[{"bbox": [85, 213, 367, 239], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [98, 258, 507, 284], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Indicative activities under the Output 1.1:**"}, {"bbox": [98, 286, 1163, 389], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1.1. Promote inclusive climate-smart agriculture and sustainable fisheries (notably with schools' curriculum), identification of investment on innovative technologies and niche market opportunities adapted to the environment of Caribbean OCTs and climate change (such as micro-hydroponics and EarthBox garden technology) and enhancement of value chain to increase the values of the sectors and reduce the costs."}, {"bbox": [98, 392, 1162, 444], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1.2. Establish a financing mechanism to support commercial producers and small-scale producers, including women and people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [98, 445, 505, 471], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Indicative activities related to Output 1.2:**"}, {"bbox": [98, 472, 1162, 576], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2.1. Institutional and policy support to facilitate food security and nutrition though i) the development and synchronisation of policies and procedures (e.g. legal framework for the management and evaluation of food quality; food safety protocols and standards for processors and growers), ii) the reduction of trade barriers and iii) improved fisheries' governance."}, {"bbox": [98, 578, 1162, 627], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2.2. Establish food relief systems related to disaster risk management with an emphasis on disadvantaged persons and communities."}, {"bbox": [98, 638, 505, 664], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Indicative activities related to Output 1.3:**"}, {"bbox": [98, 665, 1162, 745], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3.1. OCTs' strategic plans addressing long-term water needs with an emphasis on innovative financing options for production of safe drinking water, water use efficiency and re-use of treated wastewater. Reinforce the water sector capacity through training the staff of service providers."}, {"bbox": [98, 746, 1162, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3.2. Increase resilience with a community of best practices, peer/to-peer exchanges and policy and regulatory frameworks for the promotion of individual cistern for collecting rainwater and harvesting greywater as well as the development of stormwater infrastructures and flooding plans (e.g. buffer zones along waterlines, water retention areas and restoration of natural buffer such as salinas and mangroves)."}, {"bbox": [98, 877, 505, 903], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Indicative activities related to Output 1.4:**"}, {"bbox": [98, 905, 1162, 980], "category": "Text", "text": "1.4.1. Training and guidance in sustainable and responsible development in agriculture and food systems and processing (production, pesticide use, collection, storage, transportation, accessibility, marketing) targeting different stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [98, 983, 1162, 1036], "category": "Text", "text": "1.4.2. Conduct awareness campaigns to build public understanding about local products and the importance of sustainable agriculture practices by organizing farmers' markets, food festivals etc."}, {"bbox": [98, 1062, 1162, 1142], "category": "Text", "text": "**Indicative activities related to Output 2.1:** 2.1.1. Coral reef protection and restoration¹³, with emphasis on natural capital accounting, sharing/peer-to-peer exchanges on the best approaches to coral restoration and setting up a monitoring system of biodiversity and ecosystems (including invasive species) for the seven OCTs."}, {"bbox": [98, 1143, 1162, 1195], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1.2. Legislation and control measures to prevent erosion and run-off of soil and nutrients into the sea, reinforcing the efforts already made by the BES islands (Bonaire, Saba and Sint-Eustatius)."}, {"bbox": [98, 1204, 1040, 1230], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1.3. Environmental education to promote general awareness about pollution, water conservation et al."}, {"bbox": [98, 1239, 504, 1265], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Indicative activities related to Output 2.2:**"}, {"bbox": [98, 1266, 1162, 1370], "category": "Text", "text": "2.2.1. Tackle water and marine pollution and developing circular economy at both territorial and regional levels with technical assistance and other means to support the development of strategies, policies, action plans, legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g. limitation of groundwater extraction, reduction of point sources of pollution, restoration of vegetation cover, increased sanitation and scaling-up circular economy practices)."}, {"bbox": [98, 1372, 1162, 1450], "category": "Text", "text": "2.2.2. Monitor coastal and marine environments (e.g. water quality of beaches, ponds and lagoons) through a regional statistical framework to safeguard public health and tourism. Develop awareness raising in particular on the scarcity of water resources and on encouraging households and businesses to connect to sewerage."}, {"bbox": [86, 1524, 1142, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ This activity will build on the successful methods (such as larval based coral propagation and construction of artificial reefs) implemented through other EU-funded programmes related to Caribbean OCTs, mainly the 11th EDF Caribbean regional programme Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity (RESEMBID) and the BEST initiative: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/best-initiative-supporting-biodiversity-outermost-regions-and-overseas-countries-and-territories_en"}, {"bbox": [1016, 1654, 1143, 1680], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 25"}]