UNEP/GEF Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP) This is a continuation of the first phase of the TWAP programme supported by the Government of Finland in 2009-2010. The first phase produced a global assessment methodology for transboundary waters as well as a plan outlining the roles and tasks of differ
ent stakeholders. In the second phase of the programme (2011-2013) the methodology will be applied to different transboundary waters. The results can be used in political decisionmaking and allocation of environment funding. One of the goals of the program
me is to identifty the most vurnerable transboudary waters which can help to allocate development funding. The programme promotes transboudary cooperation and its results can be used in preventing environmental degradation water related conflicts and in an
alyzing health problems water supply sanitation problems and energy questions.