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Capacity building for Integrated Coastal Management in Asia-Pacific: The case for case studies

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Abstract

Development of awareness and capacity is a central component to the delivery of ICM and spans from local communities to national-level politicians. Education and training activities associated with ICM must be extremely varied to match both the existing capacity and role that the stakeholders play within the process of ICM. Consequently, there cannot be considered any effective "generic" ICM training; training must be tailored to match the requirements of target groups. The transfer and uptake of good-practice thus becomes an important aspect of quality enhancement in ICM capacity development. Six case studies from the Asia-Pacific region are presented that show diverse and innovative examples of good practice. A comparative analysis of these case studies is carried out in terms of institutional level of impact. In addition a generic systems-based evaluation framework is used to determine the extent to which the training impacts upon ICM implementation indicators. It is concluded that the exchange, transfer, and translation to local conditions of appropriate good practice in ICM capacity development can be an important element in enhancing the impact of ICM programs on the coastal environments and societies. Furthermore, there appears to be a positive link between the involvement of national/ state/regional stakeholders in capacity-building initiatives and impacting a wider variety of indicators of ICM delivery.


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Author(s): Hills JM, Alcock D, Higham T, Kirkman H, Le Tissier M, Pagdilao C, Samonte PC, Smith TF

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: Coastal Management: 2nd Coastal Zone Asia-Pacific Conference

Year of Conference: 2006

Pages: 323-337

ISSN: 0892-0753

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08920750600686703

DOI: 10.1080/08920750600686703

Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item

ISBN: 15210421


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