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

Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe – Final Report
implementation of INSPIRE, facilitating the generation of good
data models for the coast and unifying them into a European
coastal data platform - thus avoiding data duplication.
INSPIRE’s aim of facilitating vertical and horizontal data sharing
is well-tuned with the requirements of ICZM. Specifically for the
Black Sea region it is strongly felt that INSPIRE can greatly
assist the organisation and management of the current and
new national data collection in the region. It also stands to gain
from participation in the Global Monitoring for Environment and
Security (GMES).
For the implementation of this action, the EU should fund two
projects in the total amount of at least €4.000.000, e.g. from the
FP7 (Cooperation) “Environment” budget (planned activity
“earth observation and assessment tools”) – one with a Black
Sea focus and one additionally in one of the four other Regional
Seas.
Implementation Costs: €4.000.000.
Related actions: 5.2, 6.1, 8
8.4 Monitor ICZM implementation and carry out a longterm
evaluation
The strong momentum in the process of implementation of the
EU Recommendation and the development of the national
ICZM strategies should be maintained by accompanying the
countries in their further process and request regular progress
reports. Following the principles of good ICZM, a long-term
programme of monitoring and evaluating the ICZM implementation
should be set up.
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This programme and process could be supervised by the
independent ICZM Advisory Board (see 6.2) and evaluated on
the basis of the common indicators (8.2). ICZM cannot be
performed as a short-term project with altering places of action
and changing goals. Rather it is a long-term process of 20 to 50
years (depending on the issue) and thus needs long-term
support of programmes that have the funds and capacity to
accompany and monitor developments over this long period.
This also means that instruments and indicators have to be
developed that can cope with the large variety of parameters
and the long time frame of such programmes.
This long-term evaluation would provide a unique opportunity to
facilitate policy learning based on a review of project impacts
and recommendations in large-scale areas.
Implementation Costs: Within the next three years covered under
actions 6.2 and 8.2.
Related actions: 6.1, 6.2, 8, 9.2
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