[{"bbox": [82, 115, 1167, 440], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>Weak coordination amongst state institutions</td><td></td><td>Dialogue platforms will be promoted at all levels, and will be facilitated by technical assistance</td></tr><tr><td>Because of insufficient government budgeting, the sustainability of the Action might be at risk</td><td></td><td>Sensitize the Ministry of Finance, as well as other line ministries involved in the Action for planning and budgeting exercises. This resilience contract shall particularly foster through policy dialogue better spending in PFM.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 443, 253, 467], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 487, 1160, 542], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU Delegation has been supporting Sierra Leone with budget support and environmental conservation projects for several years. Some of the lessons learnt from other interventions included:"}, {"bbox": [92, 561, 805, 588], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Budget Support is a very effective instrument to respond rapidly to crises."}, {"bbox": [92, 589, 1160, 722], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Budget Support is most appreciated, when crises are acute. Budget Support helped to implement PFM reforms and leverages sector policy reforms. Many sector reform programmes in Sierra Leone are not followed by effective and timely implementation of the revised policy and regulatory framework. Planning, monitoring and coordination at sector and sub-sector level is weak and deserves special attention in policy and technical dialogue. Key constraints for effective policy implementation need to be carefully assessed when indicators are designed."}, {"bbox": [92, 722, 1160, 802], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Without building in necessary safeguards, funds channelled through the central government system under budget support operations do not necessarily correspond to increased budgets for national and sub-national entities responsible for public service delivery, particularly in the rural and remote areas of the country."}, {"bbox": [92, 802, 1160, 854], "category": "List-item", "text": "- In the absence of law enforcement capacity at central level, local communities must be involved to achieve environmental protection."}, {"bbox": [92, 854, 1160, 906], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Livelihood support activities should be closely connected with potential or existing value chains and market outlets;"}, {"bbox": [92, 907, 1160, 960], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Transparency and control on revenues from the use of natural resources (access to land, fee, royalties, concession, taxes, etc.) should be enhanced, also involving the beneficiary local communities."}, {"bbox": [92, 961, 1160, 1041], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Regarding education and a previous project under project approach, TA was appreciated, while works and supplies were substantially delayed. Full respect of EU rules was also challenging. A contribution agreement to the WB trust fund results so far in slow implementation and little visibility for the EU."}, {"bbox": [92, 1041, 1160, 1148], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The EU supported Sierra Leone with several elections observation missions and respective democracy building programmes. Election observation mission recommendations were so far only partially implemented. Continued support in this area is ongoing and shall strengthen democratic reforms in Sierra Leone in synergy and complementarity with the proposed budget support action."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 33"}]