[{"bbox": [95, 151, 1133, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "that will minimize drivers of conflict and enhance social cohesion. This Action will undertake assessments to gain a solid understanding of the local governance context and power relations and will ensure that the activities and their implementation appreciate the impact of the action on the context. The monitoring strategy will trace conflict sensitivity issues and necessary adjustments will be made when appropriate."}, {"bbox": [95, 288, 335, 314], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 316, 214, 340], "category": "Text", "text": "Not relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 374, 409, 399], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 426, 1133, 639], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the EU Digital for Development (D4D) Strategy and the UNDP Digital Strategy 2022-2025, digital technologies will be mainstreamed throughout the interventions to facilitate new approaches to governance, aimed at empowering national and local institutions. Recognizing that there are potential risks to digital technology, as well as the lack of basic infrastructure in The Gambia in some instances to drive digital technology, the Action will support partners on a case-by-case basis to harness the power of digital solutions and close the digital divide for a more environmentally friendly, inclusive, and equitable use of resources. Recognizing the challenges presented by the lack of decentralized national structures, this Action will focus on improving connectivity between national and regional offices, and communities."}, {"bbox": [95, 665, 1133, 773], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, youth participation and empowerment will be mainstreamed. Where relevant, targets aim at 50% participation of youth (see logframe), especially under the second and third components, on increased access to legal aid, justice, and rule of law and increased inclusion and empowerment of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in local governance."}, {"bbox": [84, 786, 423, 814], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 829, 1167, 1626], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Risks</th><th>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</th><th>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</th><th>Mitigating measures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">Political</td><td>Risk 1: Lack of sufficient political will, leadership, or ownership towards the democratic transition.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td rowspan=\"2\">Facilitate coordinated approach with national and international stakeholders, including the EU and Member States, UN (Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG), Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS), African Union (AU) and bilateral partners. Furthermore, planned capacity building will bolster the capacity of public and private sector leaders to be more service oriented rather than politically inclined, as Government comes and goes, but the public service stays.</td></tr><tr><td>Risk 2: The probability of bills passed based along party interest due to a hung parliament.</td><td>High</td><td>High</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Continued strengthening and dialogue with the National Assembly structure.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Continued dialogue and engagement of political parties and the citizenry.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1141, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 31"}]