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The following
information is taken from promotional material for each short course
Africa
An
Introduction to Integrated Coastal Area Management - On Line.
The target
audience for the formal course includes decision-makers at local, provincial
or national level who may wish to acquire or refresh a basic understanding
of ICAM principles, as well as undergraduate or postgraduate students
of environmental management, coastal engineering, or environmental law,
or any transdisciplinary program of study, or anyone with an interest
in Integrated Coastal Management. While the focus is South African, the
course is available globally via the medium of the Internet, with support
through CD-ROM available upon request. SA-ISISlearn is a web based Learning
Resource developed by the International Ocean Institute Regional Operational
Centre at the University of the Western Cape (IOI-SA).
Asia
[no current
courses]
North
America
Summer
Institute in Coastal Management University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources
Center (CRC)
The Summer
Institute in Coastal Management is a month-long, intensive training for
coastal management professionals given by Coastal Resources Center (CRC)
every two years. Participants and instructors from all over the world
attend the sessions, bringing a wealth of real-life experience upon which
this hands-on, practical training can draw. Participants learn tools and
techniques which aid them in successfully handling the multifaceted challenges
found when dealing with the coast, be it as a policymaker, scientist,
community organizer or coastal dweller.
Institute
alumni, some of whom hold key positions in public and private-sector organizations,
form a worldwide communication network of coastal professionals. Examples
of companies and sponsoring organizations involved with the Summer Institute
include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),
the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the United
Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the Universities of the Philippines
and the West Indies, and nongovernmental organizations such as Conservation
International (CI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Europe
MEDCOAST
INSTITUTE 2002 Integrated Coastal Management in the Mediterranean
and the Black Sea. The Sixth International Training Programme, 3-17
September 2002, Dalyan - Aegean Coast - Dalyan, Turkey
http://www.medcoast.org.tr/mci2002/index.html
Comprehensive
hands-on training program including a one-week long field work in addition
to dynamic in-class teaching, targeted at professionals holding mid-managerial
positions in their central governments and being responsible for planning
and execution of programs or projects on coastal and marine issues. The
other groups of interest are employees of coastal municipalities, non-governmental
environmental organisations, universities and research centres.
South
America
Diploma Course
on Coastal Zone Management
http://costera.melaque.udg.mx
The Centro
Universitario de la Costa Sur of the University of Guadalajara invites
interested participants to the 4th International Diploma Course on
Coastal Zone Management to be held on 4-23 November 2002 in Jalisco, Mexico.
The objectives of the course include: giving a background in coastal environment
and the complexities of coastal zone uses; training in working in multidisciplinary
teams; providing basic information on integrated coastal zone management
and sustainable development; and developing analytical skills to identify
and diagnose problems.
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