[{"bbox": [134, 153, 1134, 206], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Develop a nexus conceptual framework that is calibrated to the context of Lesotho to ensure governance oversight and establish coordination mechanisms;"}, {"bbox": [134, 207, 1134, 259], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support the mainstreaming of the nexus approach within the already existing national institutions, policy and legislative frameworks and create awareness around the nexus in the national development agenda;"}, {"bbox": [134, 260, 1134, 312], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Identification and implementation of nexus flagship projects and upscale best practices from flagship projects to enhance nexus benefits."}, {"bbox": [97, 313, 398, 339], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 3.1:"}, {"bbox": [134, 340, 852, 366], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Functional analysis of cadre capacities in water management departments;"}, {"bbox": [134, 366, 1134, 446], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Learning-by-doing capacity-building programme for water management cadre members (to put-in-practice specialist expertise in transboundary water cooperation e.g. adherence to UN Water Convention (UNECE), public-private partnerships, public utilities, etc.);"}, {"bbox": [134, 446, 1134, 498], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support development and implementation of strategic and financing plans under long-term water and sanitation strategy and rural sanitation financing strategy;"}, {"bbox": [134, 499, 713, 525], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support the production of water resources research reports."}, {"bbox": [97, 525, 398, 551], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 3.2:"}, {"bbox": [134, 551, 1091, 578], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Functional analysis of data management capacities at entities involved in ‘monitoring & evaluation’;"}, {"bbox": [134, 578, 950, 604], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support to the establishment and operationalisation of a data management task force;"}, {"bbox": [134, 604, 1134, 658], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support to installation and operationalisation of database system (water dashboard reporting) and production/dissemination of evidence-based (sex-disaggregated) outputs."}, {"bbox": [97, 683, 1134, 814], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative to which this action refers will be complemented by other contributions from the EU, Member States and financial institutions in a Team Europe approach. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective member's meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise, the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [86, 857, 313, 888], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [97, 904, 543, 930], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [97, 956, 1134, 1009], "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": [97, 1010, 1134, 1088], "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": [97, 1089, 1134, 1167], "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 or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1194, 1134, 1407], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is expected to deliver positive nature and climate change benefits. Adaptation to climate change and biodiversity is expected to be positively affected by the bottom-up catchment management approach, and by the introduction of payment for ecosystems services via ReNoka. The action will further look into having a positive environmental impact by facilitating climate change resilient WASH and catchment management plans and providing also opportunities for improving environmental and climate change awareness. Additionally it will mainstream the utilisation of climate resilient infrastructure (i.e.: utilisation of solar pumping systems for water supply and mainstreaming ICM into WASH plans), as well as conducting climate risk and vulnerability assessments for each catchment area plan."}, {"bbox": [97, 1433, 1134, 1590], "category": "Text", "text": "The second component of this action is expected to look into the water-energy and natural resources nexus, promoting a more efficient use of biomass. Biomass is a major source of thermal energy needs (cooking, heating) in the country, and reduction of the latter will increase water retention and reduce the environmental and health hazards associated with indoor air pollution. Wetland ecosystem protection would allow preserving species that live or breed in wetlands, as well as to contribute to water retention, and further serve as carbon sequestration zones."}, {"bbox": [97, 1619, 637, 1646], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 28"}]