[{"bbox": [95, 120, 1133, 253], "category": "Text", "text": "Sierra Leone has been affected by conflict, poverty and weak governance for decades. In recent years, however, the country has made significant strides in building peace and resilience, with concerted efforts from the government, civil society and the international community. The Action will further promote the momentum of building peace and resilience by promoting dialogue and awareness on factors leading to conflicts and how different actors exert their influence in the management of natural resources."}, {"bbox": [95, 278, 1133, 409], "category": "Text", "text": "It also seeks to identify potential triggers of conflict, so that they can be managed and addressed with the participation and contribution from the various stakeholders. This is taking into account that, if the current trend of environmental degradation is not halted and reversed, the dwindling access to natural resources will exacerbate the level of poverty, especially in the rural areas, possibly leading to social tension along social, economic and ethnic lines."}, {"bbox": [95, 443, 335, 467], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 469, 1133, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "Sierra Leone is vulnerable to a variety of disasters linked to natural hazards, including floods, droughts, landslides and wild fires. To reduce the risk of these disasters, the government has implemented various initiatives and strategies, including a national disaster management policy, an emergency response plan and a national disaster risk reduction plan. The Action will support such interventions by directly supporting awareness raising programs on the risks associated to deforestation and wildfire, promoting risk preventing measures among the local population and investing in climate change adaptation."}, {"bbox": [95, 660, 409, 684], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 687, 233, 714], "category": "Text", "text": "Not applicable"}, {"bbox": [85, 761, 417, 789], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4. Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 833, 1167, 1574], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Macro-economic stability, including debt sustainability</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Continued policy dialogue with government, central bank in conjunction with IMF/WB on macroeconomic policies, PFM reforms, domestic resource mobilisation and debt management.</td></tr><tr><td>Political risks following the general elections in June 2023</td><td>Medium</td><td>Low</td><td>A Political Dialogue including on inclusive governance will take place prior to the signing of the Financing Agreement and during the implementation of the programme. Special attention will be paid to inclusive democracy dimensions and in particular to the implementation of the EU EOM recommendations.</td></tr><tr><td>Resistance to improve governance due to economic interests and political interference</td><td>high</td><td>High</td><td>The Action will increase the policy/political dialogue and promote the mobilisation and lobby by civil society and community based organisations through dedicated information sharing platforms at central and local level</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity gaps and low absorption levels</td><td>medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Independent verification and technical coordination mechanisms.<br/>Technical assistance / capacity building through contracts services</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 33"}]