The short-term purposes, which aim to ensure a more effective coordination among the countries in the region and with international partners, and that constitute the purpose of these ToR are the following:
The establishment of a common base for the necessary legislative and  regulatory framework, which will allow the harmonisation of the national specific related arrangements in the region;
The design of a regional  watershed  monitoring  system  for radiological and chemical contaminants;
Capacity building in the domain of analytical capabilities, including the determination of ground parameters for physico-chemical characterisation and of radionuclide concentration (alpha, beta, gamma and radon);
Training and  education  in radiation protection, environmental monitoring, remediation planning and techniques;
The establishment of a web-based  database  where all the information related to legacy uranium sites in the countries in the region can be stored and shared.
 
Project summary will be published after the completion of the project.