[{"bbox": [93, 154, 254, 177], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [131, 198, 1164, 464], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The implementation of the action will be informed by experiences from previous interventions which focused on climate change adaptation and mitigating and environmental projects, and widely accepted good practices in value chain development. The EU has particularly supported mangrove restoration and conservation in Suriname through the GCCA+ Phase 1 \"Contributing towards the provision of new climate information and institutional governance to help support sustainable agriculture productivity and mangrove protection\" (2016-2019) and the GCCA+ Phase 2 \"Resilience building through integrated water resource management, sustainable use of coastal ecosystem management\" 2020-2023) Some of the lessons learnt from these interventions include: While several relevant new laws were drafted in the last 5-10 years scarcely any law relevant to coastal zone and mangrove management was adopted and/or implemented. Moreover, if adopted these are not followed by effective and timely implementation or enforcement."}, {"bbox": [131, 464, 1164, 544], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Planning, monitoring and coordination at sector and sub-sector level is weak and deserves special attention in policy and technical dialogue. Key constraints (such as inconsistent mandates, lack of political will, gaps in lead agency attribution) for effective and coordinated policy implementation need to be carefully assessed."}, {"bbox": [131, 544, 1164, 598], "category": "List-item", "text": "- With a weak law enforcement capacity at central level, local stakeholders and communities must be involved in participatory monitoring to achieve environmental protection."}, {"bbox": [131, 598, 1164, 648], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Livelihood support activities should be closely connected with potential or existing value chains and market outlets."}, {"bbox": [131, 650, 1164, 758], "category": "List-item", "text": "- To ensure the reduction of inequalities and empowerment of population in vulnerable situation (such as women, youth, indigenous groups), the programme should apply a gender, youth and indigenous lens from the very start of programme, as from identification, context analysis and design. This also applies when analysing the value chains and developing the upgrading strategy."}, {"bbox": [131, 758, 1164, 811], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Transparency and control on revenues from the use of natural resources (fee, royalties, concession, taxes, etc.) should be enhanced, involving all stakeholders, including the beneficiary local communities."}, {"bbox": [86, 857, 359, 884], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [86, 899, 593, 926], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is that:"}, {"bbox": [86, 944, 112, 967], "category": "Section-header", "text": "IF"}, {"bbox": [123, 1002, 1143, 1053], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The urgency of mangrove and coastal zone management is recognised at all levels and serves as a leveraging tool,"}, {"bbox": [123, 1055, 1128, 1082], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Policy dialogues allow the commitment and follow up of national and sector development plan ambitions,"}, {"bbox": [123, 1082, 1143, 1136], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Technical Assistance supports the political and legal reform processes and the development of a Coastal zone/ Mangrove finance strategy/mechanism."}, {"bbox": [86, 1164, 166, 1187], "category": "Section-header", "text": "AND IF"}, {"bbox": [123, 1223, 1143, 1276], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Participatory local mangrove management and value chain upgrading plans are established, which are sustainable and environmental friendly,"}, {"bbox": [123, 1276, 1143, 1330], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Local authorities and MUMA management structures have capacity and financial means for service delivery/implementation,"}, {"bbox": [123, 1330, 685, 1357], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Sustainable /alternative income opportunities are created."}, {"bbox": [86, 1385, 153, 1408], "category": "Section-header", "text": "THEN"}, {"bbox": [86, 1431, 275, 1458], "category": "Text", "text": "Central government:"}, {"bbox": [123, 1490, 1143, 1542], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Has more fiscal space to support coastal and mangrove management and protection and to support the populations in most vulnerable situation in society,"}, {"bbox": [123, 1542, 914, 1569], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Will improve domestic resource mobilisation and credible budget implementation,"}, {"bbox": [123, 1569, 680, 1596], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Will improve service delivery at national and local level."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 25"}]