Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 5 000 – 6 000 km²
- Exclusive Economic Zone: The EEZ extends up to 200 nautical miles (370 400 km) from the baseline, Kuwait’s EEZ is estimated to cover approximately 11 000–15 000 km²
Strategic documents related to MSP
- N/A
Technical resources related to MSP
Relevant MSP projects
- N/A
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
To be defined |
|---|---|
Year of approval
|
N/A |
Size of planning area in km2
|
N/A |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
N/A |
Current status |
|
|---|---|
Pre-planning
|
Complete |
Assessments for planning
|
Complete |
Plan development
|
Underway |
Plan completion
|
N/A |
Plan approval
|
N/A |
Plan implementation
|
N/A |
Plan review
|
N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Municipality |
Governmental funding |
N/A |
External funding |
N/A |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Total size of planning area |
N/A |
Time required to complete the planning document |
N/A |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
N/A |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
N/A |
Sectors included in planning |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (IZCM) |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and marine conservation (including the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework) |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and climate change (including the Paris Agreement) |
N/A |
Plan approval process |
N/A |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
N/A |
Plan review process |
N/A |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Interactions with neighbouring countries in the context of MSP attending transboundary coherence approaches |
N/A |
Legal framework
N/A
Contact
Kuwait Municipality
Mohammad Alazmi – Head