TWO
Overview
This section aims to enhance the management of freshwater resources in transboundary basins through a conceptual framework for identifying development opportunities. It identifies options to realise those opportunities, through attaining the necessary social and political agreement amongst the involved riparians.
Description
The 'Transboundary Water Opportunity Analysis', or 'TWO Analysis', is a flexible tool to support decision making at the level of basin States, within Regional Economic Communities, and for potential investors engaged in the identification and implementation of the development opportunities. Particular emphasis is placed on the potential for developing baskets of benefits at the regional level by identifying Positive-Sum Outcomes or 'win-win solutions' which would benefit all basin States. This is achieved through the use of a simple but robust analytical methodology.
Application
The conceptual framework of the TWO Analysis consists of a matrix with four key development opportunities, and two main categories of sources of water to realise those opportunities.
The framework allows for context-specific analysis, which brings the possibility to add other factors and categories for creative analysis and to realise change in particular transboundary basins.
The conceptual framework can be used by stakeholders in a wide range of different circumstances to aid their own decision making, by developing insights into different options that might not be apparent at first glance.