[{"bbox": [140, 152, 1135, 313], "category": "Text", "text": "(outputs 3 and 5) to support the definition of funding priorities. The procurement provides, inter alia, technical support to line ministries and multi-stakeholders to participate in the assessment and build their capacity, with particular support to the Department of Forestry. Without a suspensive clause, the prioritisation and coordination of the interventions in the landscape would only be done at the earliest in the second year of implementation of the action, leading to a mismatch in the timing of the implementation of the different components."}, {"bbox": [129, 324, 717, 353], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity (GIZ)"}, {"bbox": [140, 364, 1135, 447], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). This will be a joint programme, with a co-financing of EUR 6 million from BMZ (Team Europe approach)⁵²."}, {"bbox": [140, 456, 1135, 539], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by GIZ intends to carry out activities contributing to achieving fully output 1.2. The entrusted entity would carry out the following budget-implementation tasks: conducting procurement and grant award procedures, managing the resulting contracts and carrying out payments."}, {"bbox": [140, 549, 1135, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: i) longstanding experience in working in Zambia's water sector; ii) well-established presence of staff on the ground and; iii) working along the agriculture-water nexus particularly within the Lower Kafue Sub-Catchment."}, {"bbox": [129, 641, 727, 670], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.4. Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity (WFP)"}, {"bbox": [140, 682, 1090, 711], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with World Food Programme (WFP)."}, {"bbox": [140, 721, 1135, 803], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by WFP entails carrying out activities contributing to achieving fully output 2.1. The entrusted entity would carry out the following budget-implementation tasks: conducting procurement and grant award procedures and managing the resulting contracts, carrying out payments."}, {"bbox": [140, 813, 1135, 1001], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria : i) technical capacities and ability to promote climate smart agriculture and enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers through provision of financial services including credits, insurance, savings and markets; ii) ability to strengthen capacity of small scale private sector operators and to support their access to markets and finance; iii) good knowledge of the Zambian context and good presence of staff on the ground; iv) previous successful experience managing EU funds in sustainable agriculture and nutrition and; v) availability of transparent and accountable systems in place for efficient and effective project implementation, monitoring and reporting."}, {"bbox": [129, 1012, 684, 1040], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.5 EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees"}, {"bbox": [140, 1051, 1135, 1134], "category": "Text", "text": "This section is included for information purposes only. A comprehensive action plan covering all EFSD+ budgetary guarantees and the financing decision for the entire annual commitment under the EFSD+ budget line are adopted separately."}, {"bbox": [140, 1144, 1135, 1385], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is expected to be complemented and rolled out by EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees under indirect management. The budgetary guarantees would fall within priority area 1 of the MIP \"Green partnerships for sustainable recovery, growth and decent jobs\", specific objective 1.1: To promote and invest in the green recovery and sustainable growth along the agriculture-forestry-biodiversity-water and climate nexus, Result 1.2 – Integrated, participatory and sustainable rural development practices are increasingly applied, enhancing resilience of ecosystems along the agriculture-forestry-biodiversity-water and climate nexus and improving people's livelihoods, Result 1.3 – Communities, living adjacent to and within conservation and game management areas, have increasing income opportunities and apply sustainable resource management practices, stabilising the biodiversity within existing protected area."}, {"bbox": [129, 1396, 1128, 1425], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.6 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances"}, {"bbox": [140, 1436, 1135, 1518], "category": "Text", "text": "In case that indirect management (sections 4.4.3 and 4.4.4) with a pillar assessed entity fails due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the alternative implementation modality in direct management will be procurement (service contract)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1598, 466, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵² subject to German parliamentary approval"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 26"}]