(1) Alignment of constituent component plans; (2) Functional and effective institutional arrangements; (3) Defining the extent of both the GLTP and the broader GLTFCA; (4) Sustainable financing for joint and cooperative actions; (5) Synergies between the legislation and policies utilised by the partner countries yet cognisant of the sovereignty of the individual countries; (6) Sustaining and restoring the ecosystem integrity of the GLTP and GLTFCA; (7) Setting out possible climate change adaptation strategies; (8) Integrated management and implementation of issues of joint interest and mutual impact; (9) Monitoring and evaluation of the further development and on-going management of the GLTFCA; (10) Implementation of joint development strategies, plans and programmes; (11) Scientific research objectives, policies and protocols; and (12) Providing benefits to the region and its people.