although these comments refer specifically to the world bank it would not be unreasonable to assume that other donors are also experiencing similar issues relating to me in general and related to cde specifically as well poor linkages between environment and other ministries in government can result in poor coordination and noncomplementary or competing objectives this is a challenge for donors since ideally energy policy should be integrated with key national policies such as poverty reduction strategies economic development strategies and other national policies it is vital that donors support strategies and policies are harmonised and that they work together to avoid duplication given the diversity of the energy sector and the wide economic reach of the sector this can be a challenging goal this may be especially the case in the area of subsidy removal