This edition in the GLOW series will focus on building resilient ecosystems in the Great Lakes through innovative aquatic resource management practices and governance towards Nature-Based Solutions (NBS).
Great Lakes Governance
- Policies, laws and regulations
- Research and knowledge systems
- Institutions, infrastructure and human resources
- Co-management and inclusivity
- Transboundary cooperation
Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Management
- Integrating ecosystem restoration with changes to lake and land use
- Pollution control (including micro plastics)
- Invasive aquatic organisms
- Biodiversity conservation
- Climate variability and change
- Remediation and restoration of the African Great Lakes (using the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement guidelines)
Fisheries and Aquaculture Management
- Aquatic productivity and production
- Aquaculture (fish breeding, nutrition, fish health, production systems)
- Effects of non-fisheries blue economy investments (mining, tourism, maritime transport, dams)
- Capture fisheries production, fishing capacity, and Illegal; Unreported; Unregulated (IUU) fishing
- Post-harvest management and value addition
Emerging Technology and Innovations
- Technology, telemetry, remote sensing, innovations, and drones
- Use of AI in fisheries research