The concept of Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management(ICMAM) is
being promoted extensively in developed countries to ensure a sustainable
development of the coastal areas,rational utilisation of marine resources
and proper management of marine environment to prevent its degradation
from man-made activities like pollution. Adoption of such a concept was
also recommended by the Earth Summit, 1992. The programme has two
components viz. i) Capacity Building and ii) Infrastructure and
Development. The capacity building component is supported by the
International Development Association (IDA). Under this component,
development of a Geographic Information System(GIS) for selected critical
habitats in the coastal and marine areas in India; preparation of model
integrated coastal and marine area management plans; determination of
waste assimilation capacity of selected estuaries and coastal areas;
development of guidelines for EIA studies for marine and coastal
developmental activities are proposed to be undertaken.
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