translate English to French: The first Assessment is a valuable starting point, one that has proven to have a number of strengths, namely: (a) a broad geographical scope, which allows for learning about a great number of river basins; (b) coverage of a wide spectrum of issues; and (c) new material on emerging subjects that was previously not readily available.
L'évaluation constitue un bon point de départ, présentant plusieurs atouts: a) une portée géographique étendue, qui permet d'acquérir des connaissances sur un grand nombre de bassins hydrographiques; b) une approche qui englobe un vaste éventail de questions; et c) la communication de nouveaux éléments, peu disponibles jusqu'ici, sur les questions émergentes.