This volume is the third of a four-volume report entitled 'Cities, Seas and Storms: Managing Change in the Pacific Island Economies' produced by the World Bank. The key outcome of the report is intended to be an improved understanding of the need for management interventions. The report also argues for a greater collaboration between traditional, national and regional organizations in ocean management, able to maximize their comparative strengths while minimizing the inefficiencies in their interaction.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
This volume is divided into five chapters; * Chapter 1 provides an overview of the importance of the ocean to Pacific Island people, and describes the key challenges and opportunities the ocean presents. * Chapter 2 outlines a strategy for managing coastal areas in the Pacific. * Chapter 3 focuses on the management of shared tuna fisheries and on ways Pacific Island countries could optimize their benefits under a new regional management regime. * Chapter 4 analyzes the policy and regulatory environment for seabed mining. * A summary of key findings and recommendations is included in Chapter 5.
Volume III - Managing the Use of the Ocean