WP6: Coastal Transects

Ratana Chuenpagdee, Coastal Development Centre, ThailandKungwan Juntarashote, Coastal Development Centre, Thailand

Robert Kay, International Governance Solutions, UKGraham Pierce, University of Aberdeen, UK

Cristina Pita, University of Aberdeen, UKJianjun Wong, University of Aberdeen, UK

Start-up Workshop, Kiel Germany4-7 October 2005

Coastal challenges Ecosystem aspect: complexity, diversity,

dynamics and scale; Human dimensions: multiple, competing

demands from diverse stakeholder groups; and

Administrative/legislative issues: transboundary, overlapping jurisdiction and complex governance system.

Common solution: ICZM Overall goal: Improve the quality of life of

resource-dependent coastal communities while maintaining biological diversity and productivity of coastal ecosystems.

3Es concepts:• Environment - Maintain high level of biodiversity and

protect critical habitats;• Economic - Ensure sustainable uses and

development of coastal areas;• Equity - Incorporate social and cultural importance of

coastal resources and promote fair treatment and social justice among coastal stakeholders.

Inspiration: An alternative approach

‘Coastal transect’ (Pauly & Lightfoot, 1992) - an approach for analysing and comparing coastal resource systems;

The ‘transect’ concept cuts across diversity, complexity, dynamics and scale associated with coastal areas, allowing the comparative analysis of interactions and flows in different coastal environments; and

Main objective – to understand the interconnectedness of physical and biological processes with human activities and impacts across a variety of geographic scales.

Coastal transect analysis showing interactions and flows between coastal cross-sections

Pauly and Lightfoot (1992)

WP Overall goals To develop a framework for compilation

and analysis of data for the understanding of interactions and flows in the coastal zone;

To provide coastal managers with a decision-making framework and communication tool for integrated management plan for coastal areas .

WP objectives and deliverables To review of concepts and tools for ICZM with a special

focus on stakeholders involvement(month 13);

To provide categorisation of coastal areas using coastal transects (month 17);

To develop a decision-making framework for ICZM based on coastal transect analysis (month 25);

To test the framework on selected, representative coastal systems (month 34);

To publish at least five scientific publications (month 34).

D.6.1 Concepts and tools for ICZM

Team leaders: Kay/JuntarashoteObjective: To review concepts and tools currently used for

ICZM, with an emphasis on stakeholders involvement;Product: A report summarising key concepts and tools, as

well as challenges and problems in the implementation. Roles and involvement of stakeholders will be described for three countries, Thailand, Namibia and Scotland (approximately 20-30 pages, single-space).

Work plan: Literature search and compilation of existing information and secondary data; some interviews with key informants may be required for the description of stakeholders involvement in ICZM.

Delivery date: May 1, 2006

D.6.2 Coastal transect analysis

Team leaders: Pierce/ChuenpagdeeObjectives: To develop a simple model, with user-friendly interface,

to describe and classify coastal areas by their transects, showing the interconnectedness between physical and biological processes and human activities and their impacts

Product: Software to analyse, classify and display coastal transectsWork plan:

• Development of conceptual model, data description and outputs• Model development• Data collection• Analysis and testing• 1st Workshop in Thailand, April 2006, (together with WP 8)

Delivery date: August 1, 2006

D.6.3 Decision-making frameworkTeam leaders: Chuenpagdee/PierceObjectives: To develop a decision-making tool, based on coastal

transect analysis, tracking interactions and flows of biomass, social (labour), economics (cash), and non-market values between different coastal resource systems. Tools such as GIS, expert system, fuzzy logic and damage schedule will be applied.

Product: A software, with user-friendly interface that allows users to search database of experiences from applying different management actions to different types of coastal systems around the world and learn about what they might be able to do with their interested systems.

Work plan:• Activities for this deliverable will be concurrently conducted with

D.6.2, with close collaboration with WP 1 for the preparation of the step-by-step tool;

• Initial model development will be done for selected coastal systems in Thailand and Scotland.

• 2nd combined workshop between WP 6 & 8 (tentatively in April 2007 in Namibia)

Deliverable date: May 1, 2007

Model development: An example of Gulf of Thailand

D6.4: Testing of framework

Team leaders: Chuenpagdee/PierceObjectives: To test the robustness and usefulness of the

classification system as well as the decision-making framework developed in D.6.2 and D.6.3.

Product: A reportWork plan:

• To determine test cases through consultation with members of other WPs;

• Once test cases are determined, conduct stakeholders and decision-makers workshops to test the models;

• Potential sites are Thailand, Scotland, Namibia, Brazil and Nicaragua.

Delivery date: February 1, 2008

D.6.5 Publications

Team leader: Kay/ChuenpagdeeObjectives: To highlight and disseminate the products of WP 6Product: Five publications, plus a policy briefWork plan:

• Team members are to join effort (also with members of other WPs) to produce at least five scientific publications that highlight the conceptual framework, methodology and results of the WP;

• A policy brief will also be prepared to increase awareness among decision-makers about the tools developed and their potential uses in ICZM.

Delivery date: February 1, 2008

Thank you for your attention.