Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in ...

Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe – Final Report
4.6.4 Scope and Implementation of ICZM on the Regional Sea Level
The following sub-chapter focuses on those ICZM elements, which
are viewed as being most relevant on the regional seas level. Of
special interest is the degree of scope and implementation of these
elements in the country towards a regional sea's context. This crosscountry
analysis emphasis on the respective national levels whether
there is scope for and existing implementation of bi-and/or multilateral
agreements. The issues of cross-integration of different
institutions from local, regional to national and international levels are
another focal point in this chapter. Therefore the scoring in these
elements (see table 21 below) may differ from the country-case
assessment of the ICZM principles in Chapter 4.6.3.
• ICZM element "Strategic Approach" endorses aspects of
whether and how far the respective country has considered
this element to be of relevance to a regional sea policy, e.g.
achieving an integrated system that will function across the
different jurisdictions that cover the coasts and estuaries of
the respective regional sea.
• ICZM element "Participation" covers aspects beyond the
scope of local participation, but looks more on whether there
are mechanisms in place that provide dialogue arenas across
national borders, e.g. "whole estuary approach". Similarly,
• ICZM element "Holistic Approach/Integration” looks on the
transboundary issues at the land-sea interface and the inclusion
of the hinterland in a regional seas perspective.
• ICZM element “Governance” endorses the improvement of
horizontal and vertical integration for better-concerted action
across political levels, as well as considers the balance between
different interests, e.g. nature conservation, economic
growth and social welfare, in a regional seas perspective.
• ICZM element “Regional Policy” looks on the existing instruments
and mechanisms that foster a joint collaboration on
problems and concerns on a regional basis. Special attention
is given on existing or planned common policies that hold the
potential for orchestrated actions on the regional sea level.
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