[{"bbox": [85, 146, 709, 179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 215, 382, 246], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [96, 273, 1157, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement part of this Action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 383, 510, 414], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [96, 441, 1157, 521], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is **84 months** from the date of the adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [96, 522, 1157, 575], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [85, 629, 697, 661], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [96, 679, 140, 702], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 750, 439, 781], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 820, 1157, 899], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures¹²."}, {"bbox": [85, 968, 424, 995], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1023, 382, 1050], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [96, 1077, 353, 1104], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [96, 1104, 1157, 1209], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant is intended to implement Specific Objective 3 to 'Enhance resilience to drought and other effects of climate change of communities in arid and semi-arid lands'. Financial resources are earmarked to leverage innovative drought response and preparedness investments, to strengthen NDMA's core drought risk management functions and resource mobilisation capacity as well as to reform EDE/CPF."}, {"bbox": [96, 1234, 1157, 1315], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant will support delivery of timely and cost-effective drought response interventions through NDEF, pilot innovative modalities for funding and deliver relevant and sustainable resilience building interventions, and mainstream the CMDRR regime through partnerships with counties and local organisations."}, {"bbox": [96, 1341, 1157, 1474], "category": "Text", "text": "The capacity support will strengthen DEWS forecasting, accuracy and timeliness; NDMA knowledge management, research oversight, policy advocacy and visibility; NDMA resource mobilisation and partnership capacity; and NDMA ability to spearhead strengthening of EDE coordination structures and tools. The operational capacities of the NDMA will be enhanced through a long-term Technical Assistance arrangement including institutional and compliance support as well as a pool of short-term consultants."}, {"bbox": [85, 1569, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 30 of 37"}]