Practitioner Guidelines for Preparation of Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) and Strategic Action Programme (SAP) in East Asian Seas Region. 2006. (479 KB)

The transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) provides scientific and technical analysis on status and impacts of the environment in given international waters and it is recommended for most of the projects in the Global Environment Facility (GEF)'s International Waters Operational Programme 8 (OP8) and 9 (OP9). On the other hand, the SAP is a negotiated policy document that establishes clear priorities for action and identifies policy, legal and institutional reforms as well as investments needed to address and resolve priority problems of the transboundary waters. The present practitioner guidelines for preparation of the TDA/SAP, which is meant primarily for application in the East Asian Seas region, was prepared taking into consideration of, (a) the conclusions and recommendations of the GEF International Waters Program Study conducted recently; (b) a detailed review of more than 18 TDA and 15 SAP reports from GEF; and (c) the Terms of Reference provided by the Southeast Asia Regional Learning Center (SEARLC) of the Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA START RC) in Bangkok, Thailand. (p. v)

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