Marine and inland fisheries are the fastest developing sector in the world specially in Asia- Pacific region and there is an increasing need for appropriate governance through information and communication technologies (ICTs) for its sustainable development in Indo-Pacific region. Due to the global climate change, coastal and marine pollution, rise in sea level, Waste water pollution, agriculture drainage which is causing adverse impacts on the Coastal communities and all stake holders in coastal and marine and inland water resources.

The sessions aims at discussing the forms of ICTs which are being used across the globe in water, coastal and marine system for water resource assessment to commercialization. This session is based on specialist applications of ICTs and digital technologies for marine risk assessment. This session intends to focus the role of coastal communities in marine sector specially planners, managers, researchers and community workers functioning on interdisciplinary as well as multidisciplinary issue involved in conclave of adoption strategies and management of marine water resources adverse impacts of climate change on coastal and estuarine resources planning, coastal risk and vulnerability, social-ecological vulnerability and resilience in coastal region, human Pressures on coastal environments, land water-seawater interactions, economic issues and challenges related to Indo-Pacific aquatic resources. The session deals with the issues in Marine risk assessments and mitigations due to urbanization and pollution along coastal lines and innovative solution for marine environmental planning and management.

• JpGU: Japan Geoscience Union -
• WCRP: World Climate Research Programme -