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Pre-Conference Training Program
on
Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Training [ICZOMAT]
Chennai 600 025, India
3 - 7 December 2003
Introduction
As
a part of the Indo-UK Link Program sponsored by the British Council,
Chennai, this training program will be conducted. It is also expected
that some experts from the UK will be invited as resource persons.
About 60% of the World's population lives within 100 km of the coastline,
and more than 3 billion people rely in one way or the other on coastal
and marine habitats and resources for food, construction material,
transportation, recreation and waste disposal. The Integrated Coastal
Management (ICM) has been defined as a continuous and dynamic process
by which decisions are taken for the sustainable use, development
and protection of coastal and marine areas and resources. ICM acknowledges
the interrelationships that exist among coastal and ocean uses and
the environments they potentially affect and are designed to overcome
the fragmentation inherent in the sectoral management approach. The
high socio-economic activities within the coastal zone stem from the
fact that the coastal zone is blessed with a variety of resources
which include
- Fisheries
and other bio resources
- Natural
habitats such as wetlands
- Mangroves
and estuaries
- Oil and
gas
- Non-fuel
minerals like sand, heavy minerals etc
- Coastal
agricultural land and
- Recreational
and scenic resources including beaches, coastal lagoons and estuaries
Aims
of the Training Program
The
main focus of this training program is to provide delegates with a
knowledge of coastal management issues and problems, experience with
the process of coastal management and an integral approach to problem
solving, taking Chennai coast as a case study. Experts from the University
of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., University of Bath, U.K., Anna University,
India and Jadavpur University, India have prepared a trainer's manual
for Integrated Coastal Management Capacity Development. The Department
of International Development (DFID), U.K, sponsored this program.
This manual will be used extensively during this training program
and a copy of the same will be given to individual participants.
Plan
of Action
The
duration of the workshop will be for four to five days, which includes
the following topics:
I.
The Need for ICM
- A set of lectures
and discussion periods
- The environmental,
social, economic and governance dimensions of ICM
II.
Field Study to North Chennai Coast and / or Pulicat Lake
- Identification
of coastal environmental problems
- Discussion
with the coastal stakeholder groups
- Identification
of management options
- Identifying
solution to coastal problems
III.
Group Discussion and ICM Draft Plan
- To review the
ICM Plans to identify good practice and to identify key factors
for success of ICM plans
- Concluding
Session
Call
for Registration
The
registration fee for the Short Course is Rs. 5000/- (US$ 200). Participants
intending to undertake this training program are requested to express
their interest to the Conference Secretariat before 30 September 2003.
Important
Dates
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Short Course/ Training Program |
3 - 7 Dec,
2003 |
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Notification of Acceptance |
15 October
2003 |
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Registration |
15 November
2003 |
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