[{"bbox": [245, 152, 1131, 229], "category": "Text", "text": "capacity constraints, such as managing and mobilising public sector resources, leadership skills, public financial management, revenue raising and expenditure, transparency, participation and interaction with other actors."}, {"bbox": [209, 231, 1131, 338], "category": "List-item", "text": "* In view of accelerating urbanisation, EU will seek to promote sustainable strategies to promote non-discrimination and break down the barriers that exclude various groups from access to resources and opportunities offered by local development, with the view to promote social inclusion, territorial cohesion and environmental protection."}, {"bbox": [85, 352, 310, 382], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [96, 398, 1131, 529], "category": "Text", "text": "With reference to the National Indicative Programme and the Mid-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP 2019-2023) of the Government of Sierra Leone, cross-cutting issues such as good governance, environment and climate change, gender equality and other issues related to human rights are significant priorities. To ensure results, said cross-cutting issues will be mainstreamed in the identification, preparation and implementation of on-going and future EU interventions."}, {"bbox": [96, 558, 540, 585], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [96, 610, 760, 637], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [96, 638, 1131, 689], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [96, 717, 666, 743], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [96, 744, 1131, 794], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [96, 823, 634, 849], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 850, 1131, 1061], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls will be reinforced by adopting a multi-dimensional contextual analysis as regards gender. The action will support the collection of gender-disaggregated data, the qualitative monitoring of action design and implementation arrangements, and the assessment of the gender effects. This will allow narrowing the gender gap in economic opportunities. The action contributes to the EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III, 2021-2025), more specifically \"addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition and the digital transformation\" and \"promoting economic and social rights empowering girls and women\"."}, {"bbox": [96, 1088, 241, 1114], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 1115, 1131, 1194], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action operationalises the human rights-based approach by ensuring that all rights are respected and that empowerment, participation, non-discrimination, accountability and transparency are promoted. It will capacitate \"rights-holders\" in claiming their rights and \"duty-bearers\" in meeting their obligations."}, {"bbox": [85, 1241, 422, 1269], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 1284, 1167, 1565], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Strategy, planning and policies</td><td>Limited knowledge of the new EU external approach</td><td>M</td><td>L</td><td>Management guidance and follow up, policy dialogue with European partners</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 15"}]