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Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsOver the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and development of methods and practice to reduce the harmful impacts of hazards and disasters in the Cari…
Background
In 1985, a tragic lahar from Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia killed more than 23,000 people. The loud rush of thick, gray, muddy water raced down through the once-quiet and green town of Armero and other surrounding communities. The swiftly flowing muck uprooted trees and lifted enormous boulders as if they were feathers, carrying giant…
1st International Conference & 5th International Workshop
Under the theme of "Integrated Interdisciplinary Research & Development on Volcanic Hazard Mitigation", VHM 2016 will be focused on volcanic disaster prevention. VHM 2016 will be an excellent learning experience in the field of "Volcanic Hazard Mitigation" for all participants.
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Montée dans le cadre des travaux du groupe de travail "Vigilance et alerte" la réunion sera l'occasion d'aborder l'ensemble des risques telluriques en traitant aussi bien des mouvements de terrain (cavités souterraines, mines, falaises et glissements de terrain), que des séismes (surveillance, détection, localisation et qualification des séismes) que de…
This course covers the fundamentals of climate science, the earth system and the causes and evidence of climate change. This knowledge explains how the earth system (natural and human) is affected by climate change.
Past and present observed changes are considered, and delegates will learn how climate models work and the nature (and limits of our knowl…
Overview
In 2010, the Pacific Island Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC) sought a framework that would support Pacific Island managers in adapting cultural resources to climate change. To begin this work, Dr. Cheryl Anderson and her colleagues focused on case studies in two national parks, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kaloko-Honokōhau National His…
The programme comprises Thematic sessions focused on seismic hazards, volcanoes, landslides, hydro-geology & generic subsidence and Coastal lowland subsidence & flood defense. Different geohazard risk communities represented at the Forum are working on community papers with the scope to describe the state-of-the-art concerning research & a…
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Makavol 2012 El Hierro es una reunión internacional de volcanología sobre Islas Volcánicas Oceánicas y Sociedad que tiene previsto conmemorar el primer aniversario de la erupción submarina de El Hierro, y uno de los tres workshops volcanológicos internacionales co-organizados por el Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, ITER (Tener…
Government spending on natural disasters is on the rise. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s largest disaster assistance program had eight of its most expensive years in the decade from 2007 to 2016. Congress and the Trump administration are considering ways to control rising costs, but they are doing so without comprehensive data on the contribut…
The special session of ISCRAM 2008 will discuss the latest scientific/technological developments, projects, programs and best practices in the field of monitoring, early warning systems (EWS) of various natural hazards. The advances in the rapidly evolving geo-information technologies, information management, and computational methods have proved to be…
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The EGU General Assembly 2011 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU i…
The Africa Union Commission will convene a regional workshop for the East Africa region in collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) in Arusha. The Workshop aims to accelerate action in the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its P…
Background
Following UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction recommendations and starting from shared existing knowledge and practices, the MIAVITA European project is organizing a conference aiming at presenting innovative tools and integrated cost effective methodologies to mitigate risks from various hazards on active volcanoes (prevention,…
The Gulf Seismic Forum was established to encourage scientific and technical cooperation in the Arabian Gulf region between seismologists, engineers and governmental organizations, and to promote research in seismology in the region, including reducing the risk of damage from earthquakes. Following previous successful meetings of the Gulf Seismic Forum…
2nd G-Ever international symposium and the 1st IUGS & SCJ international workshop on natural hazards
Background:
Asia-Pacific Region is an area with high risk of catastrophic natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunami and volcanic eruptions. In today's highly globalized economy, when a disaster occurs it can create unpredictable turmoil not jus…