[{"bbox": [95, 128, 1156, 182], "category": "Text", "text": "nexus approach, individuals and communities will feel more secure, which is often a prerequisite for participating in democratic activities without fear of censoring and retribution."}, {"bbox": [95, 193, 1158, 488], "category": "Text", "text": "**Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience:** This Action is designed to promote peace and resilience by supporting the implementation of the peace process (political/governance and normalization tracks) and consolidating the peace gains even after the formal peace process is complete. The Action will also address inter-communal \"horizontal\" conflicts and other sources of instability by applying the HDP nexus approach to increase the resilience of communities living in often neglected and vulnerable locations. The HDP nexus component will also include ongoing monitoring of the context via rapid conflict analyses and conflict sensitivity (\"do no harm\") assessments to ensure that EU interventions maximize the potential positive impact and avoid any unintentional negative consequences. Communities will be encouraged to involve women as mediators in conflict transformation mechanisms including tribal justice systems. In addition, all implementing partners will have capacities and an approach to adopting a conflict-sensitive approach. Additional capacity development in conflict sensitivity will be provided to any implementing partners that do not have existing capacities."}, {"bbox": [95, 497, 1158, 632], "category": "Text", "text": "**Disaster Risk Reduction:** Disaster risk reduction and management is necessary as many communities in Mindanao and parts of the BARMM, including the islands, have been negatively affected by both man-made and natural calamities. Typhoons, droughts, floods, and other natural disasters have increased over the past years. The HDP nexus approach will directly support disaster risk reduction and management by reducing the vulnerability and increasing the resiliency of communities affected by man-made and natural disasters, particularly in the island communities."}, {"bbox": [99, 658, 459, 686], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [81, 700, 1167, 1441], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (H/M/L)</td><td>Impact (H/M/L)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Risk 1: Political impasses that derail the peace process and/or the deterioration of the security situation leading to a flare up of the main conflict potentially resulting in martial law in the BARMM.</td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td>This Action is designed to limit such risks. However, if the level of insecurity rises to a level where interventions cannot be implemented safely and the peace process is threatened, then the EU and other bilateral and multilateral stakeholders may convene the appropriate parties to the conflict to encourage them to refrain from returning to war and to allow humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding programmes to continue. If necessary, programming could be relocated to Davao, with part time missions to the BARMM.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Risk 2: Elections are not held as planned or the results of the elections are contested.</td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td>Elements of the Action have the flexibility to adapt to help address this risk if appropriate and as needed. Furthermore, many of the indicative activities particularly under SO 2 and 3 could still be implemented without too much disturbance.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Risk 3: Lawless elements, criminal and other disgruntled groups disrupt activities in the region.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Legitimate security actors can control these activities and ensure peace and order.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Risk 4: Conflicts related to land tenure issues may flare up, particularly in relation to camp transformation; and climate-related disasters could potentially lead to further unrest and competition over land and natural resources.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>This Action is designed to help to prevent and mitigate this risk.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [982, 1635, 1098, 1660], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 28"}]