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Caribbean Environment Programme
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Guidelines for Integrated Planning and Management of Coastal and Marine Areas in the Wider Caribbean Region |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Boxes
| CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION | |
| 1.1 | Overview |
| 1.2 | Background |
| 1.3 | Scope of the Framework Document |
| CHAPTER 2: THE NEED FOR AND THE CONCEPT OF ICAM | |
| 2.1 | Common Problems in Coastal Areas of the Wider Caribbean |
| 2.2 | Regional and Global Legal Instruments |
| 2.3 | The Coastal System |
| 2.3.1 | Coastal Resources |
| 2.3.2 | Coastal Ecosystem Management Issues |
| 2.3.3 | What Does Coastal Zone Management Do? |
| CHAPTER 3: INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLANNING | |
| 3.1 | From ICZM To Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) |
| 3.2 | The Concept of ICAM )? |
| 3.3 | Integrating Dimensions of ICAM |
| 3.4 | Organizational Aspects of ICAM |
| 3.4.1 | Management Boundaries |
| 3.4.2 | Programme Boundaries |
| 3.4.3 | Jurisdictional Boundaries |
| 3.5 | Advantages and Obstacles to ICAM |
| 3.6 | ICAM and National Development Planning |
| 3.7 | Sectorial Planning |
| 3.8 | Land Use Planning |
| 3.9 | Special Area Planning |
| 3.10 | Coastal Planning and Disaster Mitigation |
| 3.10.1 | Coastal Hazard Mitigation As A Policy Issue |
| 3.10.2 | Risks and Mitigation |
| CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ICAM PROGRAMMES | |
| 4.1 | Programme Initiation: Phase 1 |
| 4.1.1 | First Steps: Preliminary Tasks |
| 4.1.2 | Public Support |
| 4.1.3 | Goals |
| 4.1.4 | Strategic Planning |
| 4.1.5 | Data Generation, Assessment, Interpretation and Management |
| 4.1.6 | Concept Paper |
| 4.1.7 | Programme Instruments and Deliverables |
| 4.2 | Resource Characterization and Problem Definition: Phase 2 |
| 4.2.1 | Overview |
| 4.2.2 | Technical and Scientific Characterization |
| 4.2.3 | Targeted Information Needs |
| 4.2.4 | Management Characterization |
| 4.3 | Programme Planning: Phase 3 |
| 4.3.1 | Elements of the Plan: Concept Formulation |
| 4.3.2 | The Plan Formulation Team |
| 4.3.3 | Selecting An Agenda |
| 4.3.5 | Geographic Information System Needs |
| 4.3.6 | Interagency Coordinating Mechanisms |
| 4.3.7 | Critical Elements For An ICAM Plan |
| 4.3.8 | Operational Considerations For Planning |
| 4.4 | Plan Implementation: Phase 4 |
| 4.4.1 | Implementation of the Management Plan |
| 4.4.2 | Administrative Elements of ICAM Implementation |
| 4.4.3 | Intersectorial Strategies for ICAM Implementation |
| 4.4.4 | Monitoring and Enforcement |
| CHAPTER 5: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICAM | |
| 5.1 | Information Management |
| 5.1.1 | Scale |
| 5.1.2 | Indicators Derived from Other Programmes |
| 5.1.3 | Unique Coastal Programme Indicators |
| 5.1.4 | Regional Information Needs |
| 5.1.5 | Data Quality |
| 5.1.6 | Desktop Mapping and GIS Considerations |
| 5.2 | Coastal Marine Parks and Special Area Management |
| 5.2.1 | Parks and Protected Areas As Integral ICAM Components |
| 5.2.2 | SPAW and ICAM: A Test of Complementarity |
| 5.2.3 | The Ecosystem Challenge to ICAM |
| 5.2.4 | National Strategies for Coastal Marine Ecosystem Management |
| 5.3 | Impact Assessment |
| 5.4 | Economic Evaluation of Environmental Impacts |
| 5.5 | Control Instruments for ICAM Implementation Processes |
| 5.5.1 | Regulatory Instruments |
| 5.5.2 | Economic Instruments |
| 5.5.3 | Sample Policy Matrix |
| 5.6 | Risk and Risk Assessment |
| 5.6.1 | Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management |
| 5.6.2 | Disaster Risk Assessment and Management |
| CHAPTER 6: NEW CONCEPTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| 6.1 | The Value of ICAM |
| 6.2 | Monitoring and Evaluation: New Approaches |
| 6.3 | Science's Role in Managing Coastal Systems |
| 6.3.1 | National Needs |
| 6.3.2 | Issue-based Transnational Linkages |
| 6.4 | Coastal Landscapes: New Approaches |
| 6.5 | Programme Comparisons, Assessments and Lessons Learned |
ANNEX I Glossary
ANNEX II
Integrated Coastal Area Management in the Wider Caribbean:
A Training Programme Check List for Coastal Resource Management Professionals
Note: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any State, Territory, city or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of their frontiers or boundaries. The document contains the views expressed by the authors acting in their individual capacity and may not necessarily reflect the views of UNEP.
For bibliographic purposes the printed version of this document may be
cited as:
UNEP: Guidelines for Integrated Planning and Management of Coastal and Marine Areas
in the Wider Caribbean Region. UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Kingston,
Jamaica, 1996.