Collaboration and Integration with Other Approaches
In order to reduce the replication of effort; encourage more efficient use of resources (financial, time and knowledge); and ensure there is no conflict between approaches, the TDA/SAP process should fully collaborate and integrate with other national, regional and international approaches, processes, initiatives or plans that have been, or are being developed for the water system. These could include, amongst others:
- Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)
- The Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Approach
- Integrated Coastal Management Processes
- River Basin Management Plans
The TDA/SAP process should also be fully congruent with international conventions and non-mandatory standards such as:
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF)
This will encourage efficient, shared practices that impact positively on the water system at a national, regional and international level.