IW:LEARNTDA/SAP Training Course

Module 1: Introduction to the TDA/SAP Process

Section 2: The TDA/SAP Process

+What are the Acronyms?

+So what’s the TDA/SAP Process?

+So what’s the TDA/SAP Process?

The Analytical Component

Transboundary Diagnostic

Analysis (TDA)

Technical Analysis of Problems,

Impacts, Causes

The Strategic Component

Strategic Action Programme (SAP)

Strategic Thinking,

Planning and Implementation

+TDA – The Analytical Component

The main technical role of a TDA is to identify, quantify, and set priorities for environmental problems that are transboundary in nature.

+The TDA should aim to:

Transboundary Diagnostic

AnalysisAnalyse the institutions, laws,

policies and projected

investments

Analyse the causes for each problem

Identify & prioritise the

transboundary problems

Analyse the environmental

impacts and socio-economic

consequences of each problem

+The TDA – Analysis and Engagement

The TDA provides the factual basis for the strategic component of the TDA/SAP Process – strategic thinking, planning and implementation of the SAP

The TDA should also be part of a process of engagement and consultation with all the key stakeholders from the initial TDA steps through to the subsequent development of alternative solutions during the formulation of the SAP

+SAP – The Strategic Component

The SAP is a negotiated policy document that should be endorsed at the highest level. It establishes clear priorities for action to resolve the priority problems identified in the TDA

+The SAP has 3 key Steps

Strategic Thinking:The collaborative

development of the key components of the SAP -

Vision, Goals Opportunities for Innovation; Options and

Alternatives

Strategic Planning: National and regional

consultation processes; setting strategies for

implementation; action planning; developing the

draft action plan

Implementation: Endorsing the SAP; key implementation steps

+The SAP – Key Elements

A well-defined baseline enables a clear distinction between actions with purely national benefits and those addressing transboundary concerns with global benefits.

The development of institutional mechanisms at the regional and national levels for implementing the SAP

Monitoring and evaluation procedures to measure effectiveness of the outcomes of the process.

+To Summarise

GEF International Waters are transboundary water systems that include river basins, lake basins, groundwater resources, large marine ecosystems (LME)

Transboundary waters are water systems that are shared between more than one country

TDA/SAP is a strategic process developed for transboundary water systems

The main technical role of a TDA is to identify, quantify, and set priorities for environmental problems that are transboundary in nature

The SAP is a negotiated policy document that should be endorsed at the highest level. It establishes clear priorities for action to resolve the priority problems identified in the TDA

+Group Exercise

In groups of 5:

Why is your water system regionally and globally important? List the key points.

Timing: 15 minutes