[{"bbox": [81, 146, 1167, 1329], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>and investments opportunities</td><td></td><td></td><td>In parallel, for specific interventions, integration of the risk in the identification of potential investments (i.e. blending operations) and in the selection of the financing partners, including by assessing their capacity to deliver and use the EU grant resources even if the loan/guarantee components are cancelled.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Overall situation in Ghana changes from being calm and stable to being volatile, potentially related to the next presidential elections (2024) or to expansion of terrorist groups</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Under the Joint Programming Ghana, specific actions will act on conflict prevention and peacebuilding.<br>In a deteriorating situation, this action could, if necessary, be modified to better address the new context and emerging challenges.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Degradation of the health situation related to Covid-19 crisis (or similar)</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Based on the experience of 2020 (beginning of Covid-19 crisis), the action implementation strategy will adapt its approach and ensure appropriate prevention measures and contribution to the improvement of the global situation.</td></tr><tr><td>Planning, processes and systems</td><td>Overlapping responsibilities and mandates between governmental entities which hamper the deployment of the Urban Observatory at central level</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>There are laws in place that clearly state the responsibilities and mandates of the relevant government stakeholders. Facilitate the dialogue between the relevant government stakeholders, contribute to clarifying the role played by the various entities and the added value they can bring to the Urban Observatory.<br>As a last resort, focus solely on the deployment at local level, building on the mandate of the decentralised entities.</td></tr><tr><td>People and organisation</td><td>Shift of priorities on the part of the Government and/or key stakeholders</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Involving key ministries, departments and agencies at central and local levels, and other key stakeholders, in the design and the implementation of the project.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 1331, 253, 1354], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Lessons Learnt:**"}, {"bbox": [92, 1358, 1162, 1492], "category": "Text", "text": "Early involvement of authorities, institutions and communities at all steps of the programme's cycle will contribute to minimise/mitigate the risks of lack of political will, institutional weaknesses and/or insufficient commitment by national/regional/municipal authorities and institutions. Authorities at national and local level will be fully involved during the implementation of the action. In parallel, strong donors' coordination and information mechanisms between EU and its MS, and with other key donors (UK, WB), will help avoid fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiencies."}, {"bbox": [92, 1503, 1162, 1556], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, the below lessons learnt from the previous EU decentralisation programme will be used to improve the implementation of this new action:"}, {"bbox": [129, 1568, 1162, 1621], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The policy dialogue on public administration reform, including decentralisation, is maintained, reinforced and conducted in tandem with other like-minded donors, in various flexible and modular formats;"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1679, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 25"}]