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Why you should read the draft updated ICZM Plan

Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Dr. Leo Brewster encourages all Barbadians to read the draft updated Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan. The Plan takes the form of two volumes: the Barbados Policy Framework and the Barbados ICZM Plan.

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Glossary of Terms

POPs (persistent organic pollutants)

A diverse group of chemicals that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. A group of twelve POPs (the "dirty dozen") have been initially selected for international action by the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS).

Wetlands

Lands whose saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities that live in the soil and on its surface (e.g. Mangrove forests).

Climate

The characteristic weather of a region, particularly regarding temperature and precipitation, averaged over some significant internal of time (years).

Groundwater

Water that occupies pores and crevices in rock and soil, below the surface of the Earth. The upper limit of the groundwater is the water table, whose level varies according to the quantity of water entering and extracted from the groundwater. (See also aquifers).

Toe

Lowest part of sea and portside breakwater slope, generally forming the transition to the seabed.

Storm Surge

A temporary rise in sea level associated with a storm's low barometric pressure and onshore winds.

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