Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands

TASKS FOR COASTAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENTS AND OIL SPILL SENSITIVITY MAPPING IN THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF
REPORT TO THE UNESCO OFFICE DOHA, QATAR

Summary			Andrew Price a, Derek Gliddon b,  Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam c  & Benno Böer d November 2003
Foreword
1	Introduction
2	Objectives
3	Approach
4	National Status and Needs
5	Future Options for UNESCO Support
6	Project Concept Summaries
	6.1	Protection priority index maps
	6.2	National coastal resource  datasets
	6.3	Guidelines for standards in  data collection and processing
	6.4	Coastal habitat guide to  promote coastal environmental  awareness
	6.5	Capacity building	Layout, and design by Peter Blank & Henning Schwarze Photos by Henning Schwarze (figures 1,2,4,5,6,7)  & Andrew Price (figure 3) Cover, and cartography by Peter Blank Technical editing and production by the  World Habitat Society, Germany Web version by Claire Blackburn
7	Next steps
8	Acknowledgements
9	Annex
a	Input to parts of report relating to Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE
b	Input to parts of report relating to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE
c	Input to parts of report relating to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE
d	Project management and input to the editing process

Disclaimer

The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.

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