COMA 607 COMMUNITY-BASED COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

This course exposes students to the relevance of local or indigenous participation in the management of coastal resources. The students will thus study the principles of community-based coastal managements (empowerment, equity, sustainable development, respect for traditional indigenous knowledge, gender fairness); Participation and participatory methods (socio-economic planning, stakeholder analysis, focal groups’ discussion, interviews, resource mapping, and livelihood projects); Engagement with civic organizations and other relevant stakeholders; Education and awareness creation programmes.