[{"bbox": [81, 145, 1147, 1501], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>1</td><td>Policy shift towards less green-growth friendly policies</td><td>L</td><td>L</td><td>Emphasize practical demonstration of green growth benefits, including short-term economic benefits, jobs, etc.;<br>Operate at multiple jurisdictional levels to maximize potential 'success stories' and reduce political risk;<br>Demonstrate short-term political advantages of green growth orientation;<br>Careful monitoring, and where possible measurement, of green growth trends nationally, including development of relevant indices;<br>Support advocacy & communications to encourage broad positive perceptions of green growth benefits.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Lack of coordination between the different ministries and climate departments/units</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Constant engagement at political level on these issues and through the existing government mechanisms. Through Supervisory role of the National Authorising Officer (NAO), through implementation and involvement of the TCFU in a leadership role and with close coordination with partners like MWE/CCD and MoLG the Action will aim to ensure activities and tasks are aligned within government planning and budgeting cycles.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Mismanagement in the distribution of funds</td><td>L</td><td>H</td><td>Appropriate due diligence and control measures implemented: safeguards (including management of funds in separate, ring-fenced in terms of account codes and current reporting, and regular auditing of expenditures); rigorous system of expenditure reporting put in place; constant monitoring and audit; constant training on these issues to support beneficiaries in their implementation of the differnet components.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Inadequate technical capacity of beneficiaries</td><td>M</td><td>M (to high)</td><td>Ensure continuous monitoring and support of beneficiaries. Where genuine expert advice is needed, outsource to private sector (some design work may be contracted to private sector consultants).</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>High staff turnover</td><td>M</td><td>M/H</td><td>Diversify engagement beyond existing champion institutions and individuals. Focus on institutionalization of capacity building, training and awareness efforts within key partner institutions. Support to longer-term visioning and planning processes for systemic change</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Private sector does not engage as expected</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Engage private sector at earliest stage of dialogue to ensure policy recommendations are taken onboard. Suggest incentives/opportunities for private participation.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Sustainability of trainings and other products/ results of the project</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Make sure a sufficient training needs assessment guides the content and the selection of key participants. Ensure a wider participation in trainings. Ensure that trainings are pragmatic and not one-offs, follow-up is needed. Government co-leading and taking ownership in the implementation so that, upon exit of the Action, the departments needed for implementation will be able to continue independently.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 1502, 240, 1524], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 1540, 1136, 1618], "category": "Text", "text": "The topic of climate finance is a relatively new topic to Uganda. Nonetheless other countries have more experience in attracting and deploying climate finance at all levels. That is why the Action chose to work with established organisations and models, which have and international outreach and have successfully spearheaded"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 26"}]