NGO
affiliated organization UN-ISDR programme
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NGO
affiliated organization UN-ISDR programme
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PRESENTATION
EUROPEAN VOLCANOLOGICAL SOCIETY
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO ?
The European Volcanological
Society is an independant (NGO) scientific organization established in
1991 and based in Geneva, Switzerland.Main goal is to encourage and develop international
cooperation in the field of the forecasting of the volcanic eruptions.(hazards assessment, public awareness, education...) between scientists and between scientists and no-scientists
The present president of the S.V.E . is Henry Gaudru , member of the International
Commission on Mitigation of the Volcanic Disasters (IAVCEI), Cities and volcanoes and volcanic lakes commissions; UNISDR scientific adviser
for volcanic risk mitigation. Member of the European Geophysical Union (EGU)
S.V.E. also can also provide scientific and technical assistance teams and/or logistical support for the expeditions leds by scientists working in the Universities, or in public or private laboratories.
The S.V.E., also organize its own expeditions on the active volcanoes around the world. Many of these expeditions are carried out in cooperation with foreign institutions or agencies working in the field of the assessment, prediction, prevention and mitigation of the volcanic disasters. SVE was committed to the aims of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) which was approved by the United Nations and now associated with the new UN-ISDR program for volcanology. Since several years ago SVE carried out risk assessment missions in collaboration with UN-ISDR
Previous SVE missions, fieldworks, fieldtrips and joint SVE-UNISDR meetings : Kamtchatka (1992), Hawaii (1993), Kurile islands (1993), Sulawesi and Moluccas (1994), Mexico - Colima (1994), Cape Verde - Fogo (1995), Italy ( 1995), Alaska (1995), Vanuatu (1996), Jan Mayen (1997), Montserrat (1997), Italia (1998), Cameroon (1999), Ecuador (1999), Iceland (1999), Azores - Serreta volcano- (2000) - Etna ( 2001), New Zealand ( 2001), Hawaii (2003) , Erta Ale volcano (2004-2005), Chile (2005), Ecuador ( 2006), Japan ( 2007), Peru (2008), Canary Islands (2010), Chile (2010), Nicaragua (2010) , Iceland (2010) , Canary (2012,) Mexico (2013), Indonesia (2014), Indonesia (2017)
THE EUROPEAN VOLCANOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS DIVIDED IN TWO DEPARTMENTS
- Scientific Department for geologists and volcanologists (fieldwork, fieldtrip)
- Education Department for the general public (lecture, films, travels...)
S.V.E. daily NEWS 2023 on the website
Updated volcano news information - daily or weekly reports about volcanic eruptions with in addition most recently activity in the past years
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Meetings and conferences...... click on Announcements