Conflict management and consensus building for integrated coastal management in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Frank Rijsberman, editor
Contributors: Inter-American Development Bank. Sustainable Development Department
Series: Sustainable Development Dept. technical papers series -- ENV-132; Sustainable Development Dept. technical papers series -- ENV-132.
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank, Sustainable Development Dept.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Coastal zone management; Case studies; Conflict management
Notes: "December 1999."

This paper provides a summary of conflict management issues and options in the challenging cultural, ecological, economic and social context of Latin America and the Caribbean. Dealing with conflicts is one of the greatest challenge facing integrated coastal management because most of these systems involve not only property rights, fishing rights, and use rights, but they also usually involve common property resources as well. This study argues that conflict management, starting with a careful analysis of potential conflicts in the early stages of project preparation, should become an explicit component of integrated coastal management. Case studies for the Bay Islands in Honduras, the Gulf of Fonseca, and the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua (Pearl Lagoon area), all areas affected by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, are presented.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-60).

Electronic version available via the Internet at the IDB world wide web site http://www.iadb.org.