Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches

Burt, John A.; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A.; Fanning, Lucia; Kaitibie, Simeon; Al-Jamali, F.; Range, Pedro; Saeed, Suhur; Warren, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.08.006

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“…The response strategies of the GCC countries should centre on improving resource-use efficiency, increasing conservation and protection efforts, and finding alternative resources such as reused water or sustainable agriculture (Abulibdeh, Zaidan, and Al-Saidi 2019;Brown, Das, and Al-Saidi 2018). Furthermore, there are substantial threats from the immense transformation of coastal habitats through dredging and the conversion of productive intertidal areas into land fit for tourism resorts, industrial facilities, causeways, recreation, and real estate (Burt et al 2017). Despite this transformation, decreasing coastal pollution and restoring degraded habitats seem to be overlooked by policymakers in the GCC region.…”

Section: Risks To Natural Resources From Unnatural Growthmentioning

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Sustainable development in the Arab world – is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge?

Zaidan¹,

Al‐Saidi²,

Hammad³

2019

Development in Practice

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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and the wider Arab world are faced with multiple interconnected dilemmas embedded in the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable development. The question of how to design effective sustainability strategies that are aligned with the context of the GCC region is a relevant one. In this special issue, contributors have investigated the obstacles to sustainable development in the GCC region, the impact of current development patterns on the sustainability agenda, and the way in which countries react to local, regional, and global sustainability pressures and debates. The issue aimed to provide a platform for academics to present policy-relevant research and practical steps being taken towards realising genuine sustainable development within the GCC region, while teasing out the major obstacles to this process. This regional focus is motivated by the shared challenge of GCC countries of reforming carbon-based economies as well as their systems of high subsidisation and universal benefits in order to incorporate sustainable concerns, merit-based rules, and more targeted policies. While these challenges are shared with other Arab countries, as well as other countries exporting oil and gas, the origins, current patterns, and future directions of sustainability reforms in the GCC region reveal interesting lessons to be learnt.The countries of the GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)) are home to a large supply of fossil fuels and various types of minerals, and they are rich with regard to Arabic and Islamic culture and history. The economies of the GCC countries are characterised by their heavy dependence on exports of fossil fuels. These exports have generated significant revenues that have resulted in high per-capita income levels and decent living standards. Since the 1970s, the dominant development view in the region centred on economic growth, wide job creation through public jobs for national citizens, a heavy reliance on immigrant workers, and an ecosystem for a comprehensive distribution of economic and social benefits among nationals. Owing to the significant revenues generated from oil and gas as well as the ambitious plans of the leadership within the GCC, the GCC nations have transformed into very modern states during the past few decades. Recently, the fiscal sustainability of this model has been questioned in response to increasing demands from the growing population and economies for natural resources and for financial support. It is this factor that has made the biggest contribution to the sense of urgency regarding sustainability reforms in the region.Collectively, the GCC nations have a population of more than 40 million people. The region is one of the most urbanised in the world, with around 80% of the population residing in urban areas, mostly in close proximity to coasts where important ecosystems and cultural heritage are located. Roughly 40% of the GCC region's population are people born ou...

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Section: Risks To Natural Resources From Unnatural Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable development in the Arab world – is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge?

Zaidan¹,

Al‐Saidi²,

Hammad³

2019

Development in Practice

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“…However, this search yielded too few articles. Furthermore, most articles referring specifically to EBM were not focused on Indigenous peoples' involvement in marine governance and/or management [125][126][127][128][129]. Therefore, the search expanded to include Indigenous peoples and coastal management, marine management and marine protected areas.…”

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Indigenous Environmental Justice within Marine Ecosystems: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Indigenous Peoples’ Involvement in Marine Governance and Management

2021

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We develop and apply a systematic review methodology to identify and understand how the peer-reviewed literature characterises Indigenous peoples’ involvement in marine governance and management approaches in terms of equity and justice worldwide. We reviewed the peer-reviewed English-language research articles between January 2015 and September 2020 for examples of Indigenous peoples’ involvement in marine governance and management using the analytical lens of environmental justice. The majority of research studies highlighted that Indigenous peoples experienced some form of environmental injustice linked to existing marine governance and management, most notably in the context of inequitable decision-making procedures surrounding the establishment and operation of marine protected areas. However, there are significant gaps in the current literature, including a notable absence of studies exploring Indigenous women and other gender minorities’ involvement in marine planning and management and the limited number of studies about Indigenous peoples living throughout Asia, the Arctic, Russia, and Africa. More studies are needed to explore collaborative and intersectional approaches, including co-governance and co-management and ecosystem-based management, and critically evaluate what constitutes inclusive, equitable, and just marine governance and management processes, practices, and outcomes for different Indigenous peoples occupying diverse social–ecological systems.

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“…The west coast of Qatar has been chosen for this study due to its important environmental and economic values: important coastal developments (oil industries, fishing and ports, and tourism), marine and coastal protected areas (i.e. Al Reem UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve) and diverse ecosystems (mangrove forests, coral reefs, seagrass beds and intertidal mud flats (Sabkha)) (Soliman et al, 2014;Burt et al, 2017). Further details on study area, features of beaches and beach cleaning activities are presented in Table 1.…”

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Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar

Veerasingam

Al‐Khayat

Aboobacker

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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The spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been assessed. A total of 2376 ML items with varying sizes were found with an average abundance of 1.98 items/m 2. The order of abundance of ML along the coast was as follows: plastics (71.4%) > metal (9.3%) > glass (5.1%) > paper (4.4%) > fabric (4.0%) > rubber (3.9%) > processed wood (2.0%). Locations in the south and northwest coasts of Qatar had significantly higher concentrations of ML. Surprisingly, nearly 47% of the beached polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles were derived from the countries bordering the Arabian/Persian Gulf (Gulf), and most of them were produced in the last 2 years. The plastic materials were drifted by winds and currents to the Qatar coast. Gulf circulation provides evidence to the pathways of ML beached on the Qatar coast.

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Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches

Cited by 49 publications

References 56 publications

Sustainable development in the Arab world – is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge?

Sustainable development in the Arab world – is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge?

Indigenous Environmental Justice within Marine Ecosystems: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Indigenous Peoples’ Involvement in Marine Governance and Management

Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar

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