[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "equality, accountability and rule of law for all, and transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data. Annual review and evaluations should screen this aspect (and gender) and may lead, if needed, to proper readjustments."}, {"bbox": [97, 259, 195, 286], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 286, 1135, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that people with disability are not the main target of this action. Nevertheless, the project will take into account their needs and will integrate them if possible as beneficiaries for agro-forestry production, training or commercialisation of products."}, {"bbox": [97, 393, 1134, 443], "category": "Text", "text": "Disaggregated data by disability status will also be privileged whenever possible to give visibility to the situation of PWD in Timor Leste."}, {"bbox": [97, 471, 344, 498], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 498, 1134, 604], "category": "Text", "text": "The action targets climate-sensitive geographical locations where vulnerability of the population is high. The implementing partners will use the Government-owned vulnerability matrix in order to identify the most vulnerable areas that are suitable for agro-forestry. The vulnerability matrix is a participative process that has included most of the stakeholders including vulnerable and marginalised people."}, {"bbox": [97, 604, 1113, 655], "category": "Text", "text": "Within the identified location and special attention will be given in the beneficiary selection process in order to leave no one behind."}, {"bbox": [97, 683, 211, 709], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 710, 1134, 843], "category": "Text", "text": "The action takes place within the context of decentralised decision making and increasing autonomy for provincial authorities in planning and implementation agro-forestry programmes. The impact of improved and sustainable economic development will re-enforce democratic principles and governmental accountability. It also supports the participatory models of sector governance that involve private sector representation and will work towards involving civil society representatives in management bodies, including youth organisations."}, {"bbox": [97, 869, 488, 896], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 896, 1134, 1002], "category": "Text", "text": "The land ownership is an issue. Although a land reform law exist, it has not been applied. For the moment, the rural population is mainly relying on customary law. Planting trees, supporting irrigation systems, providing seeds will increase the value of the land and may create tensions between beneficiaries and non beneficiaries and land dispute."}, {"bbox": [97, 1002, 1134, 1211], "category": "Text", "text": "It is for that reason that it is at the utmost importance to involve the community and its leaders at the inception of the action and conduct a comprehensive participatory land use planning. In parallel, the EU has (currently) a policy dialogue around land ownership in order to avoid conflict around land dispute for the action and other projects. Regarding resilience, if the EU, with the agreement of the Government, has decided to support agro-forestry, it is also because it improves resilience to climate change, at individual, household and community level. The success of the action, which is fully in line with the Government agro-forestry strategy, will reinforce the credibility of the Government in the sector and may induce more actions and consequently more resilience at climate change national level."}, {"bbox": [97, 1240, 337, 1265], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [97, 1266, 1134, 1370], "category": "Text", "text": "The country was affected in April 2021 by a severe flood with casualties and significant losses. It has highlighted the vulnerability of Timor Leste to climate hazards. One of the reasons is the uncontrolled deforestation. The action proposes reforestation in climate-sensitive areas that will improve the livelihoods of the population as well as reduce disaster risks."}, {"bbox": [97, 1398, 412, 1424], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [97, 1425, 1134, 1559], "category": "Text", "text": "Through the proposed implementation modality, the EU also aims at supporting Civil Society Organisations as actors of governance and development in Timor Leste, and specifically intends to increase participation of Civil Society Organisations in addressing climate change, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation to its adverse effects, including disaster risk reduction and resilience. Any land-use will respect \"Free Prior and Informed Consent\" of target populations."}, {"bbox": [607, 1656, 624, 1679], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "9"}]