[{"bbox": [81, 146, 1167, 1415], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>change and try to maintain the status quo</td><td></td><td></td><td>-Identify “allies”/pro reform champions and work with them<br/>-Maintain regular political and policy dialogue with government and other key stakeholders, including civil society, on the topics covered by the action<br/>-Put strong emphasis on inclusive awareness-raising interventions with attention on the specific needs of vulnerable categories of the population in the atolls<br/>-Conduct regular field missions in Maldives for proper project monitoring and understanding of the local context</td></tr><tr><td>(1) External environment</td><td>Limited independence of targeted institutions and manipulation of the action to serve political interests</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>-Carry-out political economy analysis to carefully strategize the interventions, identify incentives monitor results<br/>-Identify “allies”/pro reform champions and work with them<br/>-Maintain regular political and policy dialogue with government and other key stakeholders, including civil society, on the topics covered by the action<br/>-Conduct regular field missions in Maldives for proper project monitoring</td></tr><tr><td>((2)) Planning, processes and systems</td><td>Multiple public institutions involved in the action without proper coordination</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>-Involve the key public institutions in the project steering structures to encourage coordination<br/>-Selective capacity-building interventions to improve sector administration and inter-institutional coordination</td></tr><tr><td>(2) Planning, processes and systems</td><td>Lack of donor coordination in the sector leading to overlap and duplication</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>-Advocate for the relevant authorities to proactively coordinate the support received from donors and ensure division of labour<br/>-Work hand-in-hand with the UN system to ensure regular mapping and exchange of information among cooperating partners and explore possible synergies</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 1416, 253, 1440], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 1459, 1162, 1593], "category": "Text", "text": "The action builds on the findings and recommendations from previous EU-funded assessments (TAIEX expert mission in 2016, assessment of the justice sector in 2019) and on the achievements and lessons learnt from previous and ongoing EU-funded initiatives. This includes the ongoing PSF-funded technical assistance project “Supporting Justice Sector Reform and Anti-Corruption in the Maldives” (around EUR 1 million- ending in Oct. 2022) as well as the Transparency International/Transparency Maldives technical assistance project “Support to anti-corruption"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1679, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 29"}]