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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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Towards a culture
of wise practice
The CSI endeavour is implemented primarily through the development of pilot projects which draw upon expertise from the natural and social sciences, as well as local knowledge and practice. Key themes include:
- integrated freshwater management in islands and coastal cities,
- sustaining coastal communities and the biological diversity upon which they depend,
- rural-urban migration and the environmental quality of coastal settlements,
- impacts of coastal erosion and sea-level rise on society.
These focal activities provide a base from which an expanding sphere of related management concerns are addressed. Training in interdisciplinarity and integrated approaches is being reinforced through a growing global network of UNESCO Chairs and university twinning arrangements dealing with coastal issues.
The lessons learned from these undertakings provide the basis for elaborating ‘wise practices’ for sustainable coastal and small island development.
