Managed, implemented and driven by countries through a network  of regional lead agents and national expert institutions (TumenNET

1. RAS/98/G31 - Preparation of Strategic Action Programme (SAP) and
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Tumen River Area,
its coastal regions and related Northeast Asian Environs.
A Strategic Action Program to Protect
Biodiversity and International Water Resources in Northeast Asia
and to attract Green Investment
Another
TRADP
Initiative
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Tumen River
Area
Development
Program

2. In a nutshell….In a nutshell….
- 5 countries (China, DPRK, Mongolia ROK, Russia), in partnership with
GEF, UNDP, UNOPS - and with a budget of $6.8m over 2 years
- Managed, implemented and driven by countries through a network
of regional lead agents and national expert institutions (TumenNET)
- 5 project components (science, information, community, survey, policy)
each managed and led by one of the five countries
- Extensive use of specialists from the region enhances national
ownership and facilitates long-term sustainability after cessation
- Project Coordination Unit responsible for overall quality control,
coordination and for provision of resources to countries

3. TumenNET Project Areas in Northeast Asia
UNOPS Project Coordination Unit, Beijing
Daurian Steppe Zone
Mongolian
Plateau Zone
Tumen River Basin Zone
Supra-Regional Issues
Zone of Influence

4. Project flow chartProject flow chart
SAP Implementation
SAP
Policy Prioritization
TDA
Regional
Sector Reports
National
Country Reports
AWARE
- Small Grants
Program
- Awareness
Raising Program
- Environment
Excellence Award
For the active
Involvement of
All stakeholder
Groups in the
Planning and
Decision making
Process
National EIS
inter-connected to a regional
environmental information
and green investment
promotion grid
SURVEYof
Tumen River Area to obtain
reliable
Source data on river based
pollution
Funding Strategy
National
Policy Action
Private Sector
Investment
Legal and
Regulatory
Reform
Capacity
Building
Institutional
Reform
Loan / Grant
Aid Packages
EIA
National/Local
Government
Budgets

5. ChallengesChallenges
&&
opportunities...opportunities...
(1) To ensure the SAP is sustainable and can be implemented
by national governments - with or without UN/GEF
assistance
(2) To involve communities to the extent possible and ensure the
SAP process is supported by local people
(3) To lay the foundations for private sector involvement to
facilitate access to non government capital and investment
(4) To deliver project outcomes on time and within budget and
to involve all stakeholders - equitably and fair

6. Issue 1 -Issue 1 - sustainabilitysustainability
* Countries manage and drive the project, while international
experts provide initial guidance, training only - national ownership
* Transformation from the scientific to the political process (TDA
SAP) supported by inter-governmental MOUs that involve foreign
affairs, line ministries, provincial governors - political acceptance
* Regional networks are developed and maintained by national
governments that pave the way towards national acceptance and
regional cooperation among countries - regional political dialogue
* Use of experts from the region ensures that expertise and know
how stay at home and do not leave with the international experts at
the end of the GEF intervention - sustainable knowledge base

7. Issue 2 -Issue 2 - communitiescommunities
Millions of people in 5 countries - urban & nomadic communities
OECD members, transition- and centrally planned economies
=>
* Regional Small Grants Program augments the traditional
SGP, focusing on cross-border knowledge exchange for villagers
* Green School initiative bringing environmental awareness
to kindergarten and primary / secondary schools
* Clean-up Day initiative to mobilize local communities to clean up
local waterways - sponsored by private business
* Environment Atlas, GIS, 10 websites in national languages and

8. Issue 3 -Issue 3 - green businessgreen business
Private capital / entrepreneurship can complement public funding
but requires long-term policy work to attract investment
=>
* Cooperation agreement with the Federation of Korean Industries
as a precursor to similar industry involvement with other countries
* MOU of Provincial Governors to cooperate in biodiversity and
international water protection and green business promotion
Green investment or green business is defined broadly as a private or public sector
activity that has environmental net benefits and that aims, directly or indirectly, to
protect the environment, reduce environmental risks, or minimise pollution and the
unsustainable use of resources. It is socially responsible and involves those parts of
society that are affected by its impact. It employs best practice environmental
management principles in a dynamic process that is subject to constant improvements.

9. Issue 4 -Issue 4 - managementmanagement
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministry of Nature & Environment
Ministry of Foreign Trade &
Economic Cooperation
Ministry of Environment
Primorskii
Krai
Chitinskaya
Oblast
Jilin
Province
Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region
Dornod
Aimag
Khentii
Aimag
Sukhbaatar
Aimag
National Coordinating
Committee for Environment
PCU
Beijing
Gangweon
Northern Hamgyong
Province

10. ……eg community involvementeg community involvement
TDA
Lead Agent
SAP
Lead Agent
AWARE
Lead Agent
SURVEY
Lead Agent
EIS
Lead Agent
Mongolian Nature & Environment Consortium MNEC
Ulaanbaatar
Ministry of Metal & Machine Industry,
Pyongyang
Jilin Provincial Publicity & Education
Centre, Changchun
Environment & Culture Institute, Seoul
WWF Russian Far East Branch, Vladivostok

11. TumenNET - For a betterTumenNET - For a better
environment in Northeast Asiaenvironment in Northeast Asia

12. TumenNET
an effective partnership of business, government and the community
for Northeast Asia