[{"bbox": [85, 151, 424, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [85, 193, 1167, 1282], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Risks</th><th>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</th><th>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</th><th>Mitigating measures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Weak institutional capacity</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Community accountability mechanisms and the review of the regional DRR performance as part of the coordination of the humanitarian response and of the major flagship programmes should be able to address risk.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>High turnover in government staffing</td><td>M</td><td>L</td><td>Capacity building measures to federal regional and Woreda staff should ensure that staff are encouraged to stay with better working conditions and environment as well as that a performance contract ensuring a minimum of stay on the job</td></tr><tr><td>Climate-related</td><td>Local water-related conflicts under continued drought</td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td>The action will use contingency funds for timely response and expand mitigation and adaptation measures, and mainstream conflict resolution mechanisms and peace building actions.</td></tr><tr><td>Planning, process, and systems</td><td>Gender issues: A gender-blind, neutral, or negative context and problem analysis could reinforce existing gender inequalities and non-realization of human rights in the sector, and hinder the efficiency and sustainability of the action</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Knowledge and tools of gender mainstreaming are available. Gender-sensitive monitoring, use of sex-disaggregated data, and gender-sensitive indicators. Gender mainstreaming is applied in all phases of the support services.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [95, 1283, 1162, 1425], "category": "Text", "text": "Political instability and insecurity are the main risks for a timely and smooth implementation of the proposed action. Extreme drought conditions, particularly in the lowland (pastoral and agro-pastoral) areas is another risk which exacerbate the food insecurity situation (water and livestock feeds). The assumptions are that peace will be restored among the conflicting parties, and that timely humanitarian response will be implemented in case of prolonged drought."}, {"bbox": [95, 1442, 1162, 1522], "category": "Text", "text": "Integration of the action within a multi-donors framework programme, and their coordination, will limit the risk of weak coordination and poor governance. A robust risk management framework will be put in place to ensure appropriate mitigating measures."}, {"bbox": [95, 1525, 256, 1548], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Lessons Learnt:**"}, {"bbox": [95, 1568, 1162, 1624], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is designed building up on the experiences and success achieved under the on-going EU Member States Organisations in IWRM and DDRM programmes, with positive engagement of the national and the regional"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 27"}]