[{"bbox": [93, 154, 1134, 208], "category": "Text", "text": "As South Africa is committed to achieving the deliverables outlined in its NDC and other key policies, the Action is timely and relevant."}, {"bbox": [93, 211, 1134, 352], "category": "Text", "text": "The identification of the action is a direct result of consultations and previous work with government ministries/units, MS, DFIs (local and international) and other stakeholders. The Action will also build on previous and ongoing interventions such as the “Employment Promotion through SMMEs Support Programme for the Republic of South Africa (EDSE)”, the “Bridging Inequalities through Greening of Municipal Services” programme or the TEI “Investing in Young Businesses in Africa (IYBA)”. "}, {"bbox": [93, 354, 1134, 494], "category": "Text", "text": "Previous work with local authorities in South Africa has demonstrated the need for continued strategic support. By supporting the government of South Africa in its just transition through technical assistance, providing financing solutions to SMMEs and ensuring key skills development needed for a carbon-neutral country, the action aims to mitigate risks – such as high turnaround and loss of employment and skills following the decommissioning of the coal powered plants – and maximise impacts."}, {"bbox": [86, 511, 400, 542], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 557, 1134, 612], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is to contribute to SA’s capacity to implement the JETP IP and promote sustainable inclusive growth through three interlinked and mutually reinforcing pillars:"}, {"bbox": [135, 636, 1134, 797], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. In order to improve policy and regulatory framework for just energy transition (SO1), there is a need to support a TA Facility that will enhance capacity of government and government ministries and departments for policy development and implementation in the area of just energy transition (output 1.1) and strengthen strategic partnerships between local and international DFIs, government and government departments and ministries, provincial government, business and industry associations and bodies, think tanks (output 1.2)."}, {"bbox": [171, 822, 1134, 956], "category": "Text", "text": "The TA facility will be responsive and flexible to the rapidly evolving context, the dynamic evolutions of norms, standards, and frameworks for net-zero technologies. Furthermore, the TA facility will support the development of other strategic areas of mutual interest and cater for other TA demands related to the implementation of the EU-SA trade partnership. The Facility will build on initiatives implemented in a Team Europe approach."}, {"bbox": [135, 981, 1134, 1513], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. In order to enhance effectiveness of the TVET system in matching skills to just energy transition with particular focus on those most affected by the transition (SO2), then there is a need to support initiatives such as AFD's one aimed to upscale and transform Eskom's Academy of Learning into a Centre of Excellence involved in new skills development in the energy sector, green research and the creation of new green value chains (output 2.1) and broaden and consolidate the impact of the ongoing initiatives such as the GIZ Career Path Development for Employment (CPD4E) programme (the objective of which is to support the strengthening of the TVET system for adaption to Just Transition across South Africa) (output 2.2). Under this pillar, the challenges related to skills mismatches will be addressed by supporting educational institutions for skills development, ensuring that affected communities, and more particularly youth, women and people with disabilities, are able to face the transition at a minimum cost while benefitting from a more climate-resilient economy. On top of cross-national activities, the action will support activities tailored towards those directly and indirectly affected by the decommissioning of coal plants for them to become employed or become entrepreneurs in the green energy value chains or new sustainable carbon neutral sectors. Thus, skills for the affected communities largely in the province of Mpumalanga will be prioritised and linked to job opportunities offered by a green transition, notably in green economy supply and value chains. The Action envisages room for scalability of the skills development interventions to other provinces such as the Northern Cape, Limpopo, and the North West which will be directly impacted by the just energy transition. To avoid duplication while seeking synergies and complementarity, the action will achieve this by supporting and broadening existing programmes by the EU and its Member States in the context of the Team Europe approach."}, {"bbox": [135, 1537, 1134, 1645], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. In order to enhance effectiveness of financing instruments for the creation, transition, and development of SMMEs active in green economy value chains or willing to invest in low carbon production processes (SO3), there is a need to address the financial and non-financial gaps of the SMME business development ecosystem. This action attempts to do so by setting up and contributing to a Financial and Business"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 27"}]