****REMINDER***DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS JANUARY 31, 2017.****************
On 5-7th of July 2017 the 9th MARE People & the Sea Conference will take place in Amsterdam. The 9th People and the Sea conference will explore the nature of maritime mobilities and the ways climate and environmental change, economic development and maritime activities are affecting their direction and volume. Topics to be addressed are: How are maritime mobilities linked and regulated? What are the distributional effects for different maritime activities, and coastal and port communities? How to design innovative governance arrangements that can foster sustainable maritime mobilities?
Conference themes: 1.Dealing with maritime mobilities, 2. Maritime Governance, 3. Social Relations and Culture, 4. Fisheries management, 5. Knowledge production and 6. Coastal threats and vulnerability
Deadline for panel, paper proposals and other conference formats: January 31st, 2017 (GMT).
For detailed information about the programme and the different themes, please visit the conference website.
Adjacent to this conference the Policy Day will take place on the 4th of July, featuring Sustainable Development Goal 14 ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.