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Specifically, the Action aims to: (1) Strengthen the policy and regulatory role of the NWA in boosting waste management services and creating circular business opportunities; (2) Strengthen the effectiveness of Luanda's provincial and municipal authorities' solid waste management plans, including promoting sustainability and circular business models (including recycling and recovery of materials); (3) Attract private sector capital and boost circular business opportunities; (4) Strengthen formalisation and decent employment opportunities in the solid waste sector, incorporating the gender equality dimension."}, {"bbox": [96, 370, 1137, 612], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action aims to support the restructuring and modernisation of the solid waste sector and related economy, to improve the solid waste value chain opening the door to profitable and formal business opportunities, improving the competitiveness of the private sector, creating decent and green jobs and providing opportunities to formalise Angola's informal workers, addressing inequalities and fighting child labour. In doing so, the Action strengthens the environmental governance approach, addressing the public health and environment problems resulting from the improper disposal of municipal solid waste and boosting the uptake of circular economy models and practices. The outcome will be more streamlined and effective solid waste value chains, including proper waste management at all stages, from source separation, collection and transport, to proper recycling and material recovery at transfer and recovery stations, to final disposal of non-recyclable and non-compostable waste."}, {"bbox": [96, 616, 1137, 751], "category": "Text", "text": "Promoting the transition to a circular economy, the Action will contribute to climate change mitigation through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to the extraction, processing, and consumption of materials and slow down nature degradation by reducing the demand for virgin materials, decreasing pressure on ecosystems, land and water, thereby contributing to reduce biodiversity loss and to enhance climate resilience including to vulnerable food and nutrition secure populations and to disaster-prone communities."}, {"bbox": [96, 755, 1137, 916], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is part of the TEI on Diversification of Economy and Public Financial Management. It will work on upstream policy support (policy, legislative and regulatory package) and assist Angola adopting an integrated approach to deal with solid waste management and move to a cleaner, more efficient and circular economy. Supporting the country's transition to a more sustainable and inclusive development model, the EU will position itself as a key partner for the promotion of the green and circular economy transition and the promotion of decent jobs as part of the implementation of the Global Gateway strategy and the European Green Deal³."}, {"bbox": [96, 919, 1137, 1107], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will contribute to the Global Gateway Africa - Europe Investment Package⁴ by accelerating sustainable growth and decent job creation as well as the green transition boosting competitiveness, while promoting health security. It is aligned with the European Green Deal⁵ and its agenda for sustainable growth, with the EU Circular Economy Action Plan⁶ to reduce pressure on natural resources, create sustainable growth and decent jobs and achieve the EU's 2050 climate neutrality target, and consistent with the global approach to improve ocean health. The Action is in line with the EU Gender Action Plan III 2021-2025⁷ and with the EU policy to tackle inequalities in developing countries⁸."}, {"bbox": [96, 1111, 1137, 1219], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will contribute to the Agenda 2030 Goals, notably Responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), but also No poverty (SDG 1), Good health and well-being (SDG 3), Gender equality (SDG 5), Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), Decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), Reduced inequalities (SDG 10), Sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), Climate action (SDG 13), Life on land (SDG 15)."}, {"bbox": [86, 1405, 370, 1429], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ A European Green Deal (europa.eu)"}, {"bbox": [86, 1428, 555, 1451], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ EU-Africa: Global Gateway Investment Package (europa.eu)"}, {"bbox": [86, 1450, 370, 1472], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ A European Green Deal (europa.eu)"}, {"bbox": [86, 1472, 248, 1493], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ COM/2020/98 final"}, {"bbox": [86, 1493, 1145, 1604], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ Gender Action Plan III – a priority of EU external action (europa.eu). The Gender Action Plan III is a Joint communication by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy which was welcomed through EU Presidency Conclusions of 16 December 2020. Drafting was led by European Commission in close consultation with EU Member States, EEAS, civil society organisations, partner governments, and international organisations (UN entities, International Finance Institutions among others). The different parties contributed to the drafting of the document through meetings and through responses to a survey conducted during the process."}, {"bbox": [86, 1603, 1145, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ Commission Staff Working Document on Implementation of the new European Consensus on Development – Addressing inequality in partner countries SWD(2019) 280 final of 14.6.2019."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 26"}]