Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (groundwater component)

The Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP) is a project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which aimed at conducting the first global baseline assessment of transboundary water systems. The assessment has been carried out in five components, namely Transboundary River Basins, Transboundary Lake Basins, Large Marine Ecosystems, Open Ocean and Transboundary Aquifers and SIDS Groundwater Systems. The latter is the component IGRAC has been involved in as project partner co-organising regional meetings and developing a TWAP Information Management System containing all collected groundwater data.

Project Objectives

1. To undertake a global assessment of transboundary aquifers and SIDS groundwater systems, through a formalized consortium of partners.
2. To support informed investments by the GEF and other international organizations.
3. To be sustained through a periodic process in partnership with key institutions aiming at incorporating transboundary considerations into a regular assessment programme.