Contributo para a gestão integrada da zona costeira da Ponta Vermelha ao Rio Macumbe: Baía de Maputo-Moçambique

Abstract

As zona costeiras são sensíveis a mudanças morfológicas e muito vulneráveis aos processos costeiros naturais e antropogénicos. A pressão exercida nos recursos costeiros e marinhos, fruto da ocupação e das actividades humanas, tem acelerado a degradação da qualidade do ambiente. A zona costeira da Maputo-cidade, escolhida como caso de estudo, apresenta problemas de qualidade de ambiental (poluição e erosão), exigindo programas urgentes de gestão e planificação. Pretende-se caracterizar o ambiente costeiro do litoral de Maputo-cidade, identificar os constrangimentos existentes no uso dos recursos costeiros deste sector da costa Moçambicana e recomendar políticas e acções de implementação.

Coastal zones are sensitive to morphological changes, and extremely vulnerable to naturally occurring physical processes as well as to direct and indirect human impacts. The human pressure on the coastal and sea resources has been increasing steadily over the past decades, and has in many coastal regions led to a noticeable degradation of the environmental quality.

The coastal zone of capital of Mozambique, Maputo-Cidade- the topic of this case study – faces at present serious environmental problems. These problems, which concern in particular pollution and erosion, urgently require the development and implementation of adequate management plans and programmes.

Following a comprehensive description of the key characteristics of the study area, the present study attempts to identify the existing constraints in the use of the area’s resources as well as to identify recommendations in terms of planning policies and concrete planning actions to be undertaken.

This study addresses “Coastal Zone Management and Planning” an integrated approached of Environmental Planning, Natural Resources Management, and Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Planning.