[{"bbox": [86, 153, 312, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [97, 199, 543, 227], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [97, 232, 1135, 388], "category": "Text", "text": "Climate change and ecosystem concerns are at the heart of the EU's support to the Government of Liberia entities with responsibility for food systems. Notably, the ongoing preparatory study 'Planning for climate- and ecosystem-smart food systems growth' with MoA and related institutions is providing guidance on smart use of natural resources: governance, value chain activation (linkages), finance and innovation as well as inclusiveness (gender & youth considerations) are suggested as major pathways to make Liberia's food systems climate- and ecosystem-smart."}, {"bbox": [97, 402, 1135, 482], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project): The EIA screening classified the action Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [97, 489, 1135, 544], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project): The CRA screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [97, 552, 638, 580], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [97, 584, 1135, 718], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender equality is a significant objective, as also expressed in Outcome 2 'ensure inclusive food value chain relevance and performance'. Respect of women's rights in access to land will receive particular attention. Moreover, sex-disaggregated data will be integrated into the logical framework."}, {"bbox": [97, 733, 244, 760], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [97, 765, 1135, 869], "category": "Text", "text": "Cognisant of Liberia's context, all interventions will have to be implemented with an emphasis on human rights, in particular those of women and youth, as well as sensitivity towards conflicts and their prevention. Respect of women's human rights in relation to access to land will receive particular attention. Also potential conflicts in interactions between commercial and smallholder farmers will be handled with care."}, {"bbox": [97, 883, 1135, 1098], "category": "Text", "text": "The country remains committed to ratifying human rights treaties and conventions it has signed. The Government of Liberia has made efforts to protect human rights and counter gender-based violence, among them the passage of: i) the Domestic Violence Act (2019), which criminalises sexual- and gender-based violence; ii) the Land Right Act (2018), which increases women's access to land and enhances economic empowerment and participation in community land ownership; iii) the Decent Work Act (2015), which ensures that women and men are equal before the law in terms of employment and that the increase of the minimum wage is not discriminatory across gender; and iv) the Local Government Act (2018), which protects women's participation in local governance and supports opportunities of leadership training for women and girls."}, {"bbox": [97, 1108, 1135, 1216], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will apply a human rights-based approach respecting its five working principles: i) applying all human rights for all; ii) meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making; iii) non-discrimination and equality; iv) accountability and rule of law for all; and v) transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data."}, {"bbox": [97, 1231, 196, 1258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 1263, 1135, 1370], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this Action is labelled as D0. This implies that inclusion of persons with disabilities is not the principal neither a significant objective. Nevertheless, the Action will support social inclusion of persons with disabilities in food systems. Liberia has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2012, but is yet to ratify the Optional Protocol."}, {"bbox": [97, 1386, 212, 1412], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 1418, 1135, 1498], "category": "Text", "text": "Democracy is not included as a significant objective (with a dedicated specific objective). Nevertheless, participation, particularly of women and youth, and respecting the rights of those with less influencing power (e.g. smallholders versus commercial producers or processors) will be carefully considered and monitored."}, {"bbox": [97, 1513, 488, 1540], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 1545, 1135, 1599], "category": "Text", "text": "Cognisant of Liberia's context (history with civil conflicts), all interventions will have to be implemented with an emphasis on human rights, in particular those of women and youth, as well as sensitivity towards conflicts and"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 28"}]