Humans and ecosystems are extremely symbiotic/co-dependent. Nevertheless, increasing changes (climate change, biodiversity loss and socio-economic alteration) globally have put unparalleled stress on this delicate equilibrium. Focus will be on complex, dynamic, and interdependent relationships between humans and the aquatic environment, prioritizing both the impacts of global change and the approaches to mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. 

The proposal aims at bringing together all researchers, policy-makers, and stakeholders in sustainability and conservation from ecology, oceanography, social sciences, environmental policy and indigenous knowledge-systems to discuss how ecosystems support human well-being and how anthropogenic activities also impact the ecosystem health;  global change drivers that are disrupting the equilibrium of the aquatic environment; developmental strategies for socio-ecological resilience and the incorporation of traditional knowledge and modern science in shaping sustainable future.

• GC - Global Environmental Change
• H - Hydrology
• NH - Natural Hazards