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Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands
... building a continuum linking them all together.
So what influence do oceans have on our life?
And we on the oceans? Why should we care??
Resources on

Oceans

Coasts

Islands
Highlights
of GDRC
Research
  • Ocean one-pagers: Do we know enough of Oceans?
  • Urban Interface: Human Fingerprints all over
  • Policy Options: Message in a bottle

  • Island Development Policies of Japan (PPT)
  • Coastal Area Management: The CAM Continuum
  • Importance of Community Networking to Preserve Rivers
  • ARCHIVES: Virtual Expedition of the UN Seahorse
    • What is GDRC doing now?
    		   Currently, GDRC is focussing on issues related to education for sustainability [Oceans], beach erosion/nourishment [Coasts], and waste management [small islands].
    Elsewhere
    in GDRC
  • UEM: Urban Water Resources Management
  • UEM: Wave and Tide Energy
    • As a member of the World Ocean Network, GDRC endorses the "Ocean Passport" as a means of raising awareness worldwide on the need for action to preserve our oceans.
    Did
    you
    know?
    The GDRC Programme on
    Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands
    is a partner of:
         
    GIN:
    Global
    Island
    Network
    GDRC:
    Keeping the Forest
    and the Trees
    in Mind
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