[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "advocate and adopt the integrated approach, and to further take it to the communities; d) building advocacy capacity of CSOs at local level, in the areas of the nexus; e) improve better communication, coordination and linkages between ECE centres, health facility, nutrition structures and administrations and promote the integrated approach in the planning processes, including on the Constituency Development Fund; f) advocate for the involvement of private sector in nexus-related activities (e.g. mining companies to sustain school-feeding programmes); g) strengthen community structures for an Education – Health – Nutrition – Protection nexus; h) technical assistance to support key government ministries responsible for coordination including gender and child protection issues."}, {"bbox": [97, 392, 1134, 525], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) to which this action refers, will be complemented by other contributions from the EU, Member States and/or European financing 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, 539, 313, 570], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [97, 585, 544, 612], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [97, 638, 1061, 692], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the SEA screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions)\nThe Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required."}, {"bbox": [97, 717, 1134, 930], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed Equal Chances for Human and Social Development programme does not require a Strategic Environmental Assessment. The impact that this action could have on the environment and on climate is minimal. On the contrary, a number of elements of this programme could be directly or indirectly linked to environmental and climate benefits. As an example, improvement of education conditions would lead to better raising awareness of children, parents and communities on effects of climate change and environmental deterioration, as well on the benefits of adapted practices and conservation actions. Climate-smart access to energy and water is also embedded, whenever relevant, in the proposed action, directly contributing to improving adaptation of the education sector, as foreseen in the country's National Determined Contribution."}, {"bbox": [97, 955, 1101, 1010], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1035, 1134, 1088], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1114, 1134, 1276], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the “soft” nature of the main activities, very small scale infrastructure works, EIAs are not specifically envisaged for the proposed action. If however, linked to infrastructure works or water availability, the necessity of conducting an EIA arises, this will be carried out by the Government in line with the EIA Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 28 of 1997 (SI 28, 1997). So far, none of the activities foreseen under the programme would fall under the statutory Instrument as requiring an EIA, an Environmental Project Brief (EPB) or an Environmental Impact Statement."}, {"bbox": [97, 1301, 1134, 1381], "category": "Text", "text": "The need for EIA in specific cases to be later identified (the only possible scenario would be the close proximity to an area of high biodiversity density) will be stressed by the EU Delegation within the policy dialogue processes and confirmed through monitoring visits or by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1406, 1131, 1460], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1486, 1115, 1539], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1564, 1134, 1619], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Vulnerability Assessment of June 2020 (funded by the Nordic Development Fund), the 2019 In-Depth Vulnerability and Needs Assessment (Government of Zambia, UN and CSOs) and the Zambia Country Climate"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 34"}]