[{"bbox": [95, 151, 1133, 256], "category": "Text", "text": "build target groups' capacities in climate risk management, disaster risk prevention and preparedness. The action will mainstream the Disaster risk reduction by encouraging the adoption of appropriate land management standards, building norms, providing information on sustainable land/forest management thus making the land resilient to adverse weather conditions."}, {"bbox": [95, 257, 1133, 365], "category": "Text", "text": "The promotion of agricultural sustainable practices, which is proposed by the action, will increase the organic matter and so the fertility in the soil, it will also reduce runoff with more soil cover and so will reduce soil erosion. Water storage in soil will also be increased by agricultural practices, supported locally by relevant infrastructures like terraces or irrigation schemes."}, {"bbox": [95, 408, 410, 434], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Other considerations if relevant**"}, {"bbox": [95, 447, 140, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [84, 501, 422, 530], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 555, 1167, 1129], "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>Risk 1: Sudden and acute deterioration in the economic situation in Sudan</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>Potential inflation in the price of goods and supplies will be carefully considered in the development of the budget by the implementing partners.</td></tr><tr><td>1 – external environment</td><td>Risk 2: Sudden political change or increased conflict</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>Implementers will coordinate closely with the UN Department for Safety and Security to monitor the political situation and assess any potential risk to program staff and participant safety.</td></tr><tr><td>1 – external environment</td><td>Risk 3: Sudan is prone to several environmental factors that may result in natural disasters / hazards</td><td>High</td><td>High</td><td>Implementing partners will develop an information sharing system under the program to help smallholder farmers to mitigate against the risks of extreme weather.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 1132, 253, 1156], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Lessons Learnt:**"}, {"bbox": [92, 1176, 1145, 1261], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will build upon the achievements of previous/ongoing EU and Member States (MS) programmes or will complement MS future budgeted programmes in order to consolidate or expand activities. The key lessons learnt coming from previous EU funded programs are the following:"}, {"bbox": [131, 1278, 1162, 1385], "category": "List-item", "text": "- \"Wadi El Ku Integrated Catchment Management Project\" in North Darfur which is implemented by UNEP, has gained recognition as a model for catchment-based Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). The establishment of a layered governance structure ensures a flow of information and founding of solutions to both technical and political obstacles for project implementation."}, {"bbox": [131, 1385, 1162, 1438], "category": "List-item", "text": "- WFP program in East Sudan has shown that the direct engagement with community-based structures is an appropriate mechanism to increase income from agricultural and livestock production."}, {"bbox": [131, 1438, 1162, 1568], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The resilience program of Netherlands Red Cross in North and East Sudan demonstrated that water points often represent shared resources between communities as they are not bound by administrative or community boundaries. Water harvesting may have negative downstream impacts on water availability and livestock corridors. Community based natural resources mapping is therefore vital for selecting locations for new water facilities."}, {"bbox": [131, 1569, 1162, 1624], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Lessons learned from EU-funded projects in support of epidemiosurveillance and trans-boundary animal disease control in Sudan during the period from 2003 to 2022, demonstrated that the direct engagement with"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 26"}]