[{"bbox": [97, 82, 1185, 257], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>outweighing our offer</td><td>GADs, or 890 parochial GADS, plus local institutions may express interest in this action.</td><td></td><td>endeavour, as well as making sure that this is a country-led programme</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [107, 260, 267, 284], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [107, 298, 981, 326], "category": "Text", "text": "Based on past cooperation with local authorities and environmental actions, we have learnt that:"}, {"bbox": [107, 337, 1173, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "- It is necessary to sensitise public officials, local authorities, and different groups of society, about climate change issues and that addressing climate change is not just a MAATE single task."}, {"bbox": [107, 402, 1173, 484], "category": "Text", "text": "- The BDE fulfils a key role in channelling funds from TEI members (and others) to local authorities, hence it is key that it can deliver on its mandate, and that the programme does not shy away from strengthening its function in a transparent manner."}, {"bbox": [107, 494, 1173, 576], "category": "Text", "text": "- Little can be achieved if local authorities do not increase their technical and financial capacities, to be able to ensure proper implementation of investment projects, including being able to raise the indebtedness ceiling by the MEF, without which few programmes will be able to be implemented."}, {"bbox": [107, 586, 1173, 641], "category": "Text", "text": "- It is crucial that any initiative encompasses both national and sub-national institutions, to work together in these priority issues."}, {"bbox": [107, 651, 1173, 707], "category": "Text", "text": "- Sensitisation initiatives about the fundamental role that the water-rich barren plains (páramos) ecosystems play, among other things, as the water source for urban and rural populations."}, {"bbox": [1039, 1665, 1156, 1689], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 29"}]