Opportunities Threats Integrated Coastal Management Policy (ICMP) in Current political turmoil and volatility could impact place and offering potential for constructive and on coastal development through broader impact on participatory way forward in improving resource economic growth and overall ability to Kenya’s management and livelihoods development in the expand exports and develop further coastal region Relatedly, government policies at high level are in Lots of interest in supporting projects from big place but there may not be the will or capacity to donors like the World Bank and UNEP-GEF means implement them at local levels given endemic there is not a lack of funds going into sector, and corruption in the Kenyan system alternative income-generating activities (i.e. activities not dependent on coastal resources) are integral parts of these projects Predominance of marginal lands in coastal region offers scope for further development of livestock production e.g. on the 60 ranches in the area which are not presently operational 8. Bibliography CDA (2001) Coast Moving Coastal Management Forward Kenya Progress Report 1994-1999. – Development Authority Kenya. Coastal Portal (2009) Human activities and nature conservation conflicts at the Kenya coastline NEMA (2010) National Environment Management Authority Kenya. Coast Province Profile. Republic of Kenya (2007) National Environmental Management Authority - Integrated Coastal Zone Management Policy. Spider (2010) ICT education and alternative livelihoods for groups in Kenya and India women’s UNDP Kenya (2010) UNDP Kenya News: Improved Conservation and Governance for Kenya Coastal UNDP Kenya. Forest Areas. UNEP (2009) A New Strategic Programme to Strengthen Coastal and Marine Protection in the Western United Nations Environment Programme. Indian Ocean under Discussion in Mombasa, Wio-Lab (2008) Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of Land-based Sources and Activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region. World Bank (2009a) Kenya Coastal Development Project Webpage World Bank (2009b) Kenya Coastal Development Project Data Sheet 9. List of Datasets
Opportunities Integrated Coastal Management Policy (ICMP) in place and offering potential for constructive and participatory way forward in improving resource management and livelihoods development in the coastal region Lots of interest in supporting projects from big donors like the World Bank and UNEP-GEF means there is not a lack of funds going into sector, and alternative income-generating activities (i.e. activities not dependent on coastal resources) are integral parts of these projects Predominance of marginal lands in coastal region offers scope for further development of livestock production e.g. on the 60 ranches in the area which are not presently operational Threats Current political turmoil and volatility could impact on coastal development through broader impact on Kenya’s economic growth and overall ability to expand exports and develop further Relatedly, government policies at high level are in place but there may not be the will or capacity to implement them at local levels given endemic corruption in the Kenyan system 8. Bibliography CDA (2001) Moving Coastal Management Forward – Kenya Progress Report 1994-1999. Coast Development Authority Kenya. Coastal Portal (2009) Human activities and nature conservation conflicts at the Kenya coastline NEMA (2010) Coast Province Profile. National Environment Management Authority Kenya. Republic of Kenya (2007) National Environmental Management Authority - Integrated Coastal Zone Management Policy. Spider (2010) ICT education and alternative livelihoods for women’s groups in Kenya and India UNDP Kenya (2010) UNDP Kenya News: Improved Conservation and Governance for Kenya Coastal Forest Areas. UNDP Kenya. UNEP (2009) A New Strategic Programme to Strengthen Coastal and Marine Protection in the Western Indian Ocean under Discussion in Mombasa, United Nations Environment Programme. Wio-Lab (2008) Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of Land-based Sources and Activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region. World Bank (2009a) Kenya Coastal Development Project Webpage World Bank (2009b) Kenya Coastal Development Project Data Sheet 9. List of Datasets