Evaluation of ICZM Implementation in the Russian Federation

Developed by EC Working Group on data and indicators (EC WG-ID) marker's system has been used for evaluation of ICM implementation in the Russian Federation. The methods of expert estimations and target interviewing were developed for evaluation of the level of ICM implementation. Evaluations were made for national, regional and local levels of integrated coastal management. Examples of Leningrad Region as well as municipalities of small coastal cities Primorsk and Kingisepp (the Eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, the Baltic Sea) have been chosen for evaluation of ICM implementation on regional and local level of management. Results of evaluation have shown that level of ICM implementation in Russia is corresponding to the first and partly to the second phases of ICZM management cycle. Specificity of ICM implementation in Russia is developing ICM mostly as "down-up" process. Lack of ICM implementation in Russia in comparison with European Union is about 10-12 years. Main problems of ICM implementation in Russia are poor national governmental support of ICM efforts and absence of national coastal law regulating ICM development process in the Russian Federation.