GEF International Waters Operational Strategy
Three Complementary Operational Programmes
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OP8
Waterbody based
operational programme
Focus: Remedial actions
To seriously threatened
and/or damaged water
bodies and the most
inminent  transboundary
threats to their
Ecosystems
OP9
Integrated Land and Water
Multiple Focal Area
 Programme
Focus: Preventive
 measures to address
threats
to particular geographical
 areas that typically
involve integrated land
and water rsources
management practices 
OP10
Contaminant based
Operational
Programme
Focus: Particular
Issues in a global
context, (e.g. ship
derived contaminants),
“that help demonstrate
 ways of overcoming
 barriers to the adoption
of best practices that
limit contamination of
the IW environment”