[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1135, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "half a million people and many suffered economic hardship, food insecurity and rising poverty³⁶. Without building resilience and strengthening adaptation capacities, and without focusing on inclusion, Afghanistan runs the risk to slide into cycles of shock and maladaptation that become more difficult to reverse over time."}, {"bbox": [96, 244, 1135, 485], "category": "Text", "text": "Climate change also poses a threat to regional stability via sensitive transboundary water dynamics between Afghanistan and its neighbouring downstream states. Combined with the legacy of decades of conflict, the country's multi-ethnic composition, and the complex humanitarian emergency and economic crisis, these pressures compound vulnerabilities and may undermine the stability of Afghanistan and the wider region. While evidence on the impact of climate change on population displacement are mixed with varied effects across different contexts, extreme climate change events in the context of protracted armed conflict and long history of migration are important factors behind mass population movements. As such, addressing climate change in Afghanistan is in the interest of the international community at large, not only as a humanitarian imperative and to support the livelihoods and basic needs of the Afghan people, but to mitigate threats to regional peace and security."}, {"bbox": [86, 525, 604, 557], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 590, 508, 622], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 636, 1135, 717], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** of this Action is to address basic needs and support livelihoods of the people of Afghanistan, which would contribute to increased stability, reduced security threats and forced displacement within Afghanistan and from Afghanistan to the region and beyond."}, {"bbox": [96, 728, 845, 756], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific objectives will be attained in complementarity with humanitarian efforts."}, {"bbox": [96, 767, 520, 795], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives** of this Action are to:"}, {"bbox": [166, 806, 1135, 861], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improve the uptake of basic services of the Afghan population, particularly for women, children and vulnerable groups, including minorities, IDPs and returnees;"}, {"bbox": [166, 865, 1135, 920], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Enhance resilient livelihoods and economic opportunities, particularly for women, children and vulnerable groups, including minorities, IDPs and returnees."}, {"bbox": [96, 931, 1031, 960], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this Action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [96, 971, 592, 999], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1):"}, {"bbox": [174, 1009, 1135, 1064], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1. Enhanced access to quality services in health and nutrition by the population, particularly women, children, and vulnerable groups (including people with disabilities, drug users, IDPs and returnees);"}, {"bbox": [174, 1069, 1135, 1123], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2. Enhanced access to quality WASH services by the population, particularly women, children, and vulnerable groups (including people with disabilities, drug users, IDPs and returnees);"}, {"bbox": [174, 1128, 1037, 1156], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3. Enhanced access to quality education in safe learning environments, particularly for girls."}, {"bbox": [96, 1167, 592, 1195], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2):"}, {"bbox": [174, 1206, 1135, 1261], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1. Improved access to income-generating and business support services, including for agricultural resilience and climate-compatible activities;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1265, 1135, 1318], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2. Enhanced value chain effectiveness and market access, particularly climate-resilient agricultural value chains;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1324, 922, 1352], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.3. Improved access to microfinance services, including for smallholder farmers;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1357, 1135, 1438], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.4. Improved disaster risk reduction and natural resource management, including climate adaptation, by local communities particularly those at risk of displacement. This includes the agricultural sector and the provision of WASH services."}, {"bbox": [86, 1596, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁶ Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2022 Afghanistan: Country profile. https://www.internal-displacement.org/countries/afghanistan"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 33"}]