Governance and Accountability Action Plan Issues/Risk/ Actions to address the issues Responsible Timeline Early warning signs Objectives agency Institutional Risks Weak institutional Project will establish RS System to track and verify PIU At the beginning and Discrepancy in areas under planned capacity and internal afforestation/reforestation results end of project period and actual afforestation incentives for performance Several times a year, Random verification of sites by external party IDA team, Six-monthly Independent Monitoring Firm Poor tenure regime Project will ensure that only land areas with formalized tenure and PIU/Project site As soon as area is for forest resources under jurisdiction of BFD are selected for afforestation and offices identified reforestation through screening Feedback received on specific land Information on sites to be covered by afforestation and reforestation plots is disclosed on the BFD and AF web sites with feedback mechanisms installed. Strong political BFD will be bound to a map with areas agreed for BFD, IDA team, Map will be agreed Requests to change land plots are influence on local afforestation/reforestation with maximum 15% discrepancy. and AF within 2 months of received from the BFD level on selection of Livelihood activities will start only when areas is confirmed for Project inception Afforestation project areas activities. leading to changing sites leading to delay and ineffective use of resources Lack of transparency AF will develop Targeting and Selection Strategy (TSS) and Plan BFD, AF, Third First 3 years Delay in receiving progress report and governance with clear objectives, processes, indicators and scoring system for Party Monitor on public meeting and participation arrangements in selection of areas and beneficiaries for Project activities. selection selection of beneficiaries for Report of third party monitoring Social Forestry Joint planning by BFD and AF in participants selection as program Afforestation/Reforestation beneficiaries and AIG activities Instead of beneficiaries selection at the Upazila level, selection of participants at union level through an transparent process Proper assessment and verification of potential applications of participants. Well documentation of assessment and selection process.
Governance and Accountability Action Plan Issues/Risk/ Objectives Actions to address the issues Responsible agency Timeline Early warning signs Institutional Risks Weak institutional capacity and internal incentives for performance Project will establish RS System to track and verify afforestation/reforestation results Random verification of sites by external party PIU IDA team, Independent Monitoring Firm At the beginning and end of project period Several times a year, Six-monthly Discrepancy in areas under planned and actual afforestation Poor tenure regime for forest resources Project will ensure that only land areas with formalized tenure and under jurisdiction of BFD are selected for afforestation and reforestation through screening Information on sites to be covered by afforestation and reforestation is disclosed on the BFD and AF web sites with feedback mechanisms installed. PIU/Project site offices As soon as area is identified Feedback received on specific land plots Strong political influence on local level on selection of project areas leading to changing sites leading to delay and ineffective use of resources BFD will be bound to a map with areas agreed for afforestation/reforestation with maximum 15% discrepancy. Livelihood activities will start only when areas is confirmed for Afforestation activities. BFD, IDA team, and AF Map will be agreed within 2 months of Project inception Requests to change land plots are received from the BFD Lack of transparency and governance arrangements in selection of beneficiaries for Social Forestry program AF will develop Targeting and Selection Strategy (TSS) and Plan with clear objectives, processes, indicators and scoring system for selection of areas and beneficiaries for Project activities. Joint planning by BFD and AF in participants selection as Afforestation/Reforestation beneficiaries and AIG activities Instead of beneficiaries selection at the Upazila level, selection of participants at union level through an transparent process Proper assessment and verification of potential applications of participants. Well documentation of assessment and selection process. BFD, AF, Third Party Monitor First 3 years Delay in receiving progress report on public meeting and participation selection Report of third party monitoring
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