[{"bbox": [216, 119, 1085, 322], "category": "List-item", "text": "jobs in Zambia through the Green Partnership and Investment Programme along the Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity, Water and Climate Nexus; ii) to promote green growth and an environmentally sound, gender/youth sensitive and economically viable diversification of the economy through the Green Economy Promotion and Diversification (GEPD) Programme and; iii) to improve public service delivery in Zambia through the Partnership to Enhance Public Finance Management and Accountability in Zambia."}, {"bbox": [144, 335, 1087, 737], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The action entitled ‘Green Partnership and Investment Programme along the Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity, Water and Climate Nexus’ aims to promote and invest in green recovery and sustainable growth along the Zambian part of the Greater Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA). It intends to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and improve people’s livelihoods based on a landscape approach along the agriculture-forestry-biodiversity-water and climate nexus; to increase participation of smallholder farmers, including women and youth farmers, in market-integrated environmentally sustainable, resilient, low carbon, circular and nutrition sensitive value chains; and increase income opportunities through applied sustainable resource management practices by local communities. The Commission should acknowledge and accept contributions from other donors in accordance with Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation, subject to the conclusion of the relevant agreement. Where such contributions are not denominated in euro, a reasonable estimate of conversion should be made."}, {"bbox": [144, 752, 1085, 955], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) The action entitled ‘Green Economy Promotion and Diversification (GEPD) Programme’ aims to promote green growth and an environmentally sound, gender/youth sensitive and economically viable diversification of the economy. More specifically, it intends to improve the business regulatory environment and investment climate for green economic transition and to consolidate micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups, particularly youth and women led, and promote their expansion into the green economy and digital businesses."}, {"bbox": [144, 966, 1085, 1228], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) The action entitled ‘Partnership to Enhance Public Finance Management and Accountability in Zambia’ aims to improve public service delivery in Zambia. It intends to support the Government of the Republic of Zambia to implement its planned PFM Reform Strategy, its Revenue Action Plan, and develop its Medium-Term Revenue Strategy, aimed at restoring fiscal sustainability and improving efficiency and effectiveness of public resource allocation, and spending, for better public service delivery. This will help the country achieve its national development objectives. The Action will also aim at supporting the national accountability system and assist the Government in fighting corruption."}, {"bbox": [144, 1240, 1085, 1299], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) The Commission should authorise the launch of a call for tender by means of a suspensive clause before the adoption of this Decision."}, {"bbox": [144, 1310, 1085, 1369], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947 indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 1380, 1085, 1526], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation. To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial"}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 127, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1659, 623, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1170, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]