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The objective of the Benguela Current TDA is to provide, on the basis of clearly established evidence,
structured information relating to the degradation and changing state of the Benguela Current LME, to
scale the relative importance of the causes and sources of the transboundary water-related problems,
and to elucidate practical preventative and remedial actions to ensure the sustainable integrated
management of this unique environment. The TDA provides the technical basis for the development
of a Strategic Action Plan (SAP), and the Project Brief, for the BCLME within the International
Waters Area of the GEF. (p. 9)
(Published: 11-Apr-2005 02:30 PM)
This Transboundary Diagnostic Analisys (TDA) is one of the principal results of the Project to formulate a Strategic Action Program (SAP) for the Bermejo River Basin and is intended to provide technical support and a strategic framework for that Program.
(Published: 01-Mar-2010 01:42 PM)
This report represents the second Black Sea transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA), the
first of which was produced in 1996. It assesses the environmental status of the Sea, focusing
on the major transboundary problems, their causes and what should be done to improve its
status in the future. The structure and content of this document are different to that of the
1996 TDA, since guidance on TDA production has changed in the intervening years and
instead of the original seven major transboundary problems, it now focuses on only four:
• Eutrophication/nutrient enrichment
• Changes in marine living resources
• Chemical pollution (including oil)
• Biodiversity/habitat changes, including alien species introduction
For each of these a causal chain analysis is included, to assist in the identification of
solutions for each of the problems. The emphasis of this document is on changes that have
occurred since the original TDA was produced. However, socio-economic developments and
environmental data over a longer period of time are also considered to place the current
status in context, and describe the reasons underlying changes observed.
(Published: 07-Mar-2010 10:31 AM)
1992 Bucharest Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution; and its protocols on LBS, dumping, and oil pollution. 6 coastal states with no outside intervention, modeled partially on UNEP Regional Seas Programme and partially HELCOM; Secretariat by the Parties. A legal & diplomatic tool, swift ratification, problems in setting up and funding the regional coordinating mechanism, call to UNEP for its assistance in preparing an Action Plan in view of lacking capacity and funds.
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This TDA relies on and benefits from the dedicated work of numerous individuals, agencies, institutes, projects and corporations. The major building blocks are the studies and research works conducted and carried out by the Caspian Regional Thematic Centres. These works have been mostly produced by the national experts of the Caspian countries and have been effectively led and substantially assisted by the National Focal Points (NFPs) and the Management Advisory Group and Inter-sectoral Assistants (MAGICAs).
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The Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Dnipro River Basin focuses on priority environmental issues that are transboundary in nature. The preparation of the TDA involved the assessment of the impacts (both environmental and socio-economic) of transboundary issues, and the identification of institutional, legal and policy issues that need to be addressed.
A comprehensive analysis of transboundary issues provides a factual basis for the formulation of recommended options for improving the environmental situation and ensuring the sustainable development of the Dnipro Basin. The TDA was produced on the basis of comprehensive studies of the physical and geographical features, water uses, and the socio-economic and environmental situation in the Dnipro Basin that extends into the territories of the three riparian countries – the Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine. The TDA was prepared using a modified version of the GIWA methodology, suited to the specific regional conditions of the Dnipro Basin.
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This work was a subcontract within the framework of the UNDP/GEF project ”Development and Implementation of the Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe Basin Management Programme”
The TDA were performed by 5 experts and was primarily based on a scientific and technical assessment, through
which the water-related environmental issues and problems of Lake Peipsi were identified and quantified.
Besides the experts own vast knowledge and experiences in the area, data and information was collected from
various projects; in particular the following 3 projects:
o EU FP5-project ‘MANTRA-East’ (website www.mantraeast.org).
o VIRU-PEIPSI CAMP EU LIFE project (website www.envir.ee/viru.peipsi) project
o EU TACIS CBC Baltic Line 2000 project “Environmental Management of Lake Chudskoe”. (p. 4)
(Published: 11-Apr-2005 02:30 PM)
The working paper is based on a seminar “Strategies for Public Participation in the
Management of Transboundary Waters in Countries in Transition: Cases of Lake
Peipsi/Chudskoe (Estonia/Russia) and Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania)”
Tartu, 15-16 October 2001.
The seminar was organised by Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation (Peipsi CTC)
and the Alliance for Lake Cooperation in Ohrid and Prespa (ALLCOOP). (p. 1)
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World Bank (IBRD)
20 April 2006
In this TDA an inventory
of the available environmental data is made. The state of the environment, its use,
and their developments were assessed in Lake Shkoder and its watershed, based on
the data collected. The environmental pressures and threats to the lake and its basin
have been identified and partly quantified. Finally, a set-up for a bilateral management
strategy, including goals and approaches to address the identified problems, and some
proposals for investment options are presented.
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The purpose of the Preliminary TDA is to define immediate management objectives within the overall management goal of conserving the biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika, addressing global concerns and ensuring the sustainable use of these and other resources for local communities into the foreseeable future. The Transboundary Analysis brought together technical teams from the participating countries to establish a common understanding of the threats and specific problems that the riparian countries are facing in managing the lake resource. With this information the teams together established priorities for possible interventions to
address specific management problems.
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The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP/MAP concerning the legal status of any State, Territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of their frontiers or boundaries. This TDA was prepared within the GEF Project “Determination of priority actions for the further elaboration and implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Mediterranean Sea”, under the coordination of Mr Ante Baric, PhD, Project Manager. Responsibility for the concept and the preparation of this document was entrusted to MED POL (Mr Fouad Abousamra, PhD, MED POL Programme Officer).
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Le projet FEM “ Renversement de la Tendance à la Dégradation des Terres et des Eaux dans
le Bassin du Fleuve Niger vise à soutenir les pays membres de l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger
(ABN) dans leurs efforts d’oeuvrer ensemble pour assurer le développement et la gestion
durables des terres et des ressources en eaux du bassin, y compris la protection de son
unique environnement de terres sèches et sa biodiversité.
La première phase (phase 1) du projet est centrée autour de l’ Analyse Diagnostique
Transfrontalière (ADT) et l’identification des sites de projets pilotes de démonstration. Ce
travail sera organisé au niveau des cinq pays riverains qui se partagent le cours principal du
fleuve Niger (Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Bénin, Guinée).
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OKACOM is an initiative of the three Okavango River Basin states, Angola, Botswana and Namibia. The
Commission has the functions of advising the respective governments on the sustainable development of the basin and of co-ordinating investigation and research activities.
A Preparatory Assistance Project funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) is nearing completion and
has had the aim of providing support for the implementation of a basin-wide Environmental Assessment, and the
development of an Integrated Basin Management Plan. The aims of the preparatory project include the execution of a Diagnostic Study of the Okavango River Basin in all three countries, in order that an outline Strategic Action
Programme and detailed GEF funding proposal can be drawn up.
In order to carry out the diagnostic study the inputs of a number of specialists were required in all three countries and their inputs have contributed in a major way to the compilation of this document, the “Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)”.
This TDA has been divided in to two sections, Section A which describes the data available and an overview of the
subject and Section B which attempts to highlight data deficiencies and to outline work that is required in the
proposed Environmental Assessment. (p. 7)
(Published: 09-Dec-2008 01:24 PM)
Adopted by ORASECOM in April 2008, the GEF IW TDA/SAP “best practice” approach underpins the methodology used in the development of
the Orange-Senqu River Basin TDA. Consequently the methodology for the TDA consists of the following
steps:
• Identification and initial prioritisation of transboundary problems
• Gathering and interpreting information on environmental impacts and socio-economic
consequences of each problem
• Causal chain analysis (including root causes)
• Completion of an analysis of institutions, laws, policies and projected investments.
It focuses on transboundary problems without ignoring national concerns and priorities and identifies
information gaps, policy distortions and institutional deficiencies. The analysis is cross-sectoral and
examines national economic development plans, civil society (including private sector) awareness and
participation, the regulatory and institutional framework and sectoral economic policies and practices.
Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) is one of the most useful aspects of the TDA for the development of future
corrective actions. The causal chain should relate the transboundary problems with their impacts,
immediate physical causes and their social and economic underlying root causes.
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The San Juan River basin and its coastal zone is located in the area that drains into the Caribbean Sea and covers a large part of the territory of Costa Rica and Nicaragua and constitutes an important part of the natural capital of both countries. It contains a variety of ecosystems and highly valuable water resources. This transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) is the result of studies conducted within the SJRB using funds provided in part through a Project Preparation and Development Facility (PDF) Block B grant of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The TDA is designed to identify and evaluate the major environmental problems that face, or may face, the SJRB and to determine their root causes. In addition, the TDA seeks to identify the cause-effect chain underlying the identified problems, and to determine their relationship with the deterioration of the basin’s water resources. The TDA emphasizes the transboundary aspect of the SJRB, and represents a potential contribution to the development of the GEF’s operational strategy in international waters. (p. 4)
(Published: 02-Mar-2010 11:25 AM)
In summary, the document of Analysis of Cross-border Diagnosis - ADT
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The national transboundary diagnostic analysis reports of seven countries
participating in the Global Environment Facility South China Sea Project were analysed and
summarised to prepare this report. The countries concerned are Cambodia, China,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. For only two of these, Viet Nam
and Cambodia, are the entire coastlines used in the report. For the others, only the coast
that borders the South China Sea is included. Ideally, the country reports from which this
report was compiled were prepared under the same guidelines, for some countries this was
not so easily done nor rigidly adhered to, the result being lack of data or inconsistent data.
The national TDAs are available from UNEP EAS/RCU. (p. 4)
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GOAL: To assist countries to use the full range of measures needed to operationalise sustainable development strategies for International Waters.
Measures: Technical, economic, financial, regulatory, and institutional.
(Published: 03-Dec-2008 12:06 PM)
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region extends from approximately latitude 120 N to 340 S and longitude 300 to 800 E. The region encompasses a large array of marine and coastal settings, ranging from small island states to large countries with extensive coastlines and tropical and subtropical climates. The continental coastal states are Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa while the island states are Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar and Réunion (France). One of the key outputs expected of the WIO-LaB Project is a TDA and SAP focusing on land-based activities and sources of pollution. The WIO-LaB TDA/SAP process will be closely coordinated with the ASCLMEs and SWIOFP projects, and their results will eventually be integrated in the overall TDA and SAP for the region.
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Objective: To scale the relative importance of sources and causes, both immediate and root, of the problems of transboundary ‘waters’.
To identify potential preventive and remedial actions.
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Zip file contains appendices of Preliminary TDA of Volta River Basin.
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In summary, this TDA follows the GEF TDA Guidelines for International Waters projects.
However, an additional step was achieved, that is, the use of EQOs to facilitate consensus on the
desired state of the Volta River Basin after the next pentade or decade. The EQOs naturally led
to the identification of specific targets to be met within the desired time frame, which then led to
the identification of specific interventions and actions that can be considered in the framework of
the NAPs and SAP. (p. 1)
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This Preliminary Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (PTDA) was prepared as part of the Project
Preparation exercise under the PDF-B for the Yellow Sea LME Project (YSLME). The full TDA
will be prepared under the auspices of the GEF project for the YSLME, once the full GEF project
is implemented. The purposes of preparing a Preliminary TDA as part of the Project Preparation activities are
multi-fold:
• To provide background materials for the Project Brief and Project
Document, illustrating the environmental context for the GEF project.
• To provide a forum for consensus-building on the environmental issues of
highest priority in the Yellow Sea
• To decide on the data requirements for completing the TDA early in the
GEF process, to guide the Project Implementation.
This PTDA summarizes the results from National Reports prepared by experts from ROK and
PRC, as well as results from a First Regional Workshop held 26-28 October 1999 in Seoul, ROK
and Second National Workshop held 18-19 January in Beijing, PRC. (pp. 9-10)
BCLME Project - Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Programme - Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis(TDA). 1999. (2.6 MB)
Black Sea, Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis, Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea
Caspian Environment Programme - Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis(TDA) for the Caspian Sea. 2002 (22.9 MB)
San Juan River Basin - Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) including root cause analysis. (1.2 MB)
