The Status of Coastal Integrated Coastal Area Management in Kenya. | Sharing Coastal Management Experience in the Western Indian Ocean: Proceedings of the Experts and Practitioners Workshop on Integrated Coastal Area Management for Eastern Africa and the Island States, Tanga, Tanzania, August 1996.
1997 | 2015
Kagwi, J. | Mwanguni, S. | Humphrey, S. | Francis, J.
Kenya's coastal zone has a very diverse physical, social and economic environment. A number of government bodies have management authority over resources and environment and several associations represent a wide range of interest groups operating in coastal areas. Kenya's coastal environment and its resources are increasingly under pressure from human settlements and related socio-economic activities. These activities range from tourism and trading to food production. Kenya has not developed a national integrated coastal zone management programme. The major issues and concerns in the management of coastal areas in Kenya include over-exploitation of resources, poor land use practices leading to erosion and sedimentation, pollution from land-based and maritime activities.
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