[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1135, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is not expected to create significant environmental hazards. On the contrary, the Action brings direct and clear benefits for a greener economic growth in the DR, improving the health of its population and ecosystems. Its focus and results are contributing towards a sustainable development and green growth in the country."}, {"bbox": [96, 257, 1113, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "To ensure a sound and comprehensive mainstreaming, attention will be placed on a multi-ministerial approach."}, {"bbox": [96, 310, 1135, 364], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the SEA screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions). The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required."}, {"bbox": [96, 389, 1135, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project). The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [96, 495, 1135, 575], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project). The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no need for further assessment."}, {"bbox": [96, 608, 637, 635], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 634, 1135, 741], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender equality is a significant objective of this budget support programme. When developing Dominican businesses, the action will focus on the strengthening of MSME led by women, enhance training and employability of women and mainstream gender in public finance."}, {"bbox": [96, 766, 1135, 874], "category": "Text", "text": "The design and implementation and monitoring of this action is done to avoid negative impacts or risks that could perpetuate gender inequalities and prevent inclusive economic growth. This programme also provides space for policy dialogue and positioning of issues such as generating economic opportunities for women, or gender violence in public policies."}, {"bbox": [96, 905, 244, 932], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 931, 1135, 1118], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will contribute to strengthen Dominican businesses and increase employability without leaving groups living in vulnerable situations behind, especially women and youth, but also persons with disabilities, migrants, and people living in poverty. This programme will be complemented by policy dialogue on human rights. The action will also apply the working principles of the human rights based approach (HRBA): applying all human rights for all, meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making, non-discrimination and equality, accountability and rule of law for all, and transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data."}, {"bbox": [96, 1149, 195, 1175], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 1174, 1135, 1256], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. However, to the extent possible, the inclusion of persons with disabilities will be taken into account in the activities and the policy dialogue."}, {"bbox": [96, 1287, 211, 1313], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 1312, 1125, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "This action seeks to strengthen public institutions, guarantee transparency and fight corruption. Policy dialogue will continue to be held to improve PFM and DRM. This action recognizes the importance of local governments to promote social inclusion, equity and economic development."}, {"bbox": [96, 1425, 488, 1451], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [96, 1450, 1135, 1611], "category": "Text", "text": "MSMEs are the main employment provider in the DR. The facilitation of MSMEs development will thus contribute to strengthen the resilience of the DR economy by increasing the resilience of individuals, households and communities to future economic shocks. At the same time, promotion of sustainable production and circular economy will decrease the use of solutions that are unsustainable and have a negative impact on the environment. The budget support programme is designed to promote inclusive sustainable growth that will contribute to decrease social inequalities and conflictivity that stems from large socio-economic gaps in the society."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 31"}]