[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1104, 205], "category": "Text", "text": "and right holders of the Action include the most marginalised households and communities within the targeted areas, and as such, the inclusions for persons with disabilities will be considered where relevant."}, {"bbox": [96, 237, 209, 263], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 263, 1132, 529], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation approach ensures that the Action aligns with the principles of Accountability to Affected Populations and that the human rights and interests of communities are actively promoted and safeguarded throughout the project cycle. It will do so through prioritizing engagement with community institutions, enterprises, international technical experts, civil society and government actors. The proposed methods for achieving the results and objectives of this Action are based on tried and tested processes using participatory methodologies in addressing systemic challenges to inclusive growth and development. These include: (i) close and transparent coordination with the government and alignment of interventions with major policies and plans; (ii) effective resource utilization, community mobilization and capacity development to ensure medium and long-term sustainability and ownership of results by beneficiaries, and (iii) improvement of community and institutional capacity for inclusive governance practices."}, {"bbox": [96, 560, 485, 586], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [96, 586, 1132, 746], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action builds on the lessons learned from decades of EU support in areas characterised by fragility and conflict. Strong community engagement combined with an acute understanding of local conflict dynamics and robust coordination mechanisms with all levels of government will be the means for the Action to contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the intervention area, will all the necessary community-level and provincial government mechanisms in place to ensure that possible conflicts are prevented while infrastructures and assets brought by the Action are soundly managed with a strong involvement of local communities."}, {"bbox": [96, 777, 335, 802], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [96, 803, 1132, 1015], "category": "Text", "text": "Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is streamlined within the Action to avoid hazardous areas based on 'appropriateness to the climate' criteria while selecting a route and materials for the construction of transmission and distribution lines including types of poles, cables, insulators, etc. Reducing carbon emissions, promoting re/afforestation, and facilitating a transition towards a green economy will, over time, reduce the impact of climate-induced natural disasters. In addition, the Action benefits from the expertise and robust data of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service who has completed Hazard Vulnerability Risk Assessments over 785 sites in Pakistan, including the target areas, and trained more than 50,000 people on Communities Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1062, 422, 1090], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 1104, 1167, 1641], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1 – External Environment</td><td>Low institutional capacity at national and local level hampering project progress</td><td>Low</td><td>High</td><td>Capacity building activities will support the gradual strengthening of technical and management skills of key institutional stakeholders.<br/>Community involvement and consultation is paramount to create economic and social dividends as well as greater social cohesion.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Low</td><td>High</td><td>The Action directly responds to national and provincial development priorities. Public and industry partners will continue</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 28"}]