COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AS STRATEGY FOR PRO-POOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

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1 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AS STRATEGY FOR PRO-POOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

2 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AS STRATEGY FOR PRO-POOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

3 INTRODUCTION COASTAL / MARINE SPACES GOVERNANCE PROBLEM CASE STUDY COMPLEX RIGHTS DISCUSSION Earth: 70% water Dr. Michael Sutherland 6th Regional Conference, San José, Costa Rica, November, 2007

4 INTRODUCTION COASTAL / MARINE SPACES GOVERNANCE PROBLEM 50+% of Earth s population: within 60 miles of coasts Dr. Michael Sutherland CASE STUDY COMPLEX RIGHTS DISCUSSION 2025: 35% population increase within 60 miles of coasts 6th Regional Conference, San José, Costa Rica, November, 2007

5 INTRODUCTION COASTAL / MARINE SPACES GOVERNANCE PROBLEM CASE STUDY COMPLEX RIGHTS DISCUSSION The Value of Coastal / Marine Spaces Habitat for endangered species Oil and gas Tourism Species breeding and resting areas Flood attenuation Water treatment Construction Groundwater recharge Recreational and commercial fishing Dr. Michael Sutherland 6th Regional Conference, San José, Costa Rica, November, 2007

6 INTRODUCTION COASTAL / MARINE SPACES GOVERNANCE PROBLEM CASE STUDY COMPLEX RIGHTS DISCUSSION Marine/Coastal Areas: Important to Many Groups Aboriginal Groups Traditional Fishers Municipalities Petroleum & Pipeline Companies Fishing and Aquaculture Industry Dr. Michael Sutherland Government Departments Upland Owners and communities Coastal Communities Public Recreation & Access 6th Regional Conference, San José, Costa Rica, November, 2007

7 INTRODUCTION COASTAL / MARINE SPACES GOVERNANCE PROBLEM CASE STUDY COMPLEX RIGHTS DISCUSSION Competing Uses in Marine Spaces Multiple Uses Multiple Objectives Times photo: Skip O'Rourke Dr. Michael Sutherland 6th Regional Conference, San José, Costa Rica, November, 2007

8 Competing Uses of Marine Resources Public Access Rights Fishing Rights Navigation Rights Seabed Use Rights Riparian Rights Development Rights Mineral Rights After Sutherland,

9 INTRODUCTION COASTAL / MARINE SPACES GOVERNANCE PROBLEM CASE STUDY COMPLEX RIGHTS DISCUSSION Mental Maps (the way we view the world) Influenced by traditions, culture, institutional arrangements etc. Dr. Michael Sutherland 6th Regional Conference, San José, Costa Rica, November, 2007

10 Relationship among Sectors ECONOMY K Modified Boulding Triangle K is unstable: always moves SOCIETY POLITY After Paquet, 1999

11 The Governance Challenge Norms, Social Values Context Context Stakeholders Technical Social Informal, formal arrangements Knowledge Resources Laws From Paquet and Wilkins, 2002

12 Coastal Zone Management Coastal zone management encompasses the concepts of integrated resource management and sustainable development. Integrated coastal management requires balancing a wide range of ecological, social, cultural, governance and economic considerations. UNEP, 2007

13 Coastal Zone Management "a dynamic process in which a coordinated strategy is developed and implemented for the allocation of environmental, socio-cultural, and sustainable multiple uses of the coastal zone." (CAMPNET, 1989)

14 CZM Link to Land Mgmt.\Administration Managing Complex/Competing Rights Public Access Rights Fishing Rights Navigation Rights Seabed Use Rights Riparian Rights Development Rights Mineral Rights After Sutherland,

15 CZM Focus ECONOMY K Which dimension will be favoured? Effect on the poor SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT After Paquet, 1999

16 Reclamation on the Western Coast of Trinidad and Tobago

17 Reclamation is common Development Siting on Reclaimed Land Newly Reclaimed Land Highway on Reclaimed Land and ongoing

18 Reclaimed Land Extending Coastal Property Seaward to Support Commercial Activities Affected Fishing Village

19 Poor Affected due to: Modified environment; Pressure to move operations Competition for space against economic betters Property rights affected CZM Policies: Subverted; Not enforced Inadequately enforced

20 Adequately enforced CZM can protect the property rights of the poor and therefore can be a strategy for pro-poor land management and land administration

21 THANK YOU