MOUs with Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) as
local government were to support activities implemented at local
level. Vulnerability mapping in Phang Nga Bay and Ban Don Bay and
their GIS have been transferred and incorporated, particularly in
the case of Surat Thani and Krabi provinces. Zoning and planning
activities have been encouraged with Phuket (Aquaculture) and
Krabi (Coastal Resources Management master plan) provinces.
CHARM has therefore contributed to some elements of future
coastal and marine spatial planning at the scale of the province and
coastal units like large bays (Ban Don Bay; Phang Nga Bay) using the
political and legal momentum about improvement of provincial
development planning and coordination of supporting budget.