This document reports on progress made during the second year of the project (January 1--December 31 2008). A financial report covering the same period has been prepared and submitted along with this document.
This document reports on progress made during the first year of the project (January 1--December 31 2007). A financial report covering the same period has been prepared and submitted along with this document.
Increasing incidence and intensity of natural disasters and climate change are having over-arching impacts on the environment. Sustainable development is being undermined. Ecological services and their indirect economic values are frequently omitted from assessments. Mainstreaming ecosystem concerns both ecological and economical and integrating them into disaster management is essential.
This facilitators guide for the Promoting Local Innovations (PLI) workshop has been developed to provide conservation and development practitioners working with coastal communities with an interactive and participatory tool that they can use to promote local innovations for climate change adaptation.
This study, based on a colloquium, field assessments of development activities and technical analyses pertaining to barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, was inspired by the positive response to a preceding report captioned <a href=http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2011-112.pdf> An Appraisal of Mangrove Management in Micro-target_idal Estuaries and Lagoons in Sri Lanka</a>.
This study was inspired by observations and experiences from post-tsunami (2004) mangrove planting and restoration work in the country. Since the tsunami, IUCN Sri Lanka supported a number of initiatives for improving mangrove management in the context of the structure and functioning of the parent ecosystems estuaries and lagoons.
