Prof.Kazuhiro KOGURE is the Director of Center for earth Surface System Dynamics, AORI.pastly his profile includes different positions as Visiting Professor at Ocean University of China,Vice Director of AORI Professor and Vice Director, Center for Earth Surface System Dynamics,Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo (AORI) Done his Ph.D. in Marine Microbiology, Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, 1980

Ecological Research, Bulletin of Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology,Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Journal of Oceanography,Bulletin of Japanese Society for Scientific Fisheries. Journal of Marine Biotechnology,PNAS,Environmental Microbiology, ISME Journal and others. More than 126 publications in various international journals. Regional Editor of Microbial Ecology Jan. 1999 – Dec. 2005.Editorial Board member of Microbial Ecology Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2010.Editor of Microbes and Environments Jan 2003 –Dec 2008,Editor of Journal of Oceanography Sept. 2003 -present.Editor of Fisheries Science April 2004 –March 2008,Editorial Board member of Journal of General and Applied Microbiology Jan. 2005 -present,The ISME Journal. Jan. 2007-Dec. 2010,Scientific Reports May 2015-present.

Dr. CHOU Loke Ming is Adjunct Research Professor at the Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore. He obtained his PhD in Zoology from the University of Singapore in 1976. His research on coral reef ecology and integrated coastal management covers Southeast Asia. His current research focus is reef restoration and he is particularly interested in how corals can be re-established in the highly turbid conditions of rapidly developing coastal areas. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Biology and a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science.

coral reef ecology,reef restoration and integrated coastal management

Prof. José Simão Antunes do Carmo has completed his M.Sc. in Hydraulics and Water Resources in 1990 from University of Lisbon, Portugal, his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences in 1995 from University of Coimbra, Portugal, and postdoctoral studies in Civil Engineering in 2003 from University of Coimbra. He has been Director of several Degree and Master Courses in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering in the period 1995-2010. He is Director of the Portuguese Journal of Water Resources, Coeditor of the International Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Editorial Board Member of the Ocean & Coastal Management journal, Elsevier. He has published over three dozen papers in ISI journals and more than a hundred publications in International Conferences.

• Author of over three dozen papers published in ISI Journals; more than a hundred publications in National and International Conferences; about two dozen papers in National Journals (Portuguese); over four dozen scientific reports; about three dozen opinion articles, and more than two dozen lectures as invited speaker. • Author of nine book chapters of International Editions. • Author of the book: “Modeling in Fluvial Hydraulics and Environment”, 443p. • Author of the book: “Physical processes and computational methods in Coastal Engineering”, University of Coimbra Press, 420p (in press). • Co-Editor of three books: “Wastewater treatment”; “River Basin Management III”, and “Water Pollution VIII: Modelling, Monitoring and Management”. Main scientific and technical areas of research: Hydrodynamics; Morphodynamics; Coastal protection; Coastal management; Water quality; Oil spills; Renewable energy: hydropower, ocean waves and tides; Numerical modelling.

Dr. Hou worked for three years as a hydraulic laboratory director and chief research engineer with the Taichung Harbor Project, a man-made deep-water port construction on the West Coast of Taiwan. In 1976, Dr. Hou received his Ph.D. in civil and coastal engineering at the University of Florida. He then worked as the Director of the Graduate Institute of Harbor and Ocean Engineering at the National Taiwan Ocean University, and as an adjunct professor of the Institute of Naval Architecture at National Taiwan University.Dr. Hou subsequently became the Deputy Director of the Harbor Research Institute in Taichung for the following five years, whilst maintaining his two professorships. Soon after he accepted and offer to become the division director (and afterword Deputy Director-General) of the Institute of Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), positions he held for a total of 12 years. In 1995, he was promoted to Director-General of Department of Railways and Highways within the MOTC.In light of his outstanding engineering and administration background and achievements Dr. Hou was in December 1998 invited by then Mayor of Kaohsiung to serve as Deputy Mayor. In this high responsibility role he was in charge of all municipal infrastructure development projects, and was also subsequently appointed to the position of Chief Commissioner of the Kaohsiung City Election Commission.Dr. Hou is a registered civil and hydraulic engineer, and an active member of American Society of Civil Engineers. Dr. Hou was the President of PACON (2002-2008) International and a Life Member (2006-).

Coastal Processes and Marine Environment

Senior restoration ecologist with M.Sc. (Macquarie Univ.) Thesis - The vegetation of bushland in the northern Sydney area and a Ph.D. (Univ. of Sydney) Thesis – The vegetation of the sand masses of the mid-north coast of New South Wales. She has more than 25 years experience. Anne is a specialist Certified Environmental Practitioner under the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand CEnvP Program and has been a member of the CEnvP NSW certification panel. She is a certified BioBank Assessor.

Her major research interests include the re-establishment of native ecosystems, impacts of urban development on vegetation and soil, pattern analysis, effects of inundation and salinity on the plant communities, metal concentrations on plant growth and bioaccumulation. She has utilised her research in designing and implementing rehabilitation / conservation programs as part of sustainable developments.

Prof. Yongming Luo is the director of the East Asia Node, Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ), and the executive deputy director of Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (YIC-CAS). He is also the director of the Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, CAS. He obtained his PhD degree in soil chemistry at the Queen’s University of Belfast in the UK, and was preferentially enrolled by the “100-Talents Program” of CAS in 1997. Since 1998, he has been a professor of the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing. During the period from 2008 to 2011, he was also the director of the Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, CAS. He was appointed as a vice director and professor at YIC-CAS in 2011, and the director of YIC-CAS in 2013.

Research interests of Dr. Yongming Luo mainly focus on coastal soil environment and pollution remediation, regional environmental quality and risk management. He has more than 20 years of experience in fundamental and applied researches with more than 400 (co-)authored scientific papers and 14 books. He has also obtained 18 patents in China. In the last decade, he has headed more than 30 large (inter)national multidisciplinary research projects which includes 5 projects of international cooperation with the UK, Germany, the Netherland, Australia and Japan funded by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). Furthermore, Dr. Yongming Luo holds several important academic positions both in China and abroad. He was awarded the “National Outstanding Young Scientist” by NSFC in 2001 and the chief scientist of the National Key Basic Research Program (“973” Program) by MOST (2002-2008). He was also the expert group member of National High-Tech Research and Development Program (“863” Program) in the field of Resource and Environment of MOST (2001-2010), the consultant member and deputy group leader for the National Soil Contamination Survey of Ministry of Environmental Protection of China (2006-2011), and the director of Soil Environment Specialized Committee of the Soil Science Society of China (2004-2012). At present, Dr. Yongming Luo is the consultant expert group member of “973” Program and the chief scientist of “863” Major Program “Contaminated Soil Remediation Technologies and Demonstration” (2012-2016) of MOST. He also serves as an executive member of the Soil Science Society of China, an executive member of the Oceanography Society of China, member of the Committee of the International Phytotechnology Society, and member of international “Future Coast” plan. He is also on the editorial board of the Acta Pedologica Sinica and the International Journal of Phytoremediation.

P A Hazelton is currently working as a Senior Lecturer, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Member, CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Her Research interests included Environmental engineering including acid sulfate soil identification and management; and applied soil science for urban land management

Head of the Laboratory of Geology and lithodynamics of the Southern Branch of the PP Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, professor, member of the Russian Ecological Academy, a member of the Krasnodar Regional Scientific and Technical Committee, member of the Russian National Oceanographic Committee, member of the EUCC, expert on the problems of the Black Sea for the IOC of UNESCO . Since 2010, a member of the Scientific and Technical Committee of the International Center for Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal seas (Kobe, Japan). I supervised a number of Russian and international coastal and ocean expeditions, was a member of four crews underwater laboratory "Chernomor". In 1987 I directed the research of radionuclides in the rivers Pripyat and the Dnieper after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Prof.Kosyan Ruben Derenikovich known as the head of the 12 international and 40 Russian projects. One of the most significant is made under my leadership, the project Ministry of Economic Development of Russian Federation "Scientific support of a balanced business planning on the unique marine coastal landscape and suggestions on how to use them on the the example of the Azov-Black Sea coast." The author of 390 publications, including 11 monographs.

Head of laboratory of modeling of currents and sea waters structure. Participation and leadership of academic institutions in more than 30 scientific and applied projects, including national and European Union in oceanography and numerical modeling. Ph.D. since 1992 (more than 30 scientific works, including 2 monographs in collaboration). Since 2012 Assistant Professor in Moscow Physical-Technical Institute.

The laboratory management. Project management of R&D in the fields of oceanography, numerical modelling, process automation. Numerical simulation of the dynamics of marine waters (nowcasting and forecasting). Analysis of data (contact and satellite), data assimilation into numerical models. Verification of the numerical models.

Dr. Ashutosh Mohanty, did his PhD in Environmental Governance at Utkal University ,India and MSc. in Urban Environmental Management at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Presently he is working as Director and Associate Professor of Truman Graduate School-Public Administration (Affairs) joint Graduate School Programme with University of Missouri (Truman School of Public Affairs) in U. S. A. Before joining he was worked as Team Leader CEED-DRR programme and World Bank supported SMEs Development Programme for South Asia . He was also served as Visiting faculty for Master’s studies at International humanitarian and social work programme, Department of Christian Social Work, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. served as Regional Capacity Development Officer at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal and coordinated research based University network called as Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) under International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD, Kathmandu). HUC consists of 23 Universities (center of excellence contributing towards sustainable mountain development) among the 8 Himalayan Countries (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Myanmar) of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH), Region). Being team leader for the curriculum development of the Course for Kabul University, Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Environmental Protection and Disaster Management, Afghanistan. Coordinated Integrated & collaborative Research Programme (2008-2011). he associated with international research Centres like; National Centre for Atmospheric Research, USA, FK- Norway and ECODIT-USA. He has also worked as a resource person in Environmental Science, DRR and IWRM subjects at number of universities; (IOE-Tribhuban University Nepal, Kabul University Afghanistan, Lanzhou University. Chinna, IWFM -BUET-Bangladesh Utkal University. India etc) .He is a Steering Committee & Advisory Member of Kabul University Environment Protestation and Disaster Management Department, EPDM department Kabul, Afghanistan. Being an International Academician and Researcher with having interdisciplinary work proficiency in the field of study with; Environmtal Management, Green Economy, Climate Change Adoption and Resilience, Mountain Hazards Risk Reduction in Himalayan Countries and University Networks. He has specialization on Highland Mountain Hazards, Costal Hazard, Multi Hazard Early Warning System (Hydrological and Metrological), Super Storm/Cyclone/ Tornado and River Basin Management. He is also a resource person and life member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, IIPA, New Delhi . I have also written several paper, book chapter on Amu Daria River Basin and Costal hazard in South Asia.

Highland Mountain Hazards, Costal Hazard, Multi Hazard Early Warning System (Hydrological and Metrological)

Dr. You-Shao Wang background is primarily on marine environment & ecology and marine biological resources. His PhD research focused on Environmental chemistry from 1997 to 1998 in Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research, CAS, China. He was also as a postdoctoral fellowship for microbiological research from 1998 to 2000 in China Agricultural University. He has become a younger professor of Qingdao Agricultural University in 1997. He had also worked as a visiting professor from 2006 to 2009 in Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, USA. Since 2000, Dr. You-Shao Wang has been working as a distinguished professor in South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, and also the director of Daya Bay Marine Biology Station (CAS) since 2003 and the deputy director of State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography since 2011. He has published more than 150 papers in the world. Prof. You-Shao Wang has won Chinese Academy of Sciences President Scholarship (1997) and Science and technology progress award (The Second) of the people’s Republic of China (2007).

Climate Change, Marine Biology, Marine Environmental Ecology, Coastal Research and Management, Mangrove Ecology

Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe has degrees in zoology and oceanography from Texas A&M (BS, ’64; MS, ’66) and Duke (PhD, ’68). He spent 10 years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. (1968-79) and 8 years at the Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island (1979-87) before joining Texas A&M University as Head of the Oceanography Department (1987-93). In 2003 he transferred to the Texas A&M branch campus on the coast in Galveston (TAMUG) as Head of Marine Biology (2003-08), where he also served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (2008-10).

Dr. Rowe is a Regents Professor in Oceanography (College Station) and Marine Biology (Galveston) at Texas A&M, an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and he was a Fulbright Scholar in Chile where he continued his studies of coastal upwelling ecosystems. The publications from his research (ca. 150) have addressed animal zonation patterns, community biomass, sediment community respiration, benthic-pelagic coupling [the supply of regenerated nutrients from the sediments to the water column], the effects of hypoxia on the sea floor biota and the cycling of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen across a spectrum of diverse marine environments. His work often utilizes numerical simulations that illustrate important links within coastal food webs.

Jose Miguel Ruiz Verona, is a Land and Water Management Engineer, with broad experience in Natural Resources Management, particularly with Sustainable Land Management, Integrated Water Resource Management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Since 1990, he has carried out diverse assignments for different entities in different world settings: Latin-American, Europe and Asia. Some of the institutions to which he has been working for are Alterra Institute, Wageningen University, University of Seville, UNESCO, and Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), The Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Indonesian’s Ministry of Public Work. Jose Miguel is currently working as Technical Adviser in the field of water management for the German Organization Welthungerhilfe. Obtained his B.Sc. Honour Degree at Van-Hall University of Applied Science in the Netherlands, Specialization graduate course in Hydraulic Infrastructure Development at University of San Simon, Bolivia and M.Sc. Degree at the European School for Environmental Studies, Spain. Otherwise has followed other courses related to Natural Resources Management and Climate Change (E. g. Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate, GIS Tools for Water Basin Management, etc). Jose Miguel is member of the well-known organization International Water Association (IWA).Some of the important assignment in which Jose Miguel has participated are as follows: Abay Bay Integrated Coastal Zone Management Mater Plan, The Philippines; Sustainable Management of Coastal Resources in Caraga and Bicol Regions, The Philippines; Promoting Sustainable Development and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation at Mount Isarog Natural Park, the Philippines; Cities and Flooding, A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century; and A Study into the Biology, Physical, Geography and Human Activities of the Batutegi Nature Reserve (Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia). In terms of Publications, Jose Miguel has published the "Study of Vulnerability, Environmental Risk and Mitigation Works at the sub-river basin of El Tránsito, El Salvador, (2001)¨, Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation and currently working in a manual for erosion control and prevention.

especial interest in Climate Change issues and Coastal Zone Management, and currently is based in Indonesia

Zhiqiang Gao received the Master’s degree in 1993 from Institute of Xinjiang Geography, Chinese Academy of Science . He received the Ph.D. degree in 1998 from Institute of Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Science. His major is Mapping and Geographic Information System. He is an Professor at University of Chinese Academy of Science, and a research scientist at Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Science.

His main research interests are remote sensing application and model simulation in coastal zone.

Dr. Enayet Karim—a Bangladeshi national has completed his double Masters in Economics and Journalism from Dhaka University. He obtained Ph, D from the University of Oxford, UK in Banking. He is the author of CAMELS Rating, a theory book on Capital, Asset, Management, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to the Market Risk, which is now a text book in different universities and banking institutes. Dr. Karim has been elected President of Global Economist Forum, a United Nations Special Consultative Status Organisation, having stake in 104 countries. He is the editor of Daily Industry, only economic and Industrial newspaper of the world.

Investment in coastal area,Maine Coastal Program,Coastal resources

Since 16th March 2009 I was transferred from Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (where I worked as Principal Research Officer Grade 1 and Director of the Dar es Salaam Fisheries Research Centre since 2004) to the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development to become Director of Aquaculture Development Division. My role is to oversee and supervise, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, country-wide performance of both Mariculture Section and Inland Aquaculture Section. Essentially my core responsibility is to promote fin fish farming such as tilapia, catfish, trout, milkfish and culture of other aquatic organisms such as prawns, oysters (for food and pearls), seaweed, and mud crabs. Technology sharing, through popular vehicles, from experts and R&D institutions to farmers the majority of whom live in rural areas is the main driver to achievements in core activities.

Mariculture Section and Inland Aquaculture

BSc, MSc and PhD from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain). Postodoc at Linnaeus University (Sweden). Lecturer at the Department of Marine Science, University of Otago (New Zealand).

Marine microbial ecology and biogeochemistry