2nd Alexander von Humboldt International Conference (Deadline 30/11/2006) |
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European Geosciences Union
2nd Alexander von Humboldt International Conference on
The Role of Geophysics in Natural Disaster Prevention
Lima, Peru, 05 – 09 March 2007
Objectives of the Conference
The recent catastrophic events related to the Indonesian Tsunami and
Hurricane Katrina have brought the subject of Disaster Prevention to
higher levels, in both the scientific and decision makers communities.
This meeting aims at discussing improved geophysical methods for the
evaluation of natural hazards as part of a more general risk assured
effort and risk reduction process.
Casualties and property losses due to natural disasters, such as
earthquakes, catastrophic volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, El
Niсo and Global Change related hazards, can significantly be mitigated
when the risks involved for different scenarios are available in due
time.
In most cases, however, scientists evaluate these hazards in
probabilistic terms only. This is to be contrasted with precise
forecasts expected by decision makers. Nevertheless, in most cases,
science can provide decision makers with the best information for their
mitigating decisions.
This dilemma will be borne in mind when progress in natural disaster
“prediction” is discussed during this interdisciplinary conference.
Thus, besides new or improved methods for natural hazard assessment,
contributions reporting on failures and successes of past prevention
cases, as well as socio-economic aspects , are invited.
The conference will include the following topics (to be introduced by invited Keynote Speakers):
- Volcanic Eruptions
- Earthquakes
- Tsunamis
- Landslides
- Avalanches
- Extreme climate and/or meteorological disastrous events
- El Niсo related
- Global Change related
- Hurricanes
Call-for-Papers / Abstract Submission
All scientists are cordially invited to submit an abstract here. The submission deadline is 30 November 2006!
More information in the following link:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/avh2/
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