Technical Assistance related to the EFSD+ Global Green Bond Initiativewith Asian Development Bank (ADB) Contract related to: Technical Assistance related to the EFSD+ Global Green Bond Initiativewith Asian Development Bank (ADB) - NDICI - Global Europe (GE) Regulation[1] established EFSD+ and related budgetary guarantees as a means to support investments and increase access to financing in partner countries. Technical Assistance (TA) is an important part of EFSD+ that will enable implementation of budgetary guarantees in the global context. In accordance with that, Commission adopted three Decisions regarding Regional Multi-Annual Indicative Programmes (MIPs) 2021-2027 for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Asia and the Pacific (AP), and the Americas and the Caribbean (AC),[2] confirming funding for EFSD+ TA activities. The overall objective of the Action is to foster sustainable and inclusive economic, environmental and social development, and poverty reduction in partner countries, through investments in the following sectors: MSMEs; agriculture, biodiversity, forests; sustainable cities including sanitation and water sector; human development and sustainable finance.The specific objective of the Action is to facilitate deployment of EFSD+ budgetary guarantees that are used to de-risk bankable projects with a developmental impact and crowd-in private sector financing. The innovative character of the guarantees makes the TA indispensable to develop a pipeline of transactions, as well as to facilitate the roll-out of the financial products, while ensuring the expected development impact. It will be particularly important to enable the operationalisation of the guarantees in fragile, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) context, ensuring that distribution of EFSD+ investments is balanced. The Action is fully in line with the EU and partner countries¿ priorities and supports, directly or indirectly, an overwhelming majority of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and with cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, human rights, climate adaptation and environmental protection.  [1] Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument ¿ Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)[2] COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION adopting a Multiannual Indicative Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2021-2027 (C(2021) 9373), COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION adopting a Multiannual Indicative Programme for Asia Pacific Region for the period 2021-2027 ( C(2021) 9251), COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION adopting a Multiannual Indicative Programme for the Americas and the Caribbean for the period 2021-2027, (C(2021) 9356),