Publication: A Regional Approach to Capacity Building for Coastal Management : Emerging Lessons
Date
1999-07
ISSN
Published
1999-07
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The numerous economic opportunities
offered within the coastal zone attract increasing
populations to these areas. As these populations and their
economic activities grow, there is a corresponding
compelling need for sound management of coastal and marine
resources, so that developmental options can be kept open.
Effective coastal and marine resource management transcends
boundaries and a regional approach is clearly the most
effective method for governance of these fragile areas and
important resources. Regional environmental organizations
have, however, not always proved to be useful to the
countries they were created to serve. Constraints, including
unclear mission, lack of priority-setting, poor management,
politics, inadequate funding and weak national support, have
derailed many regional environmental organizations. The
promising start of the Secretariat for Eastern African
Coastal Area Management (SEACAM) illustrates that regional
organization can provide effective support to national
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) efforts.
Citation
“World Bank. 1999. A Regional Approach to Capacity Building for Coastal Management : Emerging Lessons. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 139. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3c414ea9-f2e6-5a19-a2e4-7fb715c34af1 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”