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FOREWORD
This Trincomalee Bay Special Area Management Plan (TB SAM) is a significant deliverable
from Component two of the North East Coastal Community Development Project (NECCDEP
TA No.2027- SRI). The NECCDEP is funded by the Asian Development Bank, under the
guidance of the Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development.
The Government of Sri Lanka recognizes the significant links between natural resources and
social and economic development. The benefits to economy and society from the goods and
services provided by natural resources are substantial and include agriculture, fisheries,
forestry, recreation and culture. All these natural assets and the social and economic benefits
that are derived from them are at risk from overexploitation and the projected negative
impacts from climate change.
The Plan provides a roadmap to respond to these risks and reflects the guidelines provided
by the Coast Conservation Department in the National Coastal Zone Management Plan of
2006.
Technical support for delivery of the 3 SAM Plans, including this TB SAM Plan under
Component 2, “Resource Management in 3 Special Management Areas” involved 20 months
of national consulting together with ad hoc international consultant support.
The delivery of this product was co-ordinated by the NECCDEP and used the products of a
number of NECCDEP activities such as the Divisional level “Coastal Resource Profiles” and
“Special Studies”.
During the course of the assignment the consultant team worked closely with the public
sector at national, Provincial, District and DSD level as well as with civil society stakeholders.
The Plan was subject to review by the general public, District level Special Area
Management Community Consultative Committees and Provincial and National Interagency
Planning Groups.
The Trincomalee Bay Special Area Management Plan (TB SAM) has been designed using
the logical framework approach.
TB SAM Plan contains an overall objective, a purpose, 5 thematic results, a number of
activities designed to support these results together with organizational arrangements for
collaborating institutions and civil society players. The projected budget is Rs 57 million.
It is the hope of the NECCDEP that this Plan will complement and integrate with the next
National Coastal Zone Management Plan being prepared by the Coast Conservation
Department.
Finally may I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary, and the Senior Advisor of the
Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development, Chief Secretary,
Secretary to the Honorable Chief Minister and other officials of the Eastern Provincial
Council, Security Forces, and all those who have shared their knowledge and experience to
make the formulation of this Plan a success. I am grateful to the consultants and to the
NECCDEP staff of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara for their commitment and dedication
to the production of this TB SAM Plan.
S. M. Croos
Project Director, NECCDEP
15 th January 2010