World News: The second announcement of the 8th Global Conference on Gender in Aquaculture & Fisheries – Shaping the Future: Gender Justice for Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF8)

The second announcement of the 8th Global Conference on Gender in Aquaculture & Fisheries – Shaping the Future: Gender Justice for Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF8). The event will be held from 21 to 23 November 2022 at Kochi, India. Registration and Abstract Submission will be updated shortly.

Session Themes:

• Women’s voice and agency: Individual collectives, associations, platforms, institutions
• Women’s work in aquaculture and fisheries: Human rights, labour rights, occupational safety and health, exploitation, conflict
• Pandemics, disasters and shocks: Impacts on livelihood, occupations, habitat, resources, life
• Gender justice & institutional roles: Policy regime, roles of civil society, academia and other formal and informal institutions at local, national and global levels
• Understanding women’s rights: Tenure, resources, institutions, inputs, food, nutrition
• Women achievers: Success stories of women entrepreneurs in aquaculture and fisheries

Plenaries

Eminent speakers will share experiences & ideas with participants for furthering research and action in gender in aquaculture and fisheries

Special Events

There will be a number of Special Sessions and Events by partnering organizations/projects. All are welcome to attend these sessions and events too!

For more information, please visit: https://www.genderaquafish.org/gaf8/