APPLYING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR FLOOD MANAGEMENT

Acknowledgement is due to the members of the Hydrology and Water Resources Department in WMO and the members of the Technical Support Unit of the APFM for their competent technical guidance and frank discussions on the issues and for bringing various perspectives into focus. [...] Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] The identification and assessments of impacts was based on the experience of the project coordinator and specialists appointed to the project team. [...] • A consideration of the cumulative impacts of the three dams and the indirect impact of the development downstream of the dams. [...] The TDA was expected to provide the basis for development of both the National Action Plans (NAPs) and the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) in the area of international waters of the GEF.