Awareness of the central role of the sea is leading a growing number of coastal communities and authorities to want to integrate this space into their projects. In this context, the creation of effective and equitable maritime and coastal governance is the key to sustainable management of the marine and coastal environment.
SML & maritime and coastal governance
SML works to promote integrated maritime and coastal governance, encouraging dialogue between maritime and coastal stakeholders and enabling them to share their views on a given territory or issue. We help maritime sectors, research players and public authorities to define strategies and action plans that will enable them to position themselves and develop their business in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.. We help maritime stakeholders to better identify their possible role and actions at different levels of governance.
The presence of regulatory frameworks at several levels (local, regional, national and European) is often accompanied by deliberative structures designed to ensure that sectoral interests are properly taken into account (e.g. the Façade Strategic Document and its Façade Maritime Council). But governance is not limited to the existence of defined structures; it also encompasses more generally the interactions between maritime stakeholders in a given area.
