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WHAT IS CZ? BAND OF DRY LAND & ADJACENT OCEAN SPACE (WATER & SUBMERGED LAND) IN WHICH TERRESTRIAL PROCESSES & LAND USES DIRECTLY AFFECT OCEANIC PROCESSES & USES, AND VICE VERSA. (Ketchum, 1972)

CZ: UNIQUE FUZZY BORDER - VERY DYNAMIC, OCCASSIONALLY CATASTROPHICALLY DYNAMIC MOST SIMPLISTICALLY AT INTERSECTION OF EARTH SPHERES

CZM BEGINNINGSVOTER INITIATIVE OF 1972 ESTABLISHED THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, CHIEFLY TO SECURE CZ FOR POSTERITY

US ENACTED, CZMA (OCT. 27, 1972): TO ENCOURAGE COASTAL STATES TO DEVELOP CZMP & IMPLEMENT - AS NATIONAL PRIORITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, DEVELOP & WHERE POSSIBLE, RESTORE OR ENHANCE, THE RESOURCES OF NATION'S CZ FOR GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS.

INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT: YOB -1992 IN RIO EARTH SUMMIT. POLICY OF ICZM INCLUDED IN PROCEEDINGS IN AGENDA 21, CHAPTER 17

WHAT IS ICZM?: A PROCESS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COAST ANCHORED ON AN INTEGRATED APPROACH. ADDRESSING FACETS OF CZ LIKE GEOGRAPHICAL & POLITICAL BOUNDARIES, TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY.

ICZM, DYNAMIC, MULTIDISCIPLINARY & ITERATIVE PROCESS, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CZ. ADDRESSES FULL CYCLE OF DATA COLLECTION TO CREATE INFORMATION & KNOWLEDG; PLANNING (BROADLY), PROVIDING DECISION SUPPORT FOR MAKING,MANAGEMENT, EXECUTION & MONITORING.

RAC (1979) OF MSD,CESS, TRIVANDRUM, MANDATED A CZM RESEARCH PLAN. ENABLED DEVELOPING OF PROGRAMS FOR MSD. FOR INSTANCE COASTAL LABS FOR B&T RECORDING, STUDIES OF VEMABANAD KAYAL, MUD BANKS, SHORELINE FLUCTUATIONS, COASTAL OCEAN FOR INSTANCE.

ICZM: AIMS IN LONGER TERM TO BALANCE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL & RECREATIONAL OBJECTIVES, BUT IN THE FRAME SET BY NATURAL DYNAMICS.

ICZM : INFORMED PARTICIPATION & COOPERATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO ASSESS SOCIETAL GOALS IN A GIVEN COASTAL AREA & ACTIONS TO MEET SUCH OBJECTIVES.

ICZM: 'INTEGRATED' REFERS TO INTEGRATION OF OBJECTIVES & THE INTEGRATION OF THE MANY INSTRUMENTS NEEDED TO MEET SUCH OBJECTIVES.

ICZM: SEEKS TO INTEGRATE ALL RELEVANT POLICY AREAS, SECTORS & LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATION. ALSO INTEGRATION OF TERRESTRIAL & MARINE COMPONENTS OF TARGET TERRITORY, IN BOTH TIME & SPACE.

DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF CZ : PROVIIDNG BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE BY ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND, EQUITQBLE & SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

SUSTAINABILITY: ACKNOWLEDGES RIGHT OF HUMANS TO LIVE A PRODUCTIVE & HEALTHY LIFE ALLOWING EQUITY OF BENEFITS TO ALL & TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT THROUGH APPROPRIATE USE

SUSTAINABILITY: NOT A TEMPLATE OF PRESCRIPTIVE ACTIONS, BUT A WAY OF THINKING. PAVING WAY FOR LONGER-TERM DEEPER VIEW OF MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH. GOAL OF A SUCCESSFUL ICZM.

SUCCESSFUL ICZM: OPTIMISES A BALANCE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECTORS.

MAINTAINS FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF COASTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS; MINIMIZES RESOURCE-USE CONFLICTS; MAINTAINS HEALTH OF ENVIRONMENT; FACILITATES PROGRESS OF MULTISECTORAL DEVELOPMENT

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. BY STATE/UNION TERRITORY; THRU REPUTED & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS/AGENCIES LIKE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COASTAL MANAGEMENT (NCSCM)

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. HAZARD LINE MAPPING BY MOEF THRU SOI. DUE WEIGHTAGE FOR TIDE, WAVES, SEA LEVEL RISE & SHORELINE CHANGES

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. WEIGHTAGE FOR FLOODING BY TIDES, WAVES & SLR IN 50 & 100 YR FUTURE. CONTOUR MAPS AT 0.5 M INTERVAL FROM HTL TO 7.0 KM DEEP INLAND. SL CHANGES MARKED USING HISTORICAL & SERIAL SATELLITE DATA

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. HAZARD LINE IN 1:25,000 (FOR MACRO LEVEL PLANNING) & 1:10,000 OR CADASTRAL SCALE (FOR MICRO LEVEL MAPPING). HAZARD LINE RECKONED FOR PREPARING LAND USE PLAN OF COASTAL AREAS.

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. STATES & UT WILL READY IN A PERIOD 2 YR. OF THIS NOTIFICATION, DRAFT CZMPS IN 1:25,000 MAP MARKING & CLASSIFYING CRZ AREAS STRICTLY ADHERING TO GUIDELINES GIVEN IN ANNEXURE-I OF NOTIFICATION, PUBLIC HEARING;

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. DRAFT CZMPS OF STATE/UT GOES TO CONCERNED CZMA FOR APPRAISAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE CONSULTATIONS, & RECOMMENDATIONS STIPULATED PROCEDURE(S) IN ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986;

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. STATE/UT CZMA SHALL SUBMIT DRAFT CZMPS TO MOEF ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON CZMP (WITHIN SIX MONTHS), BY INCORPORATING SUGGESTIONS & OBJECTIONS RECEIVED FROM STAKEHOLDERS

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. MOEF SHALL THEN CONSIDER & APPROVE CZMPS WITHIN A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS FROM DATE OF RECEIPT OF CZMPS COMPLETE IN ALL RESPECTS;

FRAMEWORK CZMP, INDIA. ALL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SHALL BE REGULATED BY STATE/UT ADMINISTRATION, LOCAL AUTHORITY. IN A FRAMEWORK OF SUCH APPROVED CZMPS & PROVISIONS OF CRZ FRAMEWORK.

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. ONCE DONE,CZMPS SHALL NOT NORMALLY BE REVISED BEFORE A PERIOD OF 5 YR. LATER ON CONCERNED STATE/UT MAY CONSIDER REVISION OF MAPS FOLLOWING AFORESAID PROCESS.

PREPARATION OF CZMP, INDIA. CZMPS ALREADY APPROVED UNDER CRZ NOTIFICATION OF 1991 SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS, UNLESS AFORESAID PERIOD IS EXTENDED BY MOEF BY A SPECIFIC NOTIFICATION SUBJECT .

COASTAL ZONE- PLAYERS: HUMANS INDUSTRY/INSTALLATIONS LAND OR PHYSICAL SYSTEM HYDROLOGICAL BIOLOGICAL GCC & SLR DYNAMICS INTERACTIONS

EROSIONAL COASTS: SEA CLIFFS, STACKS AND RIVER EROSION DURING PAST LOW SEA LEVEL STANDS

DEPOSITIONAL COASTS: BEACHES, BARRIERS, SPITS, MODIFIED GLACIAL DEPOSITS, RIVER DELTAS AND COASTAL DUNES

ORGANIC COASTS CORAL AND ALGAL REEFS,MANGROVES AND SALT MARSHES

NATURAL PROCESSES WAVE EROSION & DEPOSITION STORM SURGES & BACKSHORE FLOODING; TIDES: FLOOD AND EBB FLOWS; LITTORAL CURRENTS: UP OR DOWN COAST; EUSTATIC RISE & NEOTECTONIC RISE/FALL OF SL TSUNAMIGENIC FLOODING

Anthropogenic Inputs: DEFENSIVE STRUCTURES (jetties, groins, seawalls); SERVICE STRUCTURES ( wharves, pipelines; Modification of guts & throats of inlets; Ship channels & dredge spoils); CONSUMPTIVE USE OF BEACH SEDIMENT (manufacturing & landfill); Dumping of un/treated domestic waste &industrial effluents; Sea level rise due to global change.

INDIAS COASTAL & MARINE ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF MANGROVES, CORAL REEFS, SEA GRASSES, SALT MARSHES, MUD FLATS, ESTUARIES, LAGOONS, &UNIQUE FLORA AND FUANA

DESPITE RICH ECOLOGY & CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL GDP, THESE RESOURCES LACK ADEQUATE PROTECTION & UNDER STRESS.

THE WORLD BANK-FINANCED ICZMP PART OF NATIONAL CZM PROGRAM SEEKS TO BALANCE DEVELOPMENT WITH PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ECOSYSTEMS.

NATIONAL COMPONENTS (A) HAZARD MAPPING THROUGH SOI - RS.125.01 CRORES (B) NCSCZM - RS.166.28 CRORES (C) MAPPING OF ESAS - RS. 24.00 CRORES (D) MOEF & STATE CAPACITY BUILDING - RS. 10.00 CRORES

E) SEDIMENT CELL TRAINING - RS. 2.30 CRORES (F) SOCIETY FOR COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT - RS. 27.83 CRORES TOTAL - RS.355.42 CRORES

ICZM STATE COMPONENTS. GUJARAT - RS.298.34 CRORES ORISSA - RS.201.62 CRORES WEST BENGAL - RS.300.26 CRORES TOTAL - RS.800.22 TOTAL PROJECT COST (NATIONAL+ STATE) = RS.1155.63/-

NATIONAL ICZM CAPACITY BUILDING BY [I] MAPPING, DELINEATION AND DEMARCATION OF THE HAZARD LINES, & DELINEATION OF COASTAL SEDIMENT CELLS [II] MAPPING, DELINEATION & DEMARCATION OF COSTAL ESAS

[III] CAPACITY BUILDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES, R&D INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN ICZM, & NATION-WIDE TRAINING PROGRAM ON ICZM;

CREATING NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COASTAL MANAGEMENT (NCSCM) IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI. TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH 15 IDENTIFIED RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN STATES & UTS.

ANALYSE ICZM PRACTICE & DEVELOP INDIA SPECIFIC PACKAGES; (II) EVALUATE & MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ICZM APPROACHES, PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS;

ADVISE GOVERNMENTS & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON POLICY, LEGAL & SCIENTIFIC MATTERS RELATED TO ICZM; (IV) SERVE AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN COASTAL COMMUNITIES, EXPERTS & GOVERNMENTS;

PROMOTE APPLIED RESEARCH, EDUCATION & AWARENESS WITH RESPECT TO ICZM INCLUDING ECOLOGICAL LITERACY.

GREEN ACTION FOR NATIONAL DANDI HERITAGE INITIATIVE (G.A.N.D.H.I.) SICOM THROUGH GUJARAT ECOLOGICAL COMMISSION (GEC) & GUJARAT VIDYAPITH HAS INITIATED G.A.N.D.H.I. AT DANDI.

THIS LOW KEY INITIATIVE, A MISSION TO PROJECT GANDHIJIS VISION ON ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY BY. I. CONSERVATION OF COAST AND COASTAL RESOURCES;

II. ADOPT NATURE-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES; III. PROMOTE INTEGRATED VILLAGE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; IV. PROMOTE ECO-TOURISM & ENVIRONMENT-POSITIVE BRANDING OF DESTINATION DANDI;

V.SEDIMENT CELL DEMARCATION STUDY OF SHORELINE CHANGES DUE TO MAN-MADE & NATURAL PROCESSES ALL ALONG COASTLINE. BASED ON THIS STUDY COASTLINE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS HIGH & MEDIUM EROSION ZONES & STABLE ZONE.

SUGGESTIONS: ICZMP MAPPING OF SEABED. GSI MARINE WING APPROPRIATE AGENCY. LAND SIDE MAPPING SCALE SHALL BE SAME AS THE SEA FLOOR. INSTEAD OF 12.0 NM, DEPTH LIMIT OF 5.0 M

BUILD IN TRANSPARENCY; CURRENTLY SHROUDED WITH OFFICIAL VEIL OF LAYERS OF TECHNOCRATS, JARGONS & CLICHES; PERHAPS ALL GREEK TO LITTLE MAN IN CLZ SEEKING ANSWERS TO HIS WORRY, QUERRY OR ILLITERACY

REDRESS INFORMATION DEFICIT: AVERAGE CITIZEN PRACTICALLY IGNORAMUS OF RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONS. LEAVE ALONE NUMEROUS ACTS, RULES FROM TIME TO TIME. 99% COASTAL COMMUNITY IGNORANT OF CRZ ZONES, HTL, LTL, ICZMP & SUCH OTHERS.

LSG- SHEET ANCHOR OF DEMOCRACY & RIGHTS OF CITIZENS. ICZM HAS LOFTY ROLE FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE CHARTER. TENETS OF CZM MUST REACH MEMBER ACTIVISTS OF COASTAL COMMUNITY

CREATE ONE PERSON VOLUNTEERS. CREDIBILITY LIES MORE WITH COMMUNITY MEMEBRS THAN WITH GOVT. OFFICIALS. MORE FAITH IN GRASS ROOT POLITICIANS. TRAIN AND RETRAIN ELECTED LSG MEMBERS.

STRENGTHEN CITIZEN-ICT INTERFACE & MORE ACCESS. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. CREATE A KNOWLEDGE RICH COSTAL COMMUNITY. PROVIDE 24X7 ACCESSIBILITY TO ICZM DATABASES

INVOLVE SCHOOL/COLLEGE AGE YOUTH IN ICZM ACTIVITIES. MAKE THEM PROS OF PROGRAMS DURING SCHOOL/COLLEGE BREAKS. MAKE FULLEST USE OF CLZ ACTIVISTS, GROUPS, BASE TEMPLES, MOSQUES, & CHURCHES IN ICZM FOR AWARENESS & PROGRAMS.

INCLUDE IN STATUTES A COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM W/FOLLOWING CORE OBJECTIVES.

*PROTECT, RESTORE OR ENHANCE EXISTING COASTAL WETLANDS OR CREATE NEW WETLANDS. *PREVENT/REDUCE THREATS TO LIFE & PROPERTY BY REDUCING DEVELOPMENT OR RE-DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHHAZARD ZONES

*ANTICIPATE & MANAGE EFFECTS OF GSLR TO REDUCE THREATS. * ENSURE FREE ACCESS TO COASTAL AREAS RECRATIONAL, HISTORIC, EASTHETIC, ECOLOGIC & CULTURAL VALUES.

* MINIMISE ENTRY OF MARINE/TERRESTRIAL DEBRI ENTERING SHZ & COASTAL OCEAN BY MANAGING USES ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO MARINE DEBRI.

ADOPT MECHANISMS TO IDENTIFY, ASSESS & REGULATE SECONDARY CONSEQUENCES OF COASTAL DEVELOPEMNT SPANNING USES, ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES LIKE FISHERY & WETLANDS.

PREPARE SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR UNIQUE & IMPORTANT COASTAL AREAS. MASTERPLANNING FOR USE OF OCEAN RESOURCES.

DESIGN, DEVELOP SPECIAL PLANS FOR SITING OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, & GOVERNEMNT ACTIVITIES OF SPECIAL NATURE.

ADOPT PROCESSES FOR FACILITTATING PUBLIC & PRIVATE AQUACULTURAL FACILITIES INCLUDING MARINE AQUACULTURE.

INITIATE A PROGRAM TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN CZM BY IDENTIFYING & ACKNOWLEDGING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS/ACHIEVEMNENTS.

SELECT FROM NOMINATIONS ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE OFFICIAL, FIVE RESEARCH STUDENTS, WHO CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE CZMP. WITH CASH AWARDS & RESARCH GRANTS.

CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO DESIGN, BUILD, ACQUIRE LAND FOR FOUNDING NATIONAL MARINE PARKS & RESERVES & FOR LONG TERM MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

PERIODIC REVIEW & EVALUATION OF OPERATION & MANAGEMENT OF RESERVES & RESEARCH IN RESERVE. USE OUTCOME TO IMPROVE CZMP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED.