This paper presents the framework for assessing progress of coastal management initiatives. The framework is based
on the cycle of integrated coastal management (ICM). Each step in the cycle suggests the indicators or self-assessment
questions by which progress and learning can be assessed. We worked out and tested in the field self-assessment questions
through participation techniques and meetings with a number of stakeholders among local coastal management projects in
Thailand. The prime stakeholders comprise community members, local government officers, and coastal management
managers. More senior levels of government need to be involved in the progress assessment as well, as they potentially
have the capacity for making policy changes and resource allocation decisions that will aid the local stakeholders in
achieving integrated coastal management.
