[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1133, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "Namibia takes climate change issues and environmental protection seriously as seen by its ambitious climate targets, policies and programmes and reflected in the MIP."}, {"bbox": [97, 232, 1133, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility supported under this Action will be used to finance specific studies, dialogue and expertise to e.g. support Namibia in developing its Green Hydrogen strategy or roadmap, related regulatory framework and capacitating key agencies or staff members in moving this project forward."}, {"bbox": [97, 338, 1133, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "This will complement and strengthen actions foreseen under the priority area “Inclusive Green Growth” namely in the areas of renewable energy, water, biodiversity protection and conservation agriculture."}, {"bbox": [97, 417, 1133, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility, as a tool to convey the external dimension of EU internal policies, will promote the principles of the Green Deal, focusing on accelerating paths towards more environmentally sustainable societies, with low-carbon economies, resilient to the impacts of climate change and protecting their ecosystems and biodiversity. The EU added value of the action will be reflected in the promotion of the EU Green Deal and especially key EU policy documents as the Adaptation, Biodiversity, Farm to Fork and Circularity strategies. As part of the policy dialogue with Namibia, and aligning to the MIPs and TEI on Green Growth, the Cooperation Facility will align its support in promoting the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions of the Country (updated in 2021²)."}, {"bbox": [97, 656, 1133, 736], "category": "Text", "text": "Finally, during its management, the Facility will take in consideration measures to minimise carbon emissions (e.g. optimisations of flight travels, CO2 compensation measures); make use of renewable energies and energy saving measures; reduce waste and to assist with reuse and recycling."}, {"bbox": [97, 789, 637, 816], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [97, 842, 1133, 1027], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that Gender will be a significant objective. The MIP addresses gender equality and the fight against gender-based in its Priority Area 3. It supports the implementation of the related policies and action plans and through targeted capacity building of the relevant institutions. This action will also take into consideration these issues during the implementation of its activities by ensuring that women will not be left out and are effectively able to benefit from the opportunities created by this action. The same applies to youth and most marginalized groups. The action will advance the priorities of the EU's Gender Action Plan (GAP) III."}, {"bbox": [97, 1060, 244, 1086], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [97, 1112, 1133, 1219], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action operationalises the human rights-based approach by ensuring that all rights are respected and that empowerment, participation, non-discrimination, accountability and transparency are promoted. It will capacitate \"rights-holders\", including civil society organisations, in claiming their rights and \"duty-bearers\" in meeting their obligations."}, {"bbox": [97, 1250, 195, 1276], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 1302, 1133, 1356], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that people with disabilities will be included in all planned activities."}, {"bbox": [97, 1389, 211, 1414], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [85, 1587, 774, 1637], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-06/Namibia%27s%20Updated%20NDC_%20FINAL%2025%20July%202021.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1636, 1143, 1660], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 17"}]