"A Coast to Be Proud Of!"

WELCOME TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT UNIT

FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK

The most intriguing location of any small island is its coastal zone. This transitional strip of land contains some of the most productive and valuable habitats of the biosphere. It has multiple resources, resource users, varying levels of development and in essence is fundamental to the very existence of a small island. Barbados is no exception in this regard, especially with its highly varied coastline of unique geological formation.

Barbados considers the implementation of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) as the best way forward for the maintained effective management of the coastline and for the last twenty-five (25) years, the government of Barbados has systematically and incrementally developed its capacity to implement ICZM.

We hope that you will join us in pursuit of a deeper understanding of the Barbados coastal zone. Please visit our website in the future to learn about our latest activities. We at the CZMU endeavour to keep you informed and will continue to work to ensure that the Barbados' coast is indeed 'a coast to be proud of'.

Welcome!




 LATEST NEWS ARTICLES
[Nov 18 2009] CZMU Facebook Group
Check out CZMU's Facebook group by going to www.facebook.com, signing in (or signing up) and then searching for CZMU Barbados.

[Jul 15 2009] CZMU Newsletter May 2009
Take a look at the latest CZMU newsletter for 2009 here.

[Dec 02 2008] IYOR Fundraising Dinner
Photos from the recently held dinner and fashion show to raise funds for coral reef research.

[Oct 28 2008] Prime Minister visits south coast CIP Project
Prime Minister David Thompson visits the site of the Rockley to Coconut Court shoreline improvement component of the Coastal Infrastructure Programme (CIP).

 Related Information
 Glossary of Terms
Undertow

A current below water surface flowing seaward; the receding water below the surface from waves breaking on a shelving beach. Actually undertow is largely mythical. As the backwash of each wave flows down the beach, a current is formed which flows seaward. However, it is a periodic phenomenon. The most common phenomena expressed as "undertow" are actually rip currents.

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