[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 340], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is institutional by nature and is therefore not vulnerable to environmental degradation or climate-related risks. However climate resilience will be ensured and where relevant CRAs will be undertaken. It will ensure India's clean energy transition, promote digitalisation of public infrastructure and catalyse public and private investments through climate finance. GHG emissions could be expected from international/local experts' travels to/from workshops/events/seminars. The implementing partners, who will be recruited for the implementation of the Action, will be requested to ensure offsetting of the carbon emissions resulting from experts' travel operations."}, {"bbox": [96, 365, 637, 392], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 392, 1134, 551], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this Action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender equality and women empowerment is an important and deliberate objective, but not the principal reason for undertaking the Action. The Action will promote the participation of women from relevant ministries, private sector organisations and networks, as well as think tanks, research and innovation institutes and other types of CSOs in trainings, workshops and events to ensure equal opportunity is provided to women stakeholders to learn and contribute to the various policy discussions."}, {"bbox": [96, 582, 244, 609], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 609, 1134, 743], "category": "Text", "text": "A human rights-based approach will be applied during the implementation of the Action, including key principles (participation, non-discrimination, accountability, and transparency) with particular attention to promoting the rights of women, girls, and vulnerable groups, people from different ethnic groups, and people with disabilities. The Action will incorporate the principle of leaving no one behind. By doing so, the proposed Action will aim at strengthening the respect, protection, and fulfilment of women's human rights."}, {"bbox": [96, 747, 196, 774], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 774, 1134, 881], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this Action is labelled as D0. This implies that even though significant actions are not foreseen to address this marker, all activities will be designed to ensure they are inclusive and accessible. This implies also that the Action will address the inclusion of socially marginalised groups with particular attention to persons with disabilities, in the green transformation process."}, {"bbox": [96, 911, 343, 938], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 938, 1134, 1072], "category": "Text", "text": "Inequality in many of the African countries is significant, as demonstrated, for instance, by the low ranking position in the Global Gender Gap Index 2023. Africa has a sizeable population as world's absolute poor, occupying low to very low ranking in the Human Development Index. Through trainings and capacity building activities, the Action is expected to help tackling inequalities and enhance economic opportunities for youth, women and vulnerable communities/populations."}, {"bbox": [96, 1102, 211, 1129], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 1129, 1134, 1288], "category": "Text", "text": "The situation of civil society, human rights and gender equality remains sensitive in India and S. Asia in general. Democratic participation and debate at national, sub-national and city level will in particular be a part of the partnerships engaging with urban local bodies and/or rural administrations. The Action will also potentially provide significant means and venues for implementing the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP III) and promoting women's economic empowerment in key areas of the EU's Global Gateway strategy - digital, energy and people to people connectivity."}, {"bbox": [96, 1319, 488, 1346], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [96, 1371, 1134, 1450], "category": "Text", "text": "Trilateral cooperation will enhance better regional cooperation for developmental causes. It will also help improve people's participation in democratic processes, promote peer-learning and establish institutional technical collaborations."}, {"bbox": [96, 1483, 337, 1508], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [96, 1509, 1134, 1564], "category": "Text", "text": "Where relevant, the activities under the proposed Action will adequately ensure considering disaster risks in particular from climate change-related hazards."}, {"bbox": [96, 1595, 412, 1620], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1655, 1144, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 19"}]