| Environment
and development in coastal regions and in small islands |
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ACRONYMS |
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| CDB | Caribbean Development Bank |
| CFD | Conservation and Fisheries Department (British Virgin Islands) |
| COSALC | Coast and Beach Stability in the Caribbean project |
| CPACC | Caribbean: Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change |
| CRIS | Coastal Resources Information Systems |
| CRMP | Coastal Resources Management Project (Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| CSI | Environment and Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands, UNESCO |
| DCA | Development Control Authority (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| DE | Department of the Environment (St. Kitts) |
| DECR | Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| DF | Department of Fisheries (St. Lucia) |
| DFMR | Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources (Anguilla) |
| DP | Department of Planning (Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| DPD | Department of Planning and Development (Nevis) |
| DPP | Department of Physical Planning (Anguilla) |
| ENCORE | Environment and Coastal Resources Project |
| FD | Fisheries Division ( Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts) |
| FWPD | Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division (Dominica) |
| GBT | Grenada Board of Trade |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GIS | Geographical Information Systems |
| GPS | Geographical Positioning System |
| LSD | Lands and Surveys Department (Grenada) |
| LWRU | Land and Water Resource Unit (Grenada) |
| MCW | Ministry of Communications and Works (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| MPRD | Multi-Program and Regional Development |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NHCS | Nevis Historical and Conservation Society |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council (Grenada) |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OECS | Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States |
| PPD | Physical Planning Division (Dominica, St. Kitts) |
| PPU | Physical Planning Unit (Dominica, Montserrat) |
| SIDS | Small Island Developing States |
| TCI | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| UNCHS | United Nations Centre for Human Settlements |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UPR-SGCP | University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WiCoP | Wise Coastal Practices for Sustainable Human Development forum, UNESCO-CSI (user name = csi, password = wise) |