[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1135, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "The intervention will furthermore ensure compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which obliges companies to mitigate effects of their activities on pollution and biodiversity loss."}, {"bbox": [97, 258, 1135, 313], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [97, 324, 1114, 377], "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, 404, 637, 432], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls**"}, {"bbox": [97, 443, 1135, 577], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that the proposed action will apply a “do no harm” approach. Gender will be mainstreamed through the Gender Action Plan with supportive provisions (e.g. behavioural change communication modules, etc.). A Gender perspective will be integrated throughout the Action (planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and labelled as G1 as per OECD Gender DAC codes section 1.1."}, {"bbox": [97, 588, 1135, 748], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender inequalities are among the main barriers for inclusive job creation in rural areas, stemming from gender-based stereotypes and prejudices impacting girls and women's paid work. For that reason, the Action will enforce that the planned interventions/projects employ a comprehensive mainstreaming plan including transformative actions across all components of the intervention based on empowerment principles. Gender equality will be promoted throughout the agro-food value chains as well as on productive uses of renewable energy (PURE) through affirmative actions."}, {"bbox": [97, 760, 1135, 841], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, the Action will promote and support women's economic empowerment with initiatives that reduce the level of unpaid employment, developing childcare services and expanding community-based economic empowerment and livelihood programmes for women."}, {"bbox": [97, 852, 1135, 959], "category": "Text", "text": "Taking into account that women make for 80% of the unskilled workforce in horticultural farms, and as part of the component ensuring compliance with health and safety provisions at the workplace, the intervention will include activities related to prevention of gender-based violence at the workplace, as well as equal pay and equal access to management posts for women."}, {"bbox": [97, 976, 245, 1003], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Human Rights**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1014, 1135, 1202], "category": "Text", "text": "While some of the final rights-holders of this Action do have special needs arising from the conflict and drought, their rights to enjoy such services will also be underscored, moving from a needs approach to a rights-based approach. Such a human rights-based approach will ensure as well the sustainability of the gains achieved, including through awareness raising activities aiming at ensuring the population is aware of their rights so to be able to fully exercise them. Support to duty bearers will be directed towards fulfilling their human rights commitments and building their capacity to achieve these objectives in a transparent, non-discriminatory, and accountable manner. The intervention will put in practice the principle of “leave no one behind” and “do no harm”."}, {"bbox": [97, 1213, 1135, 1320], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, the Action aims at ensuring compliance with labour standards and European due diligence legislation which aims at fostering sustainable and responsible behaviour throughout the global value chains. Companies will be required to identify, prevent and mitigate adverse impacts of their activities on human rights, such as child labour and exploitation of workers."}, {"bbox": [97, 1337, 197, 1365], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Disability**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1376, 1135, 1510], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that a disability perspective is integrated throughout the Action and a systematic assessment of the particular needs of people with disabilities will be taken into consideration in the planned activities. Also as a consequence of the conflict, the number of people with disabilities (PWD) in Ethiopia is estimated to have largely increased (recent data not yet available). Support of PWD is mainstreamed across the various components of this Action."}, {"bbox": [97, 1527, 344, 1554], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Reduction of inequalities**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1565, 1135, 1646], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action adopts an inclusive beneficiary approach by targeting mainly smallholder farmers including those affected by drought and conflict, and unprotected workers, who are amongst the most disadvantaged groups (part of the bottom 40% of Ethiopian population). By enhancing farmers' capacities, improving their productivity, and"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 34"}]