This conference focuses on the freshwater ecosystems and resources of the African Great Lakes. We welcome participants who wish to give presentations which fall under one or more of the following themes and sub-themes for this conference:<\/p>\n
Blue Economy Great Lakes<\/strong> Balance for policy, people, science, emerging issues<\/strong> Lake-wide ecosystem services and biodiversity<\/strong> Ecosystem changes: multiple stressors and climate change<\/strong> Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes<\/strong> Fisheries sustainability and emerging aquaculture<\/strong> Wetland ecology, riverine and satellite lakes<\/strong> Lacustrine and lake basin governance<\/strong> Knowledge management for Great Lakes<\/strong> Private sector involvement in Lake Basin management<\/strong> This conference focuses on the freshwater ecosystems and resources of the African Great Lakes. We welcome participants who wish to give presentations which fall under one or more of the following themes and sub-themes for this conference: Blue Economy Great … Continue reading
\n\u2022 Identifying key SDGs, gaps and inclusive green targets for future development
\n\u2022 Development of the key lake sectors (oil, gas, transport, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, water and energy)
\n\u2022 Modelling consumption and market developments of lake products (water, fish, shrimp, vegetation, plankton, sand\/gravel)
\n\u2022 Developing international and multinational agreements
\n\u2022 Moving closer to Circularity (value optimisation, re-use commodity and sustainability low energy-water- food nexus footprint).<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Balanced management of the Great Lakes
\n\u2022 Restoring nature for improved livelihoods, biodiversity, jobs, economic activity and hope
\n\u2022 Improving of communities\u2019 participation
\n\u2022 Development of food security policies<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Cost and benefits of aquatic invasive species in the African Great Lakes
\n\u2022 Spatial planning and ecosystem services on the Great Lakes
\n\u2022 Pressing issues in ecosystem services
\n\u2022 Lacustrine protected areas for biodiversity conservation<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Changing food web dynamics and ecology
\n\u2022 Limnetic, littoral and benthic productivity and resilience
\n\u2022 Key drivers of ecosystem change<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The structure and function of algal blooms<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Modelling of consumption\/utilization of lake products (water, fish, shrimp, vegetation, sand, gravel, etc.) for a growing human population
\n\u2022 Emerging aquaculture in the Great Lakes with emphasis on cage culture
\n\u2022 Development of food and nutrition security policies for a growing population
\n\u2022 Evolution of private fish farms in the Great Lakes\u2019 basins
\n\u2022 Restoring limnetic, littoral and the benthic habitats (Hippo grass beds and fish spawning grounds, etc.)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Rehabilitation and restoration of wetlands<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Is there a future for fisheries co-management for African Great Lakes?
\n\u2022 Socio-economic costs and benefits of present fisheries co-management regimes
\n\u2022 Role of states, communities, universities and private sector in lake management
\n\u2022 Is there a role for private sector in mitigating\/solving (ecological) problems on the Great Lakes?
\n\u2022 Effective and sustained Stakeholder engagement<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Application of technology to monitor human impact on the Great Lakes
\n\u2022 Training and development of \u201clake extension champions\u201d
\n\u2022 Developing Key performance ecosystem-based indicators for water quality and remedial actions
\n\u2022 Monitoring of social, economic and ecological system status and trends
\n\u2022 Applicability of cost-efficient technology and approaches in data poor regions (tools, data storage, sharing, info management)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Coupling societal and corporate demand to applicable knowledge
\n\u2022 Building with Nature concepts and frugal innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"