Baseline Study of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Activities and Challenges for Critical Raw Materials in the Copperbelt, Northwestern and Luapula Provinces of Zambia Contract related to: Baseline Study of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Activities and Challenges for Critical Raw Materials in the Copperbelt, Northwestern and Luapula Provinces of Zambia - The new financing instrument Global Europe may entail changes in the administration of EU development assistance to Zambia. Appropriate provision of sensitisation and technical support will be required for the new coordination structure that will be put in place by the Government of Zambia to facilitate the EU MS- Zambia partnership.&nbsp;The Support measures-Cooperation Facility support to EU's cooperation with Zambia will allow flexibility to further the EU and Zambia partnership towards a more collaborative and added-value approach, by building on the ways in which best practice, innovation, pilot programmes, systems development and capacity building can improve the effectiveness and quality of programming, implementation, monitoring, auditing and evaluation of previous, on-going and planned actions. &nbsp;In addition, the Support measures-Cooperation Facility will aim to support the implementation of Zambian and EU cooperation activities through the provision of ad hoc assistance to deal with challenges faced throughout programme cycles. This will lay the foundation for future actions, such as a range of studies, identification and formulation missions, with a substantial focus on visibility including Team Europe¿s position as main partner for Zambia. &nbsp;Improving awareness around EU¿s contributions to the Zambian society while also highlighting the wider Team Europe impact is crucial. The enhancement of the EU¿s strategic communication and public diplomacy will be key to ensuring that EU and Zambia Cooperation is widely known and in doing so the Support measures-Cooperation Facility will be used to support comprehensive awareness-raising, strategic communication and visibility, public diplomacy initiatives and donor coordination activities that will enhance Team Europe and to potentially contribute to implementation Team Europe Initiatives visibility in EU¿s international cooperation and policies in Zambia, if a TEI materializes in the future. This action is nevertheless highly relevant to do independently of whether there will be a TEI or not.. A follow-up to the regional campaign ¿We See Africa¿ led by HQ in seven African countries including Zambia may be conducted in Zambia under the present TCF.&nbsp;The Support measures-Cooperation Facility will contribute directly towards achieving the objectives of the EU-Zambia MIP 2021-2027 and other financial instruments. It builds directly on Zambia¿s development priorities and will reinforce relations between the EU and Zambia in a context of increasing geopolitical competition. It will also facilitate strategic communication and, public diplomacy. &nbsp;The Support measures-Cooperation Facility will address specific needs to enhance policy dialogue in strategic areas, support joint programming with EU Member States, enhance the mainstreaming of crosscutting issues such as human rights, gender (CLIP - GAP III) and climate change and support to the private sector. Support will be aimed at policy implementation, policy development and new programme identification, specific capacity building related to new policy orientations and programmes, and complementary activities in focal sectors.&nbsp;Overall, the facility will contribute mainly to SDG 1 ¿ No Poverty, SDG 5 ¿ Gender equality and Women empowerment, SDG 10 ¿ Reducing Inequalities and SDG 17 partnerships for the goals. The facility will also contribute to significantly and where necessary to 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16. It is complementary to and has synergies with the entire portfolio in as far as it will contribute to programming, implementation and evaluation as appropriate