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| Project title |
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Developing guidelines for successful co-management in the Caribbean |
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| Project number |
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R8134 |
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 Project leader |
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 Patrick McConney
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Lead organisation |
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Centre for Research Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies
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| Project
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01/04/2002 to 31/08/2003 |
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Budget (£) |
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94,000
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| Project
website |
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www.cermes.cavehill.uwi.edu |
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| NRSP
keyword |
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aquaculture, coastal zone, fish, marine protected areas, methodology, natural resource management, poverty, socio-economic, sustainable management |
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 Country |
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Belize, Barbados, Grenada |
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| Node:
suite |
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Caribbean 1: Institutional arrangements and decision support tools |
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| Production
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Land Water Interface |
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| Theme |
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6. Linking households and communities with policy makers
7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change |
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| Project
summary |
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This project aimed to understand the various conditions required for establishing and sustaining successful arrangements for the co-management of coastal resources in the Caribbean. Guidelines were produced for the effective co-management of coastal resources.
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| Background |
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The Caribbean is a region of diverse environments, economies, cultures, societies and institutions. Most human settlements and economic activity takes place along the coasts. Tourism makes heavy and sometimes destructive demands on the coastal environments that sustain it. Poverty is a major contributor to environmental degradation in the Caribbean. Improving coastal management necessitates paying more attention to poverty and the livelihood options of poor people in the context of bio-physical and socio-economic issues.
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| Purpose |
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To understand the various conditions required for establishing and sustaining successful arrangements for the co-management of coastal resources in the Caribbean.
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| Outputs |
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Natural resources and institutions were assessed in the six case study areas (Barbados, Belize and Grenada).
A comparative assessment was made across the case study areas of co-management success.
A set of guidelines was developed for successful coastal resource co-management in the Caribbean that supports integrated pro-poor coastal management.
Dissemination of research findings.
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| Achievements |
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The project succeeded in engaging well with a wide range of stakeholders, from government officials to local communities, around the potential to improve co-management.
The project identified and documented the conditions in the Caribbean under which co-management could be a viable management strategy for coastal resources.
Guidelines were produced for the wide audience of people interested in co-management of coastal resources, and the project identified two factors that influence the uptake and implementation of these guidelines. These include the capacity to lobby for and undertake co-management amongst government, local communities and other stakeholders, and higher level constraints to implementation, such as the need for goverments to develop enabling policies to support co-management initiatives and the need for attitude change among government staff.
This project was succeeded by another project, R8317 ‘Pro-poor policies and institutional arrangements for coastal management in the Caribbean’, part of which is concerned with the improvement of the guidelines developed by R8134 and promotion at national, regional and institutional levels.
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