International Waters Program Study 2005

The present study of the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF’s) International Waters (IW) Focal Area is a contribution toward the Third Study of GEF’s Overall Performance (OPS3). A team of experienced international specialists conducted this study between February and July 2004 based on a review of previous evaluations (at the project and program level), questionnaires sent to all current projects, and field visits to four geographical regions and to a number of global demonstration projects. The study regions selected, the Black Sea (and Danube) Basin, the Rio de la Plata Basin, the African Great Lakes, and part of the East Asian seas, jointly make up more than half of the US$691.59 million GEF funding invested in the Focal Area to date. An evaluation of the transboundary diagnostic analysis and strategic action program (TDA/SAP) tools used by the foundational projects of the portfolio was also conducted.

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