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Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

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World Bank Group

The objective of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project is to assist Government of India (GoI) in building national capacity for implementation of comprehensive coastal management approach in the country, and piloting the integrated coastal zone management approach in states of Guj

12 November 2020

Race to Zero Dialogues: Oceans, Coastal Zones and Water

On 9-19 November 2020, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in close collaboration with the Marrakech Partnership is hosting the' Race to Zero Dialogues'.
July 2017

Integrated Planning that Safeguards Ecosystems and Balances Multiple Objectives in Coastal Belize

This case study explores the decision-making process that led up to the design of Belize’s first integrated coastal zone management plan, officially approved by the government in August 2016. It involves ecosystem service modeling, stakeholder participation, and spatial planning, and it assesses risk to three coastal-marine habitats posed by eight human uses. The study quantifies current and future delivery of three ecosystem services: protection from storms, catch and revenue from lobster fishing, and tourism expenditures to identify a preferred zoning scheme.
March 2015

Embedding Ecosystem Services in Coastal Planning Leads to Better Outcomes for People and Nature

This case study applies an ecosystem services framework to understand how human activities affect the flow of benefits, including models that quantify services provided by corals, mangroves, and seagrasses. This information is then used within an extensive engagement process to design a national spatial plan for Belize's coastal zone. This process makes Belize's coastal spatial plan the first of its kind.
October 2014

Assessing Habitat Risk from Human Activities to Inform Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: A Demonstration in Belize

This study introduces an approach for assessing the combined risk to marine habitats from multiple human activities, and applies it to coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds in Belize to inform the design of the country’s first Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan.
September 2018

Future Response of Global Coastal Wetlands to Sea-level Rise

Nature

The response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise during the twenty-first century remains uncertain.

Thomas Hassid

Natural Capital Officer
WWF France
January 2014

Framing Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change: Applicability in the coast of Bangladesh

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
This case study, Framing Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change: Applicability in the coast of Bangladesh , describes six different types of EbA currently being practiced in the coastal zone of Bangladesh; and an analysis is made in line with the ecosystem services derived from such ecosystem-based interventions, including relevant policy and institutional aspects.
29 June 2018
Research

Can Societies Adapt to 21st Century Sea-level Rise?

Jochen Hinkel

Sea-levels may rise substantially above 1 or even 2 meters during the 21st century. To what extent will coastal societies be able to adapt? Following the headlines, one easily gets the impression that sea-level rise will simply wash away coastal cities and small islands.

May 2020

Leveraging Multi-target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean

High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

This paper examines the leakage of plastics and other pollutants into the ocean and the resulting impacts on marine ecosystems, human health, and the economy.

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