[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "change adaptation through the use of resilient production practices, sustainable Natural Resource Management (NRM) and reducing food losses, which would also reduce the climate impact of food waste on the environment. Also, specifically for financial support, the local sustainable finance taxonomy might be used as a screening tool when selecting beneficiaries."}, {"bbox": [97, 271, 644, 300], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls:"}, {"bbox": [97, 310, 1134, 656], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1 - gender equality is an important objective in this programme. This implies that a gender analysis of the activities will be conducted during the inception phase in alignment with the III EU Gender Action Plan (Thematic areas “Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women” and “The challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition and the digital transformation) and CLIP Sri Lanka. Findings from this analysis will allow to develop more specific indicators to analyse women’s participation and the potential impact of the activities on promoting women’s empowerment. The Action has a specific focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment, especially the SO3 that will target and support women to increase their food security, resilience, and improve their economic livelihood through home production, entrepreneurial skills and additional income-generating activities. To overcome patriarchal socio-cultural norms and promote a more transformative impact of the Action reflexion about the structural causes of gender inequality and discriminatory gender stereotypes and roles in the agriculture sector will be foster through the activities, paying particular attention to engage men and boys in this discussion."}, {"bbox": [97, 674, 244, 700], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [97, 711, 1134, 872], "category": "Text", "text": "Human (and more specifically labour and environmental) rights will be mainstreamed in supported value chains (maize under Strengthening Sustainable Maize Agrifood System, and fruits and vegetables under the nature-based School Programme) and benefitting entities. The Action adopts to the extent possible, a human rights-based approach and its working principles of applying all human rights for all, meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making, non-discrimination and equality, accountability and rule of law for all and transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data."}, {"bbox": [97, 889, 195, 915], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 927, 1118, 1035], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that the Action, in alignment with the 2021-2030 EU Disability Strategy, will ensure, through its beneficiary selection process and the accessibility criteria to all activities, coverage of those suffering with any form of disability ensuring appropriate intervention activities for them."}, {"bbox": [97, 1052, 343, 1078], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1090, 1134, 1195], "category": "Text", "text": "Through the action, small holder, farmers living in poor and vulnerable situations will see an increase in their returns to investment and also benefit from higher resilience. School children (including those with disabilities, if relevant) and women in rural communities will learn lessons on entrepreneurship, readying them for fruitful economic endeavours ahead."}, {"bbox": [97, 1215, 211, 1241], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 1253, 1134, 1305], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will promote multi-stakeholders dialogue and therefore contribute to the democratic approaches in the sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 1325, 488, 1352], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 1363, 1134, 1523], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will have a strong emphasis on promoting through activities the adoption of environmental, social and governance practices. The Action will also directly contribute to building the economic resilience in the sectors and geographical areas identified which are poor and fragile, as well as improving sustainable practices in farming and food security, etc. A Do-No-Harm and conflict sensitive approach should be applied at all times, especially if political instability and unrest continues and in relation to the broader impacts of the economic crisis on vulnerable and marginalised groups, including rural populations, women and children."}, {"bbox": [97, 1540, 337, 1566], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1660, 1144, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 19"}]