[{"bbox": [130, 154, 443, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [154, 210, 1177, 475], "category": "Text", "text": "Through a mix of direct fungible budgetary support disbursed through the national treasury and complementary measures, the Action aims to **strengthen Liberia's PFM system and promote accountable and sustainable development in the forest and agriculture sectors**. These efforts will be aligned with the two TEIs for 'Forestry and Biodiversity' and 'Safe and Sustainable Food Systems'. The underlying intervention logic is grounded in the understanding that financial, economic and social governance are interlinked and require serious commitment and political will from national institutions. Addressing major bottlenecks in the PFM system is crucial for improving service delivery to Liberian citizens and governance in the forest and agriculture sectors. The Action strives to improve overall and sectoral financial management to enhance policy implementation and law enforcement capacities in forest and agriculture. Ultimately, this will benefit Liberian society by better preparing it to tackle climate change impacts, and by increasing food and nutrition security."}, {"bbox": [154, 487, 1177, 620], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support, more than any other cooperation modality, has the potential to mobilise political commitment, while mitigating associated risks. By stimulating Government participation and engaging in policy dialogue, budget support may overcome limited coordination and technical capacities and reduce the influence of external factors. Furthermore, strategically targeted supportive measures will assist in building the capacity of institutions involved in the sectors, ensuring a sustainable impact."}, {"bbox": [154, 632, 722, 659], "category": "Text", "text": "The Theory of Change sustaining the Action assumes that IF:"}, {"bbox": [180, 671, 1176, 724], "category": "List-item", "text": "i. The Government increases domestic revenue mobilisation and improves strategic budgeting and fiscal discipline;"}, {"bbox": [174, 737, 1176, 818], "category": "List-item", "text": "ii. Accountability is enhanced and a culture of auditing and implementation of audit recommendations is established across all branches of national institutions; with proper monitoring mechanism for the reform in place and periodic reviews of the reform plans"}, {"bbox": [168, 828, 1176, 882], "category": "List-item", "text": "iii. The MACs working in the forest and agriculture sectors are enabled to address sectoral bottlenecks through efficient human resources management;"}, {"bbox": [154, 895, 967, 922], "category": "Text", "text": "And an engaged policy dialogue facilitates the improvement of the PFM system, THEN:"}, {"bbox": [169, 934, 1176, 988], "category": "List-item", "text": "iv. Revenue generation will increase, strategic allocation of resources will improve and budget execution will be more compliant and effective, resulting in better public service delivery to Liberian citizens;"}, {"bbox": [175, 999, 1176, 1052], "category": "List-item", "text": "v. There is less opportunity for public funds to be diverted by malpractice and personal interests, resulting in the Government being more accountable to its citizens;"}, {"bbox": [169, 1064, 1176, 1172], "category": "List-item", "text": "vi. Enhanced monitoring, policy implementation and law enforcement capacity, along with increased financial governance capacity, will lead to more sustainable exploitation and management of Liberia's forest and agriculture resources. This will promote gender-sensitive, climate- and ecosystem-smart sector development, aligned with the Government priorities and the ARREST agenda."}, {"bbox": [154, 1183, 1176, 1261], "category": "Text", "text": "The following table demonstrate the relations between specific objectives, expected outcomes and assumptions necessary for their achievement. The non-fulfilment of these assumptions, results in the occurrence of the risks mentioned above."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 33"}]