making through the Aarhus1 and Escazú2 Agreements, and ” the preamble of the decisions on the operationalization of the LDF (1/CP.28 and 5/CMA.5) affirms that Parties will respect, protect, and consider their respective human rights obligations in the context of climate action. [...] Public participation, access to information and access to justice are human rights protected by several international “Public participation, access to treaties and are core principles of international environmental information and access to justice law, and the importance of meaningful participation in are human rights protected by the context of the LDF and its ability to respond to and meet loca. [...] In the context of the LDF Board, this includes a commitment to webcasting all of its meetings and allowing rightsholders the opportunity for remote participation as well as the timely and complete release of Board documents on the LDF webpage prior to the meetings and making all Board decisions and outputs publicly available and accessible. [...] STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITIES Readiness Support and Technical Assistance Leverage the SNLD to provide readiness support and technical assistance to help applicants design and implement funded actions that are robust, sustainable, and aligned with the Fund’s objectives, policies, and safeguards, and the needs and rights of communities the actions are aiming to reach. [...] Establish robust modalities for Active Observers at the level of the Board of the LDF • Decide, at the first Board meeting, to put in place a participatory process to design clear guidelines and modalities for the meaningful engagement of Active Observers (AO), including the number of active observers and providing equal access to the documents as Board members and equal opportunities to ask for a.
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