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Integrated Coastal Management and the Role of Stakeholders by: Lyn Buchanan

Integrated Coastal Management and the Role of Stakeholders by: Lyn Buchanan. And the Role of Stakeholders.

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Integrated Coastal Management and the Role of Stakeholders by: Lyn Buchanan

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  1. Integrated Coastal Management and the Role of Stakeholdersby: Lyn Buchanan And the Role of Stakeholders

  2. “The rich biodiversity of coastal regions can be protected without chasing away tourism and other activities on one condition: that local people play the lead role in steering conservation projects.” Stephen B. Olsen, head of the Coastal Resources Center, Rhode Island University

  3. Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) • 1997 – United Nations defined ICM as: “A continuous and dynamic process that unites government and the community, science and management, sectoral and public interests in preparing and implementing an integrated plan for the protection and development of coastal ecosystems.”

  4. PROBLEM • 2003 – There were over 300 such programs operating in 95 countries • Despite advancements in ICM approaches situations in coastal areas continue to decline. • Effective implementation is lacking.

  5. One Possible Solution • One theory expressed by coastal managers is the need to include all stakeholders in every part of plan development. • That means involving conflicting groups. • Coastal managers’ job has shifted from a mostly scientific nature to include social and community dynamics. • Behaviors need to change.

  6. Assessing Progress in ICM Initiatives • Dr. Stephen Olsen developed a framework for grouping and accessing progress or “outcomes” • First Order outcomes - societal actions that occur when it commits to a plan designed to alter a current situation in a coastal ecosystem - building the constituencies - funding for plan - setting goals

  7. Second and Third Order outcomes • Second Order outcomes - evidence of successful implementation of an ICM program - evidence of new forms of collaborative action among stakeholders • Third Order outcomes – see physical evidence of progress towards success or failure of plan - improvement in water quality

  8. UK “Coastal Forum” Model • Severn Estuary Strategy – independent partnership • Stakeholder Decision Analysis (SDA) - provides a mechanism to prioritize management issues - stakeholders develop criteria that reflects their own concerns - each environmental issue is weighted according to how many votes it gets

  9. Canada’s Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) • Community-based program using a multi-stakeholder approach and consensus decision making • Community members develop priorities for their communities and pursue their own vision of sustainability. • Environment Canada acts as facilitator • 1996 survey – showed most ACAP participants accept stakeholder approach because stakeholders are: - the most knowledgeable of local conditions - the most directly affected - most likely to bring about change to address issues

  10. Tanzania’s ICM Program • Mariculture rapidly becoming a coastal industry • Water quality affected • USAID and Tanzania government implemented Tanzania Coastal Management Partnership (TCMP)

  11. Self Assessment – Mariculture Working Group • Mariculture Working Group (MWG) was formed to test and demonstrate how ICM can make tangible progress in an important coastal issue • Lessons learned: 1. Representation by all stakeholders is critical 2. Visible incentives for stakeholders are important 3. Mariculture development plans must by flexible 4. Continual outreach and public education are critical

  12. Implementation Gap • Wide gap between policy and action • Some theorists believe that most ICM’s are stuck in Olsen’s First Order outcomes • Behaviors are not changing

  13. Conclusion • Challenge of ICM teams lies in learning how to effectively and efficiently instigate behavior changes • Stakeholder Theory - behavior will change when all stakeholders feel that they have equal influence in regulating their own, local issues • Monitoring success/failure is necessary in stakeholder ICM plans • Ultimate indicator: Healthy ecosystem Viable socioeconomic base

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