Information - NH9.04 Multidisciplinary approaches in volcanic hazard forecasting and risk mitigation
Event Information
Several hundred million people live today in regions of the world directly threatened by volcanic activity. Whatever the policy to mitigate such a huge risk might be, quantitative forecasting of hazard associated to a range of eruptive phenomena is the fundamental priority. The integration of hazard with vulnerability studies and territorial data then allows the assessment of the risk associated. In the last few years big advances have been made towards a multidisciplinary approach in the forecasting of volcanic hazard and risk. This session welcomes any contribution specifically aimed to the quantitative analysis of volcanic hazard and risk from the monitoring of the volcanic system to the evaluation of risk mitigation measures. Multidisciplinary contributions dealing with quantitative definition of volcanological scenarios, monitoring and observation of volcanic activity, numerical simulation of volcanic unrest and eruption dynamics, development of vulnerability functions, estimation of the eruption impact, as well as the development of probabilistic risk assessment protocols are particularly welcome. Studies on recent volcanic crises and disasters are also warmly invited.
Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers
Prof. Franco Barberi (Universita' Roma Tre), Prof. Hiromu Okada (Hokkaido University)
Co-Sponsorship
VGP
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