strategy
Managing coasts
Synonyms:
Developing coastal management systemsManaging coastal systems
Undertaking integrated coastal management
Description:
A typical coastal management plan considers the coastal morphology, climate geology and soils; natural resources; coastal erosion and accretion; trophic status; ornithological importance; fish and fisheries; vegetation; wetlands, dunes and other areas of conservation importance, institutional considerations, such as land tenure, land use, legal and policy areas; archaeological and ethnographic significance; provision of buffer zones, and resources needed and means of assistance in implementing management guidelines.
Context:
A master plan or integrated coastal area management (ICAM) plan for the conservation, management and development of tidelands is the most suitable approach to evaluate present actions and plans and direct future developments. An ICAM process starts with a concept paper and evolves through a number of steps that lead to the definition, by all sectors, of an ICAM strategy. The strategy will, in turn, guide the development of either a common integrated plan or expanded sectoral plans.
Implementation:
UNESCO's programme includes the following: pursuing regional cooperation in marine science and coastal area management.
Narrower:
Restoring beachesManaging coastal reservesEstablishing offshore zonesProtecting against high tidesMonitoring coastal environmentPreserving coastal biodiversityDeveloping coastal resource planningEstablishing marine conservation zonesControlling human induced coastal erosionEnsuring sustainable development of coastal zonesPreparing national guidelines for coastal managementEnsuring local participation in coastal zone managementControlling excessive nutrient enrichment of coastal watersIdentifying obstacles to the utilization of coastal resourcesCoordinating sectoral programmes for management of coastal zonesIncreasing coastal zone management capabilities at the local levelControlling harmful levels of artificial discharge to coastal watersUndertaking pilot projects on integrated marine and coastal resource managementAdapting coast management techniques to environmental conditions on small islandsIncorporating traditional knowledge of marine living resources in management plans Constrains:
Developing coastal zones Facilitates:
Conserving sealsProtecting shorelinesCleaning up marine pollutionSafeguarding archaeological sitesMonitoring effects of transboundary air pollution in water Facilitated by:
Researching coastal ecosystemsReinforcing networks on marine coastal processesSupporting integrated coastal zone management in developing countriesStrengthening cooperation on coastal zone management with developing countriesSupporting national efforts on integrated management of marine and coastal areas Values:
IntegrationMismanagement Organizations:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Major Interregional Project on Research and Training with a view to Integrated Management of Coastal Systems Global Ocean Observing System International Centre for Coastal Resources Research International Centre for the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas International MEDCOAST Centre for Coastal Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea Convention for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the Eastern African region Protocol for the conservation and management of protected marine and coastal areas of the Southeast Pacific References:
United Nations: Technologies for Coastal Erosion ControlGodschalk, David R, et al: Catastrophic Coastal Storms: hazard mitigation and development managementPrice, A R G and Heinanen, A P: Guidelines for Developing a Coastal Zone Management Plan for BelizeBeatley, Timothy and Brower, David: Introduction to Coastal Zone ManagementIUCN, East European Programme: Conservation Status of the Danube DeltaHinrichsen, Don: Our Common Seas: coasts in crisis Subjects:
Geology → Land and coastal formsManagement → Management
→ Systems
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
