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

Analysis of National ICZM Strategies and Alternative Plans
Information shall be collected from the ICZM report the country has delivered to the EC
due February 2006, or/and through other complementary means such as on-line research,
collection of information through other publicly available sources.
The evaluation should take a strategic view and assess the added-value of ICZM in the
context of evolving policies and legislation.
Assessment Grid
The assessment of the country's national ICZM strategy will be based on the information
collected along the following grid. The grid consists of six parts:
1. A country case summary of one to two pages summarising the findings for the
respective country;
2. A preliminary information part giving information on the leading unit/organisation of
national ICZM activities;
3. Information on the stocktaking based on the EU ICZM Recommendation, chapter III;
4. Description of the National ICZM-strategy based on the EU ICZM Recommendation,
chapter IV;
5. The assessment of the national strategies using as main criteria the eight principles of
good ICZM practices; and
6. Assessment summary.
The summary should provide information on deliveries and achievements related
to integration between maritime sectors, economic impacts on regions and employment,
and contribution to the improvement of environmental quality.
The evaluator's comments, information and assessment should be typed directly into the
form "Country case assessment grid".
The indicative length of the assessment is expected to be 15 pages (roughly 7500 words).
Evaluators are encouraged to not exceed this suggested length.
Any information that is considered interesting or helpful, however, exceeding this maximum
of 15 pages should be collected in an additional file or directory called “additional
observations”
General expectation
The evaluator should make himself/herself fully conversant with the Technical Annex (An
evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe) and the Evaluation
Questions (EQ) on page 3 and 4 which are the essence of the “terms of reference” for the
evaluation. The information compiled in the grid shall lead to respond to the evaluation
questions.
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