorities in urban services and selecting areas and cities in light of their potential, while ensuring due complementarity with provisions by other donors."}, {"bbox": [134, 1090, 1135, 1168], "category": "List-item", "text": "- A capacity building programme in collaboration with training institutions present in Guinea-Bissau or in neighbouring countries to reinforce the institutional capacity of both central and local authorities, namely in:"}, {"bbox": [210, 1169, 423, 1196], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - Management skills"}, {"bbox": [210, 1197, 1135, 1250], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - technical and practical knowledge, organisation, coordination, sharing and implementation of urban planning, via adequate IT infrastructure and software, with the support from the NUO"}, {"bbox": [134, 1250, 1135, 1356], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Elaborate sustainable development strategies for the selected and priority cities, in the form of participatory urban plans (i.e. by involving the local/central authorities, the resident population, the private sector and CSOs), using a similar methodology as for Bissau 2030 and focusing on women and groups living in vulnerable situations."}, {"bbox": [134, 1356, 1135, 1463], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Based on the established priority of investments and elaborated urban plans, design priority bankable projects that can attract investors/donors' interest, and support their implementation by providing on-site technical assistance, actively involving the local population and mobilising capable CSOs/private sector partners."}, {"bbox": [134, 1463, 1135, 1547], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Provide on-the-job capacity building to the target cities to assist preparation and management of planned projects (Output 1.3), using them as an opportunity to promote and test key improvements in the regulatory framework and the private sector enabling environment, namely for:"}, {"bbox": [210, 1549, 1029, 1575], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - PPPs and Concession schemes (e.g. for waste management, water and sanitation, ...)."}, {"bbox": [210, 1575, 1135, 1629], "category": "List-item", "text": "  - land cadastre/registering, including a pilot project in mapping and registration of private and public lots, installation of ICT equipment and implementation of software for land and property"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 27"}]