COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING, DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, MODELLING, GUIDELINES FOR ENGINERERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

•  Coastal and ocean hydrodynamics, circulation
•  Coastal and ocean engineering
•  Design parameters and their determination
•  Modeling of coastal, oceanographic, environmental problems
•  Coastal sediment transport, shoreline changes, erosion, scour
•  Sea level changes, rise and consequences
•  Coastal and ocean engineering, coastal utilizat ion and development, access improvement
•  Serviceability, functionality and stability of coastal structures
•  Planning, harbor development, privatization, marine transport
•  Air-land-ocean interaction, wind and wave climate
•  Monitoring of coastal env ironment
•  Innovation in island protection
•  GIS Applications

DISASTERS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCY

•  Use of remote sensing technology and geographic information systems in disaster management
•  Geography, geology, geophysics, geomorphology, sedimentology; volcanology
•  Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, storm surges, landslides, marine hazards and coastal disasters
•  Assessment, awareness, mitigation, and management of disasters
•  Warning systems, national and international cooperation and collabo ration for disaster preparedness
•  Training, education, community participation for disaster mitigation
•  Risk and risk management
•  Social Impact,
•  Information Technologies

COASTAL AND OCEAN SYSTEMS AND CONSERVATION

•  Coastal, oceanographic, physical, chemical, biological, ecological, environme ntal processes and their consequences
•  Coral Ecosystems
•  Ecosystem and landscape of remote islands
•  Atolls and dynamics in atoll
•  Conservation issues, biodiversity, fisheries, aquaculture
•  Underwater operations, ship wrecks, habitat protection, endangered species
•  Protected areas, marine aqua parks.

INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

•  Organizational arrangements for coastal and ocean management
•  Corals, coral islands, beaches, lagoons, reefs, atolls
•  Sources and level of pollution, pollution control and remedies
•  Legislative, economic and social issues
•  Water storage and fresh water management in coral islands
•  Agriculture and aquaculture management in small remote islands
•  Marine Food Resources
•  Environmental impact assessment (EIA) and Environmental Impact
•  Sustainable development of coral islands
•  Safari tourism, tourism planning, management and development
•  Marinas , small craft harbors, yachting