Objectives
Field SitesKnowledge ManagementScience for GovernanceTraining and EducationThemes
Coastal HazardsCoastal PeopleCritical Coastal HabitatsFisheriesMaricultureTourismUrban CoastsWater Quality and SupplyApproaches
Capacity BuildingCoastal Plans & PoliciesConstituency BuildingEcosystem GovernanceEvaluation for LearningIncorporating ScienceProtected Areas
Evaluation for Learning
CRC takes a learning-based approach to coastal governance. We apply the fundamentals of the scientific method to the processes by which problems are examined, opportunities identified and policies and courses of action formulated. This includes:
- stating the cause and effect relationships believed to be important,
- setting clear goals,
- monitoring what happens, and
- drawing conclusions to inform future decisions.
CRC has developed several frameworks for learning. One categorizes the outcomes of governance in a way that recognizes that societal and environmental change is usually linked to changes in behavior. Another CRC framework defines the indicators of progress at each step in the policy or management cycle—i.e., during issue analysis, planning, formal commitment to a course of action, implementation and evaluation. These are indicators that can make adaptive management an operational reality. Lastly, CRC promotes a learning framework that combines self-assessment, peer review and learning across projects and programs operating in a diversity of contexts.
Current CRC Activities linked to this Approach
PHE Knowledge and Tools developed, organized, synthesized, and shared
These activities are part of project: Building Actors and Leaders for Excellence in Community Development
3. Establishing Regional Learning Networks
These activities are part of project: Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems
B. Environmental Management Systems to Reduce Private Sector Pollution
C. Conduct an environmental flow assessment of the Wami River Basin
D. Strengthen government information management systems for water resources management
These activities are part of project: Improving Local Community Livelihoods and Strengthening Capacity for Implementing Tanzania’s Water Sector Development Strategy
Older CRC Activities linked to this Approach
Review of US Northeast Management of Coastal Ecosystems and Natural Hazards
These activities are part of project: Review of US Northeast Management of Coastal Ecosystems and Natural Hazards Project ended: 1-15-2008
Regional Learning Workshop in CB-MPA Management Effectiveness
These activities are part of project: Enhancing Management Effectiveness of MPAs: Regional Capacity Building in Indonesia and the Philippines Project ended: 4-4-2007
Establishing a Baseline for Participating Programs Using Outcome Mapping Tools
Develop Tools and Good Practices on Themes of Common Interest
Build a Platform for Regional Leadership in Sustainable Coastal Development
Sharing Knowledge to Improve the Design and Implementation of Integrated Coastal Management Programs
These activities are part of project: Latin American Leadership Network for Collective Learning and Action on Coastal Management Project ended: 12-31-2006
Issue Profile for Terminos Lagoon
These activities are part of project: Impacts of altered freshwater flows to estuaries: Development and application of methods to characterize current and future conditions Project ended: 9-30-2006
A threats assessment of the linkages between AIDS, gender, population and coastal biodiversity
Document experience for the purpose of learning
Conduct workshops to share knowledge generated
Documenting, analyzing, and communicating experience and lessons learned
These activities are part of project: Integrating HIV/AIDS, Gender and Population Dimensions into Coastal Conservation Initiatives in Tanzania Project ended: 9-30-2006
An Impact Evaluation of Selected Workshops and Outcome Map for the WBNERR Coastal Training Program
Governance Capacity Assessment
These activities are part of project: Project and Program Evaluations Project ended: 6-30-2006
These activities are part of project: Capacity Building of Rhode Island Municipalities for Pre-disaster Mitigation Project ended: 9-28-2005
These activities are part of project: Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management - Water IQC II Project ended: 4-30-2005
Training and Strategy Development Workshops
Assessing Progress and Learning from Action Plan Implementation
These activities are part of project: Strengthening Coastal Conservation and Management Programs: The Population and Gender Dimensions Project ended: 12-15-2004
Designing Web-Based Advisory Support for Coral Reef Management
These activities are part of project: Network Capacity Building: Providing the Tools for Communities to Manage Coral Reefs in SE Asia Project ended: 12-30-2003
The 2000 Mass Coral Bleaching Event in Fiji
These activities are part of project: Capacity-Building for Coral Reef Conservation and Management Project ended: 12-1-2003
Implementation Strategy to Obtain Endorsement
These activities are part of project: Principles, Management Goals and A Vision for the Stewardship of Narragansett Bay, coastal RI and their watersheds in RI, MA, CT, USA Project ended: 10-1-2003
Development and Refinement of Concepts and Tools
These activities are part of project: Coastal Resources Management Project Project ended: 9-30-2003
These activities are part of project: Indonesia Coastal Resources Management Project (Proyek Pesisir) Project ended: 9-30-2003
Elaboration of the Community-Based Marine Sanctuary Model
These activities are part of project: Fostering Marine Conservation in Indonesia Project ended: 9-30-2003
Original Evaluation of SAREC Regional Marine Science Program
Follow-up Evaluation of SAREC Regional Marine Science Program
These activities are part of project: Evaluation the Swedish Development Assistance Agency Department for Research Co-operation marine science program in East Africa Project ended: 6-30-2003
Prepare a White Paper on MPAs and Northeast US Parks
Conduct a Workshop for U.S. Northeast National Park Service Staff
These activities are part of project: Marine Protected Areas for National Parks, Northeastern U.S. Project ended: 6-30-2003
The Narragansett Bay Watershed Coastal Training Program Strategy Document
These activities are part of project: The Narragansett Bay Watershed Coastal Training Program Project ended: 6-30-2003
Assessments of Progress in the PROARCA-Costas Project Sites
These activities are part of project: Central American Regional Environmental Program Coastal Component Project ended: 8-30-2001
Technical Assistance to Implement Components #1 and #2 of IDB Loan Operation 913, the Ecuador PMRC