Summary of Regional Strategic Environment & Social Assessment for CROP

In response to the outcomes of the East Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Policy (ECROP), the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) with the World Bank have prepared the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP) that responds to such demand for spatial planning initiatives, through the adoption of coastal and marine spatial plans to coordinate management across sectors and resources and integrate environmental management directly with economic development.

These plans will build upon early national marine planning efforts1 and will help Eastern Caribbean countries better understand and then reform governance of the diversity of ocean uses and economic activities, resulting in a more secure framework for sustained investment in the blue economy.