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Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands |
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Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands |
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UNESCO's response
Launched in 1996, the Environment and Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands (CSI) initiative responds to calls for integrated approaches to major coastal problems. The overall goal is to assist Member States towards environmentally sound, socially equitable and culturally appropriate development of their coastal regions.
UNESCO draws upon the experience of its sectors for Natural and Social Sciences - including the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, International Geological Correlation Programme, International Hydrological Programme, Man and the Biosphere Programme, and the Management of Social Transformations Programme - as well as that of its sectors for Culture, Communication and Education, along with their networks of counterparts in over 180 countries.
