[{"bbox": [85, 115, 1165, 308], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>auditing initiatives (both in Nepal and regionally / globally).</td></tr><tr><td>Risk 9: Environmental fragility and increased risk of natural disasters exacerbated by climate change.</td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td>The EU will support the government to strengthen prevention, mitigation and disaster risk reduction across the MSNP-III, so as to deliver on targets related to emergency nutrition preparedness.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [85, 323, 398, 355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [95, 369, 1158, 504], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is aligned with that of the Government's national commitment for nutrition, and builds on the sustained efforts of EU financed programmes since 2011 in support of Government efforts to advance and implement its national multi-sectoral nutrition policy. Hence, the intervention logic centres on financing for results and capacity development by utilising both budget support and complementary measures to strengthen the comprehensive and holistic approach of Nepal's MSNP-III."}, {"bbox": [95, 515, 1158, 570], "category": "Text", "text": "If the availability and quality of nutrition services are enhanced, with a strong focus on reducing inequalities, particularly for women, girls and persons with disabilities,"}, {"bbox": [95, 580, 1158, 741], "category": "Text", "text": "If nutrition friendly, gender-responsive and inclusive governance mechanisms are strengthened at all levels of government, including multi-sector human resources and knowledge management systems. If joint sector review mechanisms, with more credible performance assessment and reporting systems are enhanced; and if capacities of relevant stakeholders across all sectors and levels are strengthened on integration of local service delivery mechanisms, and their implementation; and if policy dialogue is improved and coordinated with a strong focus on reducing inequalities and incorporating gender transformative and disability sensitive approaches,"}, {"bbox": [95, 752, 1082, 781], "category": "Text", "text": "Then Nepali people will have an equitable access to nutrition services and will be able to better utilise them."}, {"bbox": [95, 791, 1158, 899], "category": "Text", "text": "This is because this combination of modalities will ensure, through financial transfers (increasing fiscal space and predictability of funds) combined with policy dialogue and technical assistance for capacity development, that increased numbers of citizens will have been equitably reached via a range of public services prioritised by the MSNP-III to improve nutrition."}, {"bbox": [95, 910, 1158, 991], "category": "Text", "text": "And because the complementary support component of the action will continue to harness the opportunities unleashed by the federal transition and take forward the recommendations of MSNP-II MTR for reinforcing nutrition governance."}, {"bbox": [95, 1002, 1158, 1189], "category": "Text", "text": "In particular the focus will be on strengthening efforts to ensure that areas of intervention prioritised by MSNP-III are effectively mainstreamed is local level planning processes as well as sectoral strategies and annual plans (with performance measured using the same indicators as those agreed in the MSNP-III). Assisting in the clarification of roles and responsibilities for policy implementation, M&E and accountability mechanisms at all levels, as well as across different stakeholders including civil society and the private sector, will also be key to the intervention logic. The creation of a common understanding among all stakeholders of the MSNP as a strategic plan (and not a time bound programme) in alignment with and to deliver on national commitments will be crucial in this regard."}, {"bbox": [95, 1200, 1158, 1308], "category": "Text", "text": "If social and behaviour change (SBC) interventions are expanded on health, nutrition and WASH related knowledge, behaviour and practices with a gender transformative and disability inclusion approach. And if capacities of national stakeholders are enhanced on design and operationalisation of an inequality sensitive, nutrition related strategic information management system."}, {"bbox": [95, 1319, 1158, 1373], "category": "Text", "text": "Then there will be better understanding, behaviour and practices around health, nutrition, and Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)."}, {"bbox": [95, 1384, 1158, 1492], "category": "Text", "text": "Ultimately, the nutrition status of Nepali citizens throughout their life cycle will be improved. And international evidence confirms that such achievements can be expected to further accelerate efforts to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities based on gender, disability and age, among others, thereby promoting sustainable and inclusive growth in Nepal."}, {"bbox": [95, 1503, 1158, 1637], "category": "Text", "text": "The generation of convincing gender-responsive and inclusive evidence to confirm the effectiveness of nutrition related investments is also expected to play a crucial role in terms of sustaining political and financial commitment to the MSNP. Where appropriate, the programme will pay attention to 'budget work', which can include budget analysis, but also encompasses work such as expenditure tracking of various sorts, assessments of the impact of government expenditures, community education about the budget, advocacy related to the way the budget impacts"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 27"}]