[{"bbox": [83, 106, 1146, 159], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [83, 185, 654, 213], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [83, 212, 1146, 265], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [83, 291, 624, 319], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [83, 318, 1146, 502], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that the action will contribute to empower to women and girls in participating in the low-carbon and climate-resilient development of the country and the formulation, implementation and monitoring of climate action efforts. The action will address challenges and exploit opportunities in the green economic transition to promote economic and social rights and empower girls and women. It will foster an enabling environment for participation in decision making both at national and sub-national level to allow women, girls and youth to take active role in defining the strategic choices for climate action and transformative economic transition."}, {"bbox": [83, 529, 1146, 611], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will also contribute to mainstreaming gender equality principles and approaches in the implementation of NDC and other climate change policies. It will support increased access for women and youth in all their diversity to climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and benefits resulting from these."}, {"bbox": [83, 636, 1117, 664], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will support the development of gender-sensitive iMRV to promote equity and reduce the gender gap."}, {"bbox": [83, 668, 230, 695], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [83, 695, 1146, 776], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will integrate principles of the human rights-based approach: i) transparency, ii) accountability, iii) respect to all human rights, iv) participation and v) non-discrimination to promote the participation and access to the decision-making processes, without discrimination and providing equal access to the rule of law, and to information."}, {"bbox": [83, 800, 1146, 882], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will develop the capacities of ‘rights-holders’ to claim their rights and ‘duty-bearers’ to meet their obligations. In line with the human rights-based approach methodology, the action will abide by the ‘do no harm principle’ to avoid unintended negative impacts regarding human rights, ‘leaving no one behind’."}, {"bbox": [83, 907, 1146, 1041], "category": "Text", "text": "Civil society organisations will be engaged and supported to represent and inform women and men in matters related to the design, implementation, and monitoring of climate change policies, plans and technical aspects. Through initiatives to strengthen national climate governance mechanisms and inter-institutional coordination among different institutions, sectors and stakeholders, the action will support an inclusive approach for participation in the NDC implementation and other activities related to the Paris Agreement reporting and transparency requirements."}, {"bbox": [83, 1045, 181, 1071], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [83, 1071, 1146, 1255], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. Persons with disabilities are recognised as being at increased risk from climate change effects, yet very little is known about how persons with disabilities and their representative organisations have been engaged in climate change adaptation and mitigation measures to date. Article 4 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) requires governments to include persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in policy planning.⁵⁰ The Action will be in line with the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, and the EU Guidance Note Disability inclusion in EU external action."}, {"bbox": [83, 1257, 197, 1283], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [83, 1283, 1146, 1363], "category": "Text", "text": "The action aims to support democracy in Zambia by promoting institutional coordination, cooperation, and consultation with all relevant stakeholders and transparency in climate change policy design, implementation and monitoring."}, {"bbox": [83, 1393, 474, 1420], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [83, 1420, 1146, 1501], "category": "Text", "text": "By enhancing the national climate governance, the action will positively contribute to the climate-resilient development of Zambia, and more sustainable use of natural resources. It will contribute to strengthening equitable climate resilience mitigation and adaptation efforts."}, {"bbox": [83, 1531, 323, 1556], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [72, 1638, 555, 1663], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵⁰ EU Guidance Note Disability inclusion in EU external action."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1664, 1158, 1689], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 24"}]