[{"bbox": [95, 151, 1133, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is designed to protect coral reefs and mangroves which have some mitigating effect to climate impact of carbon sequestration, sea level rise and protection against storm surge. The Action may also help communities plan for disaster risks as a result of climate change."}, {"bbox": [95, 262, 410, 288], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 290, 140, 313], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 330, 423, 359], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 373, 1158, 1622], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (H/M/L)</td><td>Impact (H/M/L)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Risk 1: Changes in the political landscape and priorities (September 2023 elections)</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Regular visits by the Delegation to ensure continuous policy dialogue with the Government Ministries. Close sectoral and project monitoring underpinned by sound political economy analysis and capacity to adapt (built-in project flexibility).<br/>Encourage strong ownership of the action by local public institutions including through project steering structures.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Risk 2: New wave of Covid-19 or other pandemics, delaying/restricting implementation</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Close monitoring underpinned by capacity to adapt (built-in project flexibility)</td></tr><tr><td>Institutional systems</td><td>Risk 3: Lack of effective coordination among public institutions</td><td>High</td><td>High</td><td>Involvement in project Steering Committee. Involvement where possible in Technical Committee that could be established on implementation. Awareness-raising activities; direct involvement of state and non-state actors (including at the local island level) in project activities and as beneficiaries</td></tr><tr><td>Planning and coordination</td><td>Risk 4. Overlap of donor efforts</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Use of sectoral meetings, regular and efficient communications and proactive donor coordination.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Risk 5: Environmental meteorological and hydrological hazards climate change fragility</td><td>Low</td><td>High</td><td>The Action directly targets climate change adaptation including addressing fragility. Close monitoring underpinned by sound environmental analysis and capacity to adapt (built-in project flexibility).</td></tr><tr><td>People and</td><td>Risk 6: Gap between the capacities and skills of</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>A gender sector analysis will be carried out during the inception phase and will</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 24"}]