TDA/SAP Training Course

This series of folders contains all the materials required to run the UNDP/GEF Training course on the TDA/SAP approach in the GEF International Waters Programme. After reading this document, please read the Course Introduction.

The complete course consists of 6 modules that cover the entire TDA/SAP process. These are:

Module 1:	Overview of the TDA/SAP Process
Module 2:	The Project Development Phase and Planning the TDA/SAP
Module 3:	Joint fact finding 1: Identification and prioritisation of transboundary issues and the determination of environmental and socio-economic effects
Module 4:	Joint fact finding 2: Causal chain and governance analysis, integration of the TDA and submission for final approval
Module 5:	Formulating the SAP: Development of a long-term vision, preparing and assessing the acceptability of the options, setting targets and drafting the action programmes
Module 6:	Governance analysis and stakeholder involvement

Each Module Folder contains:

• The core Trainee Manual: The main technical source of reference for both the trainees and the instructor

• Instructor Manual: Detailing the plan of activities, their duration and the materials required for delivery

• Additional reference materials and case studies

• PowerPoint presentations for the entire module

• Progress tests and exercises

Training course aims

The aim of the training course is to build a core of human resources and strengthen the capabilities of individuals and institutions involved in GEF IW projects, as a means for a more effective implementation of the strategy and procedures set up by GEF IW authorities at both the local and regional levels. In short, it will help provide the necessary skills, information and approaches required to develop a TDA/SAP.

Course materials and delivery

The course materials have been designed to be delivered at GEF IW project sites and can be customised according to how advanced a GEF project is on the TDA/SAP process.

The approach is flexible. The course can be delivered by an international instructor to the key members of a project (or projects) or, alternatively, it can be used to ‘train the trainers’; i.e. the course is delivered to a number of regional experts who in turn deliver the course within the region.

The recommended number of participants for the training course is 15 to 20. Although groups of more than 20 can be catered for, it is not advised.

The course provides an excellent opportunity to gather project personnel together, and to begin or continue the establishment of a national or regional cooperative framework.

Timescale

The course requires a minimum of 5 days attendance, although it is unlikely that all modules will need to be delivered at one time. The Trainees will be required to carry out some preliminary reading prior to the start of the course.

Module 2 (The Project Development Phase and Planning the TDA/SAP) can be delivered as a separate ‘Mini-Course’ over a 2 day period. The target audience for this is more specialized and would include prospective Facilitators, Project Managers and other relevant individuals.

Case study material

An important feature of the training course is that it is not prescriptive. In order to achieve this goal the course draws on 7 real case studies, based on existing TDA/SAP project proposals, to highlight good practice.

Case Study 1: Dnipro River Basin TDA/SAP

Case Study 2: Caspian Sea TDA/SAP

Case Study 3: South China Sea TDA/SAP

Case Study 4: Mediterranean Sea TDA/SAP

Case Study 5: Lake Tanganyika TDA/SAP

Case Study 6: Benguela Current TDA/SAP

Case Study 7: Bermejo River TDA/SAP

Course delivery

For details on the costs of delivery, please contact mbloxham@plymouth.ac.uk.