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The GEF Operational Strategy lists four major areas of
concern relating to international waters: i) degradation of the quality of
water resources; ii) physical habitat degradation of coastal and
near-shore marine areas, lakes and watercourses; iii) the introduction of
exotic species that disrupt aquatic and land ecosystems and iv) excessive
and/or inappropriate exploitation of resources due to inadequate
management and control measures. All these problems were identified in the
SJRB during the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), which was carried
out with PDF Block B funds. The analysis was carried out with the active
participation of key stakeholders, and based upon an earlier study,
carried out jointly by UNEP and the OAS, that pointed to a number of
current and emerging problems that threaten the sustainability of
development in the San Juan River Basin and ultimately the quality of life
of the people who live there. These transboundary environmental problems
often have common roots and manifest themselves both individually and
collectively. They are closely interrelated, but in the interest of
seeking solutions they have been broken down as follows:
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