LESSONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

ININTEGRATED COASTAL

MANAGEMENT

Yves Henocque, PAP/RAC

FINDING 2THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO

ECOSYSTEMS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SUBSTANTIAL NET GAINS IN HUMAN WELL-BEING

AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

BUT THESE GAINS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AT GROWING COSTS IN THE FORM OF

DEGRADATION OF MANY ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, INCREASED RISKS OF NONLINEAR CHANGES, AND

EXACERBATION OF POVERTY FOR MANY PEOPLE.

“Climate divide”

HOW WELL ARE WE DOING?

FINDING 3THE DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEM

SERVICES COULD GROW SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF

THIS CENTURY

THE MOST IMPORTANT DIRECT DRIVERS OF CHANGE IN ECOSYSTEMS TO BE CONSIDERED

ALONE OR IN SYNERGY ARE:

HABITAT CHANGEOVEREXPLOITATION

INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIESPOLLUTION

CLIMATE CHANGE

FINDING 4A CHALLENGE: REVERSE THE DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS WHILE MEETING INCREASING DEMANDS FOR

THEIR SERVICES

CAN BE PARTIALLY MET IF THEY ARE:

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND EXISTING

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

CHANGES IN BEHAVIOUR

GlobalRegional

LocalSocio-ecosystem Dynamic

GLOBAL CHANGEDémography Climate change Socio-économy Natural eventsTechnology

PRESSURESDirect drivers Indirect driversLand use DemographyClimate warming GlobalisationOverexploitation Technological developt.Invasive species Cultures and beliefsPollutions

STATEHydrology, Sediments, Habitats

Biodiversity

Ecosystemic services(Supply, regulation, cultural, supports)

IMPACTSEnvironmental quality

Ecosystemic services

Well-being level(Basic needs, health, social relationship,

security, freedom and choice)

RESPONSEGovernance

Govenment, Market,Civil Society

(Fonctionnalités)

Time

Thau lagoon / Issue: Eutrophication, bacterial contamination

RESPONSES• LAND-BASED POLLUTIONS MANAGEMENT• WATERSHED MANAGEMENT• SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT• LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT• COMMUNITY-BASED COASTAL RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT• COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY

CONSERVATION• MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND NO-TAKE RESERVES• DISASTER RISK REDUCTION STRATEGY

NO SINGLE STRATEGYBUT

A COCKTAIL OF STRATEGIES

TOWARDS

New governance systems that respond to marine and coastal

socio-ecosystem changes

AIMING AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH

INTEGRATED COASTAL GOVERNANCE(FOR MANAGEMENT)

Adaptive managementPlan, implement, assess, and re-do

Integration and inter-relationshipsLinking for better coherence

Ecosystem-based managementEcosystem services-Human well-being relationship

Three key governance mechanisms

MARKETS

CIVIL SOCIETY

GOVERNMENT

ECONOMICPRESSURES

LEGAL/POLITICALPRESSURES

SOCIALPRESSURES

HUMAN USES OF ECOSYSTEMS

ICM: IMPROVED COASTAL GOVERNANCE

Governmentmechanism

Marketmechanism

Civil societymechanism

Province GovernorLocal Gov. Unit

District

Strong CommittedLocal Governments

Local Chief/LGU/Municipality

Skilled Self-organizedCommunities

Occupational/Conservation groups

NRM CommitteeLearning center

Saving groupSchools

UniversitiesResearch Centers

NGOs + VONetworks

FROM THERE, WHERE TO GO ?

BUILD ON WHAT IS THERE…

ON EXISTING CAPACITIES…

Sharing learning through a common charter

cross-learning from site and projects experiences

common vision, language and framework of action

between involved community organizations and local governments

 On a second step: Develop a comparable set of data to enable learning from each other’s stories.

Sharing learning through a common charter

cross-learning from site and projects experiences

common vision, language and framework of action

between involved community organizations and local governments

 On a second step: Develop a comparable set of data to enable learning from each other’s stories.

ICM MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE

VISION

The Mediterranean coastal zones are managed in a sustainable

manner in line with the Regional Protocol on ICZM. The

Mediterranean coast of the future should be resilient, productive,

diverse, distinctive, attractive and healthy.

OBJECTIVES

• Enhance the capacity of community organizations and local governments

• Link between scientific/technical institutions, community organisations and local governments

• Implement innovative financing mechanisms and partnership arrangements

• Strengthen multi-stakeholder involvement in managing coastal and marine resources

• Enhance local coastal governance as well as inter-agency and multi-sectoral coordination mechanism

MEMBERSHIP

Projects/initiatives      Community organisations

Local governmentsDonors

National and international ICZM organisations and networks

National public authorities, agencies, etc.

IN

THRU

UP

OUT

Institutionalprocess

Knowledge-based process

Participatory process

Political process

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

A C T I O N

ACT AS A PARTNER, NOT AS AN AID-GIVER

BE STRATEGIC, KEEP THE VISION

DEVELOPMENT FIRST

THINK NETWORKS

RITUALIZE / INSTITUTIONALIZE

KEEP THE MIDDLE-LINE BETWEENCOMFORT – STRETCH – STRESS

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE“Don’t just tell the consumer his problems or what he should do… tell him what he may never have realised he has and what he could do with it”