Activity under preparation Community-based Climate Change Resilience and Green Transition Contract related to: Community-based Climate Change Resilience and Green Transition    - This Action seeks to support Azerbaijan in the development of a green, sustainable and inclusive economy, and it will promote resilient, gender-equal and community-driven society in the country. It aims to advance the implementation of the Economic and Investment Plan, including its flagship projects and beyond, to enhance sustainable investments capacity, particularly in green and digital, and contribute to overall socio-economic recovery of the country. It also contributes to enhancing local-level capacity to prepare and respond to climate-related risks and challenges and supporting local businesses to apply innovative solutions for a green transition. The activities under this Action underline the importance to promote adaptation and mitigation measures that can be implemented by local actors and authorities in some of the areas particularly exposed to environmental change in order to improve their livelihood, economic opportunities and reduce a rural gap. In this regard, the Action seeks to address various factors, such as lingering presence of landmines and other explosive ordinance, environmental degradation or lack of an effective framework to respond to climate change at the local level, which altogether slower socio-economic growth, deepen regional disparities and contribute to an increasing internal mobility of population from rural to urban areas. Finally, the action aims at reducing gender inequalities by enhancing institutional capacity in gender-responsible governance, including gender-responsive budgeting, as well as promoting economic and social empowerment of women and girls. The three specific objectives of the Action are designed to contribute to the policy objectives covered under the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021-2027, and are in line with the policy targets of the Joint Staff Working Document: Structured Consultation on the future of the Eastern Partnership&nbsp;as well as with the policy objectives outlined in the Joint Communication on the future of the Eastern Partnership.