[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1134, 361], "category": "Text", "text": "There are huge socio-economic inequalities prevailing in the country (GINI coefficient in 2020 was 39,6). High levels of inequalities are also registered at the level of the territory as well as within cities. Access to economic activities by women and youth presents many obstacles, as well as for citizens outside of the capital. For three consecutive years, since 2017 until 2020, the DR scored 0.7 in the gender gap index, which shows a gender gap of approximately 30 percent¹¹. The 2019 UN Gender Inequality Index of 0.455 shows strong disparities and levels comparable to less developed LAC countries. The DR continues to present high rates of violence against women, including domestic violence, and a persistent high number of femicides (the 5th highest rate in the region) and sexual violence."}, {"bbox": [96, 390, 1012, 417], "category": "Text", "text": "### iii. Unsustainable production and consumption practices: high impact on a fragile island ecosystem."}, {"bbox": [96, 443, 1133, 523], "category": "Text", "text": "Natural resources, a big source of economic activity and jobs (tourism, agribusiness MSMEs) are under extreme pressure on an island that is highly vulnerable to climate change, and challenges related to unsustainable production practices such as water treatment and solid waste in a highly urbanised country remain outstanding."}, {"bbox": [96, 548, 1134, 762], "category": "Text", "text": "The DR lags behind other countries in the LAC region in regards to circular economy, which is still incipient, and the existing Clean Production policy and the National Policy for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP, 2010) need to be prioritised and socialised further. The General Law on Integrated Waste Management and Coprocessing (Law 225-20) introduces certain elements of circularity (e.g. waste prevention and minimisation, waste recovery and valorisation, eco-efficiency, separation at source, waste marketplaces and the Extended Producer Responsibility), and opportunities exist as the GoDR is setting more ambitious green goals and practices with the adoption of a new Law and National Policy on Green Procurement and developing a National Plan on Solid Waste Management."}, {"bbox": [96, 787, 1133, 842], "category": "Text", "text": "Productive development and economic growth in the DR needs to converge with a sustainable production set-up, especially for MSMEs."}, {"bbox": [96, 866, 1133, 921], "category": "Text", "text": "### Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [96, 946, 1134, 1080], "category": "Text", "text": "Within the Sector Reform and Performance Contract framework, the lead actor is the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPyD), which has the mandate, according to Law 468-6, to formulate the development strategy and the multiannual plan (PNPSP), including the necessary coordination at the national, local and sectoral levels to ensure coherence between policies, plans, programs and actions, and including the coordination of international cooperation programmes."}, {"bbox": [96, 1106, 1134, 1186], "category": "Text", "text": "Other key actors (duty-bearers) are: Ministry of Finance (MH) (PFM reforms, BS eligibility criteria), Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MICM) (MSMEs policies), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) (clean production policies) and their dependencies."}, {"bbox": [96, 1211, 1133, 1265], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) and Ministry of Labor (M-Trabajo) may be associated to the action for specific issues related to the capacities of municipalities and the policies related to MSMEs and employability."}, {"bbox": [96, 1290, 1134, 1371], "category": "Text", "text": "Private sector Organizations (e.g. CODOPYME¹², AIRD¹³, ANJE¹⁴, Promipyme¹⁵), Universities and Civil Society Organizations (in particular those working with economic empowerment of Women and Youth and on circular economy and clean production techniques) will be associated to the dialogue."}, {"bbox": [96, 1396, 1133, 1451], "category": "Text", "text": "During the implementation of this action, a plan will be developed to establish a useful institutional coordination framework according to the mandates and roles of each of the mentioned stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [86, 1524, 1035, 1550], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ Women are 30 percent less likely than men to have equal opportunities and show weak political empowerment."}, {"bbox": [86, 1549, 693, 1574], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² Confederación Dominicana de la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa"}, {"bbox": [86, 1573, 558, 1597], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ Asociación de Industrias de la República Dominicana"}, {"bbox": [86, 1597, 489, 1621], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ Asociación Nacional de Jóvenes Empresarios"}, {"bbox": [86, 1621, 800, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ Consejo Nacional de Promoción y Apoyo a la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 31"}]