The long term objective of this Sida funded programme is to contribute to an integrated sustainable development of coastal zones in which the needs and rights of poor people are taken into account. This shall be achieved through supporting processes of change in key organisations working with planning and management of coastal zones.

The training programme is organised by NIRAS Natura together with School of Global Studies at the University of Gothenburg and Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS). It is built around the participants’ Change Process projects, which enable participants to link the learning from the programme to their own work context, while supporting processes of change in their home organisations.

The training programme will address the following key topics:

• The environmental, economic and social challenges of sustainable coastal development and planning, including environmental protection, climate change, poverty alleviation, social and economic development and urbanisation. 
• Experiences from coastal development, planning and management in Europe and the MENA region, including the participants’ own experiences.
• Good governance for coastal development and planning including stakeholder involvement and information sharing.
• Methods and tools for situation analysis - and the planning process, including tools for integrated physical planning and experiences from ICZM.
• Change process theory and tools, including organizational and system analysis, the role of the change agent, and strategic communication.

Further information

Course dates

• Part 1: September 9-27, 2013, in Sweden
• Part 2: February 2-13, 2014, in Jordan

Eligible countries 2013

Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Tunisia.

Downloads

Download programme brochure and application form in pdf for more information. 

Last date for application: February 15, 2013