[{"bbox": [85, 151, 405, 179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 193, 1167, 1636], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">1-external environment</td><td>Extreme weather events affect the region</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Agro-forestry projects will be located in degraded and climate sensitive areas (i.e. slopes). Mitigation measures, such as irrigation systems (or access to water if there is a drought for a long period), land protection (i.e. terrasses) and life fences should be put in place in each site, at minimum during the first years. Then after a few years the agro-forestry will be more resilient to climate hazards.</td></tr><tr><td>Degradation of economic situation</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>The country remains economically and politically stable sustained by sovereign petroleum fund. However an economic crisis may undermine agro-forestry value chains promoted by the action (focused on high value products). Mitigation would be to readjust the agro-forestry model and focus more on food production with low inputs.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">2-planning, processes and systems</td><td>Lack of effective coordination across public agencies/ institutions and overlaps/ duplications of donor efforts</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>There is actually a good coordination between the different development partners, in particular in the sector of rural development. Nevertheless coordination has to be continuous, as new programmes from other development partners and Government are under formulation (mainly under GCF). The EU will continue to play an active role in sector coordination.</td></tr><tr><td>Changes in the political landscape and related priorities</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Agro-forestry and more in general climate change-related action is considered as a priority for most of the political parties. It is unlikely that a new Government will refrain any initiatives in pro to a better policy and legal framework in the area of climate change. Continuous policy dialogue between the EU (and other development partners) and the Government is of utmost importance.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">3-people and the organisation</td><td>Resistance to new approaches of local communities</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Agro-forestry is commonly practiced in rural areas. The most important is to make sure that the model promoted fits with the local knowledge through a solid participative approach.</td></tr><tr><td>Conflict over resources and land ownership</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Land ownership is key for any long-term agriculture activity (tree plantation). Customary law for individual plots is practiced in most rural areas. Any organisation involved in agro-forestry activities should sign an MoU with the</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [603, 1654, 627, 1677], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "10"}]