First Order outcomes are concerned with the construction of the enabling
conditions that set the stage for the implementation of an ICM initiative.
This, however, can only be the initial goal for investments whose purpose is to
instigate the concepts and practices of ICM in a place where sector-by-sector
development has been the norm. There are two thrusts to this challenge. One is to
secure formal commitments to a plan of action and the institutional structures
by which it will be implemented. The second and equally important priority is to
create a demand for the services that a coastal management program can
provide. This is the mobilization of the constituencies that will actively support
the program and hold it accountable to its stated goals. Both need to be
operationally viable within the existing power structure (in most cases
government and key interest groups) and among those who will be affected by the
program.