[{"bbox": [96, 152, 356, 178], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [96, 181, 1132, 500], "category": "Text", "text": "The project will promote the transition to green, climate-smart, circular, and more sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems. Through a targeted approach that will deliberately select SME and MSME that will focus on innovative green approached focused on mitigating environmental disaster risks as well as through building capacity of rights holders to employ climate smart agriculture practices and conservation practices. This is expected to improve environmental sustainability through the adoption of sustainable practices in the sector. Considering Zambia's high vulnerability to climate change effects such as severe and large-scaled floods and droughts, specific shock-sensitive solutions such as Crisis Modifiers may be defined under the implementation contracts wherever considered feasible and suitable to enhance the action's capacity and flexibility to respond to extreme sudden- and slow-onset shocks. Crisis modifiers will enable early action and rapid response to new emergency needs that may arise during the implementation phase."}, {"bbox": [85, 542, 403, 569], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 608, 1167, 1629], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1 – external environment</td><td>Changes in global and regional markets prices/trade policies affecting trade opportunities for businesses</td><td>High</td><td>High</td><td>Value chain analyses, taking into account the stability of the value chains in question</td></tr><tr><td>1 – external environment</td><td>Macroeconomic situation does not improve, and country remains high risk for financing & investment.</td><td>High</td><td>High</td><td>Appraisal of business plans will take the macroeconomic risks into account.</td></tr><tr><td>1 – external environment</td><td>Climate change and related weather variability (flooding/drought/deforestation) may affect reliable supply of raw commodities from smallholders, which may damage supplier-buyer relations and impede value chain integration.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Climate-smart agriculture practices, agroecology and/or water conservation practices are to be foreseen in agriculture MSMEs to mitigate impact; Appropriate Environmental Impact Assessment might be considered within relevant business plans prior award including climate proofing and climate risk assessments of programme investments. Technical assistance to be provided to agribusiness and close monitoring for implementation. Integration of specific shock-sensitive solutions, such as crisis modifiers to mitigate impact of extreme weather shocks.</td></tr><tr><td>2 – planning, processes and systems</td><td>Potential of political interference on programme implementation by vested interest</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Establishing an Independent Investment Committee with robust selection and award system</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 32"}]