Pacific Islands in the Year 2000

The coastal areas of Pacific Island Countries are increasingly being disturbed and modified by natural and anthropogenic processes. For many years now SPREP has been assisting its 22 member countries to work towards sustainable development of the resources in coastal areas for present and future generations. The focus of coastal management up until the Year 2000 will be to facilitate the development of a capacity for planning and management of the coastal areas of the Pacific region. To this end, SPREP will continue working with government agencies, individuals and institutions to fund, develop, explore and trial an Integrated Coastal Management framework in the Pacific. Where possible, the priority coastal management and planning issues and needs of each of the Pacific Island Countries will be addressed under the integrated catchment management framework and incorporated into SPREPs coastal management work program.