Coastal Zone Management Network

CZMNetan INTERREG IIIa funded project

Status and Achievements

CZMNet - OBJECTIVES

• To encourage and facilitate closer co-operation between local authorities in Ireland and Wales in the area of coastal zone management

• To provide a mechanism for the sharing of experiences of and knowledge on coastal zone management

• To initiate a long lasting network of contacts

• Current workshop is the third network meeting and the last in the series

• Previous two meetings minutes and presentations have been disseminated through the CoCoNet website

CZMNet - STATUS AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE…

• A total of 32 individuals from Central / Local Government, State Agencies and academia have attended CZMNet workshops

• 9 papers presented in the first two workshops on topics such as One-Off-Housing, Bye-Laws, the Water Framework Directive, the Bantry Bay Charter and Climate Change

• Knowledge and experience shared

CZMNet - STATUS AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

CZMNet - COMMENTS ON NETWORKING

• Its very easy to network with the Welsh

• Small groups are easier to deal with

• Set goals for the Network

• Raise the issues and let networking take

over

• Try to include a few network evenings

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Ireland

Brendan DollardOffshore & Coastal Engineering UnitEnterprise Ireland

Wales

David PoulterCarmarthenshire County CouncilCarmarthenshireWales

CZMNET MEMBERS

IRELAND:Enterprise Ireland, The Department of the Marine & Natural Resources, Waterford County Council, Wexford County Council, Wicklow County Council, Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council, Bray Urban District Council and Fingal County Council.

WALES:Carmarthenshire County Council, Ceredigion County Council, Conwy County Council, Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency, Gwynedd County Council, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, Pembrokeshire County Council, Welsh Assembly Government and Ynys Mon County Council

CZMNET MEETING MINUTESCZMNET MEETING MINUTES

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http://coconet.ucc.ie