[{"bbox": [96, 178, 1135, 393], "category": "Text", "text": "The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women will be a transversal axis in the cooperation priority areas. This Action will provide support for studies, analysis, training and public diplomacy actions that contribute to implementing the EU-Cuba Gender Implementation Plan and the National Program for the Advancement of Women (PAM). The PAM, published on 8 March 2021, includes 44 measures in seven areas of special attention: the economic empowerment of women; work with public communication; education, prevention and social work; access to key spaces for decision making; the legislative scenario that includes the analysis of the regulatory framework and protection systems against all forms of discrimination and violence; sexual and reproductive health; and the necessary production of statistics and research."}, {"bbox": [96, 416, 1135, 552], "category": "Text", "text": "By providing technical expertise and institutional strengthening measures, the Action will contribute to the efforts by the Government of Cuba (GoC) to advance the implementation of the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until 2030 (PNDES), whose six strategic axes are sufficiently aligned with overarching EU priorities (Green Deal and digitalisation), with the SDGs Agenda, and the Paris Agreement, provided that the EU's aim at advancing socioeconomic reforms, sound governance, and human rights respect, are equally reflected."}, {"bbox": [96, 576, 1135, 684], "category": "Text", "text": "To this end, the Action will deliver a wide and flexible menu of demand-driven activities that will support the political and policy dialogue and the coordination of EU-Cuba cooperation, Roadmap for CSOs, Gender Implementation Plan and Team Europe initiative and accompany Cuban stakeholders to push forward reforms and initiatives of strategic importance for the advancement of EU interests and EU-Cuba common values."}, {"bbox": [96, 708, 1135, 791], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will be implemented through direct management with service contracts. The funding will also cover external audits and evaluations prioritized in order to ensure the fine tuning of the cooperation strategy in its main components."}, {"bbox": [85, 829, 342, 861], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2 Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [96, 875, 1135, 1037], "category": "Text", "text": "The two priority areas of the EU-Cuba MIP 2021-27 are justified by the needs of the Cuban context and the EU added value in supporting its progress in the context of the wider Agenda 2030 of the SDGs. They contribute to eight of the SDGs directly, to three of the priority sectors of the PNDES and to all its strategic axes. They are in line with the main EU priorities and shared interests related to EU values (preserving nature, boosting citizens' innovation, ensuring fairness and promoting global public goods). Joint actions in some key areas such as clean energy and biotechnology can also benefit the EU's objectives internally and globally."}, {"bbox": [96, 1061, 1135, 1382], "category": "Text", "text": "**Inclusive Ecological transition: Sustainable municipalities:** The main global challenge over the next decade, and beyond, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid an imminent global warming of more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels (SDG 13.3 target). In line with the Cuban State Policy of 2100 \"Tarea Vida\" and the EU's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, this priority area will focus on the local level. This priority area corresponds to the Team Europe Initiative on Inclusive Ecological Transition and it is strongly aligned with country and EU policy frameworks. It will focus on increased food security based on local sustainable food systems, progress towards energy self-sufficiency based mainly on local renewable energy sources best suited to sustainable local development and improved sustainable use of water, sanitation and solid waste management linked to circular economy including sustainable tourism, construction and transport initiatives. All actions will be based on a participatory decentralised management and use of digital transition means. According to the available budget, a number of municipalities will be selected on the basis of the highest potential impact criteria, while representing various geographical and socio-economic regions in Cuba."}, {"bbox": [96, 1432, 1135, 1621], "category": "Text", "text": "**Modernising the economy, maximising the potential of all economic actors and increasing trade and investment opportunities:** Social and territorial cohesion requires constant improvement in the sustainable generation and equitable distribution of wealth at national level. This goal requires a boost in the dynamism of all economic actors, in particular the private sector, public enterprises and the efficiency and equity of public policies and services. This area will include the matching between Cuban and EU micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and Local Development Projects (LDPs) in key sectors of the Cuban economy, especially those related to agriculture and energy (in synergy with the first priority area), and to information & communication technologies (ICTs), creative"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 13"}]