Topics and Themes: 1. The Economics of Fisheries Management, 2. Aquaculture Economics, 3. Fisheries and Climate Change, 4. Seafood Trade & Markets, 5. Fisheries Industry and Business, 6. Fisheries Subsidies.

Conference themes: 1. Governance; crime and violence prevention 2. Evaluating responses to shocks 3. Labor markets (including child labor), pensions, migration, and remittances 4. Urban development 5. Health and nutrition; HIV/AIDS 6. Demand-and supply-side incentive 7. Support to diversifying...

The main objectives of the conference are to improve the understanding of (i) how natural disasters affect household welfare, and (ii) how policy-makers can overcome the behavioral, political, technical, and operative hurdles involved in disaster risk preventive interventions.

The 1st IWA Development Congress will set the practice and research agenda for water and sanitation services in developing countries. The focus will be on workable approaches for the global water sector in low and middle income countries, from challenges to service delivery, through innovation...