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RELATED GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Organisations Involved In Integrated Coastal Management

MINISTRY of
ORGANISATION
MAIN CZM FUNCTION
CONTACT PERSON
Environment, Water Resources and Drainage:
 
Environment Division
Coastal Zone Management Unit
Oceanographic assessment, coastal research, engineering, development control on the coast, and education
Director
National Conservation Commission
Operation of beach and park facilities, provide advice on coastal rehabilitation and provide life guard service
General Manager
Environment Unit
Provide advice on policy and research, education planning and environmental impact assessment
Senior Environmental Officer
Environmental Protection Department
Development approval for pollution monitoring and enforcement
Director
Housing and Lands:
 
Division of Housing
Property Management
Management of crown lands in the coastal zone.
Chief of Property Management
Lands and Surveys
Definition and determination of land boundaries.
Chief Surveyor
Health
Sewerage and Solid Waste Project Unit
Study design and construction of sewerage collection, treatment and outfall works.
Waste Management Co-ordinator
Sanitation Service Authority
Solid waste collection and disposal
General Manager
Public Works and Transport
Drainage Unit
Design and construction of marine structures, dredging and maintenance of coastal culverts, wells and drains.
Chief Technical Officer, MPT
Tourism and International Transport
Barbados Port Authority and International Transport
Operation of harbours, terminals, Marinas, safety and pollution in territorial waters
General Manager
Marine affairs regulation of shipping
Harbour Master
Tourism
Promotion of coastal environment as a tourism asset.
Project Manager
Finance and Economic Affairs:
 
Economic Affairs Division
Town and Country Development Planning Office
Development approval
Chief Town Planner
 Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries Division
Sport and commercial fisheries regulation
Chief Fisheries Officer
Soil Conservation Unit
Soil conservation and agriculture pollution
Officer in Charge
Analytical Services Laboratory
Laboratory analysis of water samples
Director
Defence and Security Division
Police Department and Barbados Defence Force
Policing and enforcing regulations set for use of the sea
Commissioner of Police, Chief of Staff, BDF

 
 Glossary of Terms
Downstream
Along coasts with obliquely approaching waves there is a longshore (wave-driven) current.
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