The Commission for Hazard and Risk are hosting an online workshop on the 29/30th September 2020 to share and discuss a new web-hosted Volcanic Hazard Map Database with the wider volcano community. This database is searchable through an online interface (available here). Its…
The IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic Hazards and Risk’s Working Group on Hazard Mapping will be sponsoring a workshop at the upcoming Cities on Volcanoes 11. COV11 is taking place from 23-27 May, 2020 in Heraklion, Crete. The workshop will be on the 22nd May....
The IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic Hazards and Risk’s Working Group on Hazard Communication will be sponsoring the Communicating During Crisis in a New Media Landscape Workshop at the upcoming Cities on Volcanoes 11. COV11 is taking place from 23-27 May, 2020 in...
The 11th Cities on Volcanoes conference will held on 23-27th May 2020 in Heraklion, Crete. The Cities and Volcanoes Commission of IAVCEI aims to provide a link between the volcanology community and emergency managers, to serve as a conduit for exchange of ideas...
The Chapman Conference on distributed volcanism will be held on 16-20 March 2020 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The purpose of this Chapman is to bring together scientists to discuss, develop, and test conceptual models of distributed volcanism. Focus by the scientific community is especially...
Interested in hosting Cities on Volcanoes 2022? Find more information on how to apply here! Key deadlines: 31 October 2019 5pm GMT – Deadline for Nominations, stating your intention to develop a proposal to host CoV12 in 2022. 28 November 2019 5pm GMT – Deadline for written Proposals for hosting...
The commission on volcanic hazards and risk is dedicated to applied volcanology, a key realm of volcanology that occupies the front line between academic research and governmental organizations that are responsible for decision-making and policy processes that reduce the impact of volcanic hazards on society. The commission focuses on understanding, quantifying and communicating the hazards, the extent and likelihood of their occurrence and assessing their impacts and the societal vulnerabilities they create from near to far-field.