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Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

Organisation: 
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

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.

Richard Huber

Chief of Section
Organization of American States (OAS)
January 2020

Opportunities for Environmentally Healthy, Inclusive, and Resilient Growth in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula

World Bank Group
Based on preliminary identification of environmental priorities, this report explores selected topics that aim to inform decision-making in the Yucatán Peninsula. A general context of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is used to explore issues, constraints, and potential solutions. The role of geomorphology is examined with a view to identifying how shore management plans can contribute to improved coastal management. The report also demonstrates how rigorous economic tools can provide insights into the economic impacts of extreme climate events and of economic losses from environmental degradation. It concludes with options for consideration in the years ahead in relation to pilot projects and interventions, technical assistance, institutional strengthening, and monitoring, evaluation, research, and development.
June 2016

Green Economy Scoping Study: Saint Lucia

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

The report Green Economy Scoping Study for Saint Lucia couples an in-depth analysis of Saint Lucia’s agriculture and tourism sectors with a more general review of manufacturing, transport and construction, integrating the key elements of energy, water and waste management.

Technology Needs Assessment Adaptation: Identification and prioritisation of adaptation technologies for Guyana

Organisation: 
UNEP DTU Partnership
Country: 
Guyana
Technology Needs Assessment Adaptation: Identification and prioritisation of adaptation technologies for Guyana is first of the three reports at prioritising technologies for adaptation in Guyana. It is the outcome of a stakeholder-driven, participatory process to identify and assess technologies that will contribute to national development goals, strengthen Guyana's adaptive capacity against the negative impacts of climate change and prepare the country to take advantage of opportunities which may occur.

National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework for the Republic of Mauritius

Organisation: 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Africa Adaptation Programme, Government of Japan
Country: 
Mauritius

The present National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework consists of several deliverables, and the main goal of the document is to integrate and mainstream climate change adaptation into core development policies, strategies and plans of the Republic of Mauritius.

January 2012

Green Economy in a Blue World: Synthesis Report

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Maritime Organization (IMO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), WorldFish Center, GRID-Arendal, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
This report Green Economy in a Blue World: Synthesis Report analyses how key sectors that are interlinked with the marine and coastal environment – the blue world – can make the transition towards a green economy.
June 2013

World in Transition: Governing the Marine Heritage

German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)
The focus of this paper World in Transition: Governing the Marine Heritage is on the rules governing the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, and above all on how we can ensure that these rules are implemented.
May 2016

National Strategy and Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Jordan (2016-2025)

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), SwitchMed Programme

This resource is also available in Arabic.

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