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PLANNING MALAYSIAJournal of the Malaysia Institute of Planners (2012)4. Increasing loss of 20 0 2 2 0 0 4 (100) 8habitats(50)(50)5. Increasing onshore 1 3 21 1 0 0 4 (100) 8development (25) (50) (25)6. Increasing1 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 (100)importance offisheries activity(25) (25) (50)7. Importance of 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 0 4 (100)having anintegratedapproach(75) (25)8. Commitment to 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 0 4 (100)Agenda 21(75) (25)9. Concern about sealevel1 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 (100)rise(25)(50) (25)10. Increasing0 0 21 1 1 0 4 (100)navigationalactivities(50) (25) (25)11. Increasing offshore 0 0 21 1 1 0 4 (100)development(50) (25) (25)12. Directive from 0 0 21 1 1 0 4 (100)federaladministration/government(50) (25) (25)Note: Total res ondents answering this uestion (Port Dickson Munici al Council, Marang DistrictCouncil, Kubang Pasu District Council and an District Council)Reasons for lack of programme on CMThe poor response on the awareness of CM and efforts undertaken in relation toTP and CM triggered the curiosity to the underlying reasons for that scenario.The main reason given for not being able to produce any programme on CM isthat expertise in CM is not available (Table 4). Lack of manpower, combinedwith severe financial constraints, suggests there is a need to develop human andinstitutional capacity in CM at the local level because the limited expertise thatexists is concentrated in universities, government organisations or independentresearch agencies.Table 4: Reasons for not producing any programme on CMQuestion: What do you see as the reasons that your local authority has not produced any programme onCM?Reasons1. No expertise incoastalmanagementVerysignificant(Score of 3)No.(%)15(75)2. Lack of manpower 13(65)ScoreModeratesignificance(Score of 2)No.(%)3(15)39 3(15)ScoreMinorsignificance(Score of 1)Notrelevant(Score of 0)No.(%)ScoreNo.(%)6 0 0 2(10)6 1 (5) 1 3(15)ScoreNo.(%)0 20(100)0 20(100)TotalScore16141© 2012 by MIP