Multi-sectorial Advisory Committees

Coastal Advisory Committees represent a range of sector and interest stakeholders convening regular meetings to offer recommendations to the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI). Broad engagement is reached through a public review of the draft plan. CZMAI gathers information on stakeholder values, and together with NatCap combines it with data and maps on current and plausible future distribution of uses, economic forecasts and existing government plans. The result is a set of future scenarios reflecting stakeholder input.

  • Convening regular meetings and public consultations.
  • Diverse membership (academia, civil service, planners, scientists, NGOs, etc.).
  • Share all meeting records including minutes and map annotations and use them as a basis for a work plan.
  • Multi-sectorial advisory committee members appreciate being included in the process and able to voice their concerns and visions for the future.
  • Hosting multi-sectorial advisory committee meetings is expensive because it requires covering room, board and transportation expenses of participants.
  • A public review period where citizens could comment on the draft plan was very valuable.