This manual has been prepared by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in partnership with UNEP and through close consultation with the national partners in the project countries and basing on the national training courses developed in the framework of the same project. This regional manual aims at building capacity of coastal zone managers to design and implement coastal development projects that enhance protection of lives and livelihoods while improving environmental quality and protecting ecosystem services. The manual also aims at enhancing the knowledge of DRR practitioners on the prospective services of healthy coastal ecosystems.