[{"bbox": [81, 145, 1169, 886], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Changes in the Chinese government's political priorities and commitment to the project.</td><td>L</td><td>H</td><td>Strong alignment between technical work and commitments/outcomes agreed at high-level political dialogues.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Political and/or economic developments that could make China withdraw from its international commitments under the Paris Agreement.</td><td>L</td><td>M</td><td>Regular exchanges under the high-level political dialogues and international platforms (e.g.UNFCCC) to closely monitor the development of Chinese positions.</td></tr><tr><td>Internal coordination</td><td>Overlaps with projects from other donors.</td><td>L</td><td>L</td><td>Regular exchanges with other donors, building on common interests to ensure an efficient use of resources.</td></tr><tr><td>Organisation and coordination</td><td>Delays in implementation due to lack of resources and/or administrative bottlenecks on either side.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Project monitoring mechanisms (such as Project Steering Committee) and EC external monitoring tools (such as Results Oriented Monitoring and Evaluations) as appropriate to ensure early detection of problems and identification of actions to minimize impact.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 887, 253, 910], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 930, 1162, 1065], "category": "Text", "text": "Challenges related to availability of resources on the side of the Climate Change Department and priorities of the MEE in previous phases have demonstrated the need for flexibility and the capacity to make adjustments to planned activities to ensure delivery of key objectives. Annual Work Plans (AWPs) have been vital in enabling adequate planning and allocation of resources. However, a certain degree of flexibility as regards implementation of AWP must be ensured (e.g. in relation to timelines) to accommodate needs of diverse stakeholders involved."}, {"bbox": [92, 1080, 1162, 1264], "category": "Text", "text": "The previous phases of the action have demonstrated strong interest by Chinese stakeholders in learning and benefitting from the experience of EU ETS through capacity building activities, joint research, etc. There is a general recognition on the Chinese side that these activities have influenced the Chinese approach and contributed to make the Chinese MRV system overall more robust. This new phase will continue building on the positive momentum, while ensuring the EU's steering on topics related to capacity building and joint research programmes where the EU ETS offers the best experience and can be instrumental in helping improve the effectiveness of CN ETS in reducing emissions."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 17"}]