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C.Demonstration actions and development of "social constituency"(i) Present and discuss the results of pilot CBA projects with a view to building upstakeholders consensus on the costs of inaction arising from pollution and the need forpartnership and participation in consultations with the decision-making authorities, focusingon:• Community benefits of saving coastal and marine resources• The links between wastewater actions, economic development and poverty alleviation• bring to the attention of local authorities and NGOs the need to strengthen thetechniques of socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and resource valuation• justify increased political support for regional, national and local level co-operation asan added "resource" for effective use of international assistance to address coastaland marine pollution from wastewater sourcesExpected Outputs6. Institutional, social and technical capacity for earlier implementation of the GPA DraftRecommendations for Decision-making on Sewage7. Greater scope for implementing "demand-driven" policies for wastewater actions andcritical understanding of affordability, cost recovery and participation considerations.8. Integration of ecological, engineering, financial and socio-economic parameters inwastewater actions9. Closer understanding of the links of marine science research to socio-economic policyinstruments and the objectives of coastal zone management and sustainabledevelopment strategies.10. More effective environmental management as a part of regional, national and localdevelopment policy.Final Draft Report – Cost Benefit Case StudiesGPA Strategic Action Plan on Sewage, October, 200063