[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1133, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "reporting. While internal information systems have made the production of these reports more efficient, lengthy internal approval processes stand in the way of timely publication."}, {"bbox": [97, 218, 1133, 324], "category": "Text", "text": "The BER for Q2 serves as a mid-year report. Its comprehensiveness can be improved by reporting on budget reallocations. The most recent in-year reports for FY2020/21 are all available online. Financial Statements are published after release of the general audit reports, which are published annually in April. The Financial statements from 2017 up to 2020 are all available online."}, {"bbox": [97, 336, 1133, 469], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget comprehensiveness has improved, as the budget currently shows both the actual budget and fiscal forecasts for outer years. Data necessary to improve the comprehensiveness of the information presented in the Budget documentation is readily available. For example, the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) produces regular reports based on the revised budget allocations for different Votes. Also, expenditure can be compared against the budget in IFMIS throughout the year."}, {"bbox": [97, 481, 1133, 667], "category": "Text", "text": "Tanzania's OBS score increased to 17 in 2019 from 10 in 2017, suggesting a modest positive trend. At the same time, budget Transparency remains low, with according to OBS scant availability of information. Tanzania loses most points by not making the Executive's Budget Proposal available online before enactment every year in June. Tanzania's mid-year report is not considered sufficient as an update on budget execution, and in-year budget execution reports have been published with a delay. The Tanzania Budget Act 2015 instructs GoT to publish the audited financial statements. Since the audit is released every year in April, GoT does not meet the OBS deadline of publication within 4 months after the end of the FY."}, {"bbox": [97, 679, 1133, 892], "category": "Text", "text": "The OBS 2019 reports that the legislature and the audit office provided weak oversight during the budgeting process. Tanzania scored 31 out of 100 on legislative oversight. While oversight is regarded as weak, both National Audit office and Legislature are continuously strengthening their respective institutions. With regards to parliamentary oversight, the parliamentary budget office continues to provide support to the parliament. An information centre has been set up to assist parliamentarians to access information related to budget and a guide has been prepared to assist the National Assembly in scrutinising the national budget. On the contrary, legislative scrutiny of the budget scored a B+ in the latest PEFA and external audit a C+, mostly because the Supreme Audit Institution does not meet PEFA's independence requirements."}, {"bbox": [97, 904, 1133, 1011], "category": "Text", "text": "All in all, Tanzania meets the entry requirements and slow, incremental progress is visible. Renewed openness of the Government offers an opportunity for Tanzania to harvest low hanging fruits and improve their performance in the OBS and PEFA assessments. In conclusion, the relevant budget documentation has been published and the eligibility criterion is met."}, {"bbox": [86, 1039, 603, 1072], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1104, 507, 1135], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 1151, 1133, 1204], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to contribute to a climate resilient Blue Economy on the Tanzanian coastal cities and ecosystems, Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean (Exclusive Economic Zone)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1216, 701, 1243], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to promote:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1243, 1133, 1296], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Environmental protection, a climate-resilient sustainable management of coastal ecosystems and prevention of disaster displacement"}, {"bbox": [135, 1296, 1133, 1349], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Sustainable and job-intensive businesses in blue economy, including productive uses of the marine and coastal ecosystems"}, {"bbox": [135, 1349, 606, 1376], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Transformative governance and policy reforms."}, {"bbox": [97, 1388, 1064, 1415], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (SO) are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1421, 606, 1448], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### SO 1 – Environmental protection and climate resilience"}, {"bbox": [135, 1448, 1133, 1501], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 A coastal resource baseline inventory for the Blue Economy strategy framework is created and regularly updated in priority areas"}, {"bbox": [135, 1501, 1133, 1550], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are implemented, including the promotion of nature based solutions"}, {"bbox": [135, 1552, 1034, 1580], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 Terrestrial, marine and coastal conservation areas have increased and are sustainably managed"}, {"bbox": [135, 1580, 762, 1607], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.4 Integrated coastal zone management is developed and/or applied"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 36"}]