Session 1: Sustainability at the Land Water Interface

Questions of sustainability surrounding land and water use practices have a direct influence on policy formulation. The objective of this session is to understand dependencies between rural coastal communities and the dynamic land-water interface in tropical deltas. Papers in this session will analyze these issues and present strategies that both promote environmental sustainability and address the socio-economic circumstances of marginalized rural communities that have direct applicability to policy.

Session 2: Planning and Management of Coastal Resources

This session focuses on the approaches and tools for effectively planning, managing and monitoring sustainable use of coastal deltaic eco-zones where the agriculture-fishery-aquaculture conflicts occur due to the saline intrusion during some part of the year. Papers in this session will address the current state of tropical coastal deltas in developing countries through the presentation of case studies, and will highlight the experiences in putting into practice integrated planning and management for improving rural livelihoods and managing the land-water interface common to these regions.

Session 3: Coastal Hazards and Tropical Delta Systems

This session focuses on the nature of coastal hazards as they affect rural coastal communities in the coastal zone of tropical deltas. Papers in this session will address the type and impact of coastal hazards, the perceived risk of these events, disaster preparedness, and frameworks for planning and managing these events.