1. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 OURCOAST a European initiative to support ICZM in Europe by Maria Ferreira Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC)

2. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Background European Commission & ICZM  1996-1999 ICZM Demonstration Programme  Recommendation (2002) and 8 ICZM Principles  ICZM National Strategies (2006) and Rupprecht Evaluation  OURCOAST: Exchange of experiences

3. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Service Contract: € 1 million budget Exchange of Experiences and Comparative Analysis for ICZM Contractor: ARCADIS (NL) Sub-contractors: Arcadis BE, Arcadis DE, Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) Jan 2009 – Dec 2011 (Inception Report - May, 2009) TENDER

4. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Identify ICZM planning practices and give structured summaries of each case (350)  Publicly accessible, multi-lingual data base of cases  Comparative analysis of ICZM planning experiences  Analysis of relevant policies and implementation tools  Formulate guidance for future ICZM projects and a set of recommendations  Widespread multi-lingual dissemination (10 languages) Special emphasis on the Baltic region OBJECTIVES

5. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Eight Themes (adaptation to risk, sustainable use of resources and sustainable economic growth)  6 Key approaches (Integration, Participation, Knowledge-based, Ecosystem-based, Socio- economic, Technical)  350 cases studies in the form of 2 page English summaries.  Good geographical coverage with appropriate validation mechanisms and quality assurance. CASE STUDIES

6. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Adaptation to risk:  Managing impacts of climate change and safeguarding resilience of coasts / coastal systems  Preventing and managing hazards (natural and human-induced)  Integrating coherent strategies covering risk into planning and investment Examples: Themes (1/3)

7. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Sustainable use of resources:  Preserving coastal environment (its functioning and integrity) to share space  Sound use of resources and promotion of less resource intensive processes / products Examples: Themes (2/3)

8. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Sustainable Economic Growth  Developing sustainability at a regional seas level (maritime basins)  Balancing economic, social, cultural development whilst enhancing environment and managing impacts from coastal activities  Improving competitiveness Examples: Themes (3/3)

9. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Key Approaches  Integration  Participation  Knowledge-based  Eco-systems based  Socio-economic  Technical Key Approaches

10. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 The cases should show the added value of ICZM (incl. River Basin Management) so that others may be able to use them directly or in a modified form. They should be:-  Completed NOT on-going  Programme NOT project  Has been implemented BUT can be document/study if useful and implementable  Policy /Instrument NOT research  Aspects of ICZM but NOT MSP or fisheries Cases (criteria)

11. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Cases - examples… so far Belgium: 7 (11) Ex: The coordination centre for ICZM Denmark: 10 (11) Ex: Strategic environment assessment -national spatial plan France: 1 (40) Ex: Ecological compensations in Le Havre port Germany: (29) Ex: ICZM the Oder Estuary Region Ireland: 8 (21) Ex: Integrated Management Strategy in Cork Harbour Netherlands: 18Ex: Managed realignment in Perkpolder Portugal: 5 Ex: Ecological restoration and governance models in a MPA Spain: 3 (32) Ex: Strategic Initiative for the ICZM of Cataluña Sweden: 9 Ex: Re-developing communities to adapt to impacts of climate change United Kingdom: 29 Ex: Application of Local Area Agreements in the Wash Estuary …..

12. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Case studies analysis:  to compare different options and tools per Theme NOT to evaluate the actual performances Comparative analysis → EU-wide overview of the state-of-the-art by theme, success/fail factors & pre-conditions for successful application of specific policy options and tools

13. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Analysis of the most relevant EU policies and legislation:  affect the implementation of ICZM  to exemplify coordinated implementation  to identify obstacles that hinder proper policy coordination in terms of planning and management EU Policies & Legislation

14. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  development of guidance for authorities  based in other WP outputs – optimal use of the conclusions  guidance to be specific, substantial and realistic to help implementation of policies and legislation  needs to include a consultation mechanism for end-users Formulation of Guidance

15. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Accessible through the EC EUROPA website  Multilingual  Official launch Spring 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/ourcoast.htm WEBSITE & DATA-BASE

16. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009  Web-site on EUROPA official website  Languages: DE, FI, PL, LV, FR, IT, ES, GR, RO, EN  Leaflets, e-newsletters, brochures, posters to assist the transference of experiences Multi-lingual dissemination  Contact list of coastal stakeholders  Final stakeholders conference in Latvia, Autumn 2011

17. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Conclusions to be drawn from the results, e.g  to sustain the results and products of the contract  coastal planning and management  support for implementation of EU policies  identify policy or instrument gaps  needs of coastal authorities  policy at EU level Recommendations

18. ARC MANCHE Conference 2009 2 nd December 2009 Your involvement ? If YOU would like to be kept informed about the developments of the project via the contact data-base and/or if you have suggestions or examples of successful tools for ICZM that might be of interest to us, then please contact me: Maria Ferreira m.ferreira@eucc.net THANK YOU!