[{"bbox": [141, 153, 1133, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "participate in its meetings. The Steering Committee will have the role of making strategic decisions (strategic steering level), concerning the programme's objectives and results."}, {"bbox": [141, 245, 1134, 458], "category": "Text", "text": "The Technical/Operational Committee will manage and coordinate the implementation of the expected outputs. This committee will have regular meetings, at least every other month, and it will consist of the Commissioned Entity, and representatives of local authorities. Other stakeholders could be invited to the Technical Committee meetings based on the topics to be discussed. The main functions of the Technical Committee meetings will be planning the Annual Operational Plan, (AOP) and coordination of activities. This committee will also systematically monitor all the program indicators. The Commissioned Entity will facilitate the overall consistency of technical support, through the participatory drawing up of the AOPs, their implementation, supervision and monitoring of goals and indicators."}, {"bbox": [141, 496, 1134, 682], "category": "Text", "text": "The local management committee will play roles of local management and operational coordination. It will consist of delegates from local representatives of sectoral institutions, basin committees, representatives of indigenous authorities and CAPS. At least 40% of the members of this committee shall be women. The Commissioned Entity will coordinate this Committee and provide the necessary information on progress, activities, results and indicators for the Technical and the Steering Committee. The Commissioned Entity will coordinate for monitoring the implementation of the AOP, identifying constraints and the required inter-institutional support to address them."}, {"bbox": [141, 721, 1134, 880], "category": "Text", "text": "The Management Unit must include two experts: gender and conflict management and indigenous communities. These experts shall be part of the project team since the beginning (inception phase) ensure the application of the gender and conflict management approaches in all project activities. The Steering and Technical Committees will systematically monitor the integration of specific views and addressing barriers blocking of women, indigenous peoples and the most vulnerable population (those in poverty, without access to W&S or persons with disabilities)."}, {"bbox": [141, 919, 1134, 1025], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [130, 1059, 685, 1091], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [130, 1125, 476, 1156], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [141, 1177, 1134, 1364], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the log frame matrix (for project modality)."}, {"bbox": [141, 1402, 1134, 1509], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews). Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [141, 1548, 1134, 1602], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing entity will be directly responsible for the creation and application of the action monitoring system, which foresees the following steps:"}, {"bbox": [1015, 1655, 1144, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 27"}]