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                           <cbc:Name languageID="ENG">European Investment Bank </cbc:Name>
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                           <cbc:StreetName>rue du Fort Niedergrunevald</cbc:StreetName>
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         <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The Service Provider will support EIB clients in the identification, preparation, financing strategy and implementation of climate adaptation and resilience investments in environmental sectors as well as mainstreaming of biodiversity across different sectors. This includes nature and ecosystem-based solutions that contribute to environmental improvement, enhanced biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, as well as addressing climate-related disaster risk management. Environmental sectors are defined in line with the InvestEU Regulation and Investment Guidelines, covering the water, waste, natural ecosystems, sustainable urban/rural/coastal development and bioeconomy. In particular cases, also non-environmental sectors (such as agriculture, food systems, forestry and fisheries) can be targeted.</cbc:Description>
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The Contracting Authority may, at its own discretion and subject to the availability of funding, renew the Contract by 2 (two) additional periods of up to 1 (one) year each and a maximum amount of up to EUR 2 500 000 each. 
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