US-Africa: Workshop for the Evaluation, Monitoring and Communication of Volcanic and Seismic Hazards in East Africa

本次研讨会由联合国援助和援助办事处的Meghan Miller领导，将在意大利的里雅斯特国际理论物理中心召开，供美国、非洲和欧洲的与会者参加，旨在制定和加强对导致大陆裂谷带火山爆发和大地震过程的调查计划，重点是东非火山和地震灾害的评估、监测和交流。为期两天的讲习班计划在为非洲地球科学家举办的为期两周的专业发展课程之前举行，该课程得到了国际地质方案、国际科学理事会、非洲联盟、英国皇家学会/自然环境资源理事会和联阿援助团的支持；根据从非洲和其他地方的自然灾害中吸取的经验教训，向国际社会提供战略指导。美国国家科学基金会资助的会前研讨会的目标是建立一个新的东非合作倡议，设计全面评估和监测板块边界和火山变形的时间和长度尺度的计划，并建立交流思想和专业知识的网络。这样，参与者将扩大和加强研究计划，确保对未来与火山和地震灾害有关的项目产生最广泛的影响。这次为期两天的会议的结果将直接提供给国际研讨会。ICTP的使命是促进发展中国家的高级研究和研究，它为一个为期两周的讲习班提供了核心支持，并支付了非洲科学家出席会议的费用。联阿援助办事处将得到12名美国火山学家、地震学家、测地线学家和遥感专家以及3名研究生的支持，参加为期两天的多学科国家科学基金会研讨会和相关的为期两天的商务会议。东非裂谷是大陆裂谷早期阶段的典型例子，位于肥沃的地幔之上，为科学家提供了早期裂谷演化和地幔组成的基本见解。考虑到相关的地震和火山灾害，这一特征有望促进我们对发散板块边界演化及其相关性的理解。来自三大洲的科学家将分享有关裂谷特征的重要最新进展，并制定一项国际计划，利用现代大地测量学和地震学工具推进科学研究。该计划和研讨会期间建立的新合作将进一步完善对火山和地震灾害的社会影响的关注。本次研讨会将为国际科学家和学生的专业发展提供支持，并解决加强发展中国家可持续科学基础设施的问题。此外，它将为洲际合作提供一个论坛，为未来的项目播下种子。预计研讨会将促进科学组织和学生项目之间的交流。

This Workshop, led by Meghan Miller of UNAVCO, will be convened at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, for US, African, and European participants designed to develop and enhance plans for investigations of processes leading to volcanic eruptions and large earthquakes in continental rift zones, with emphasis on the evaluation, monitoring and communication of volcanic and seismic hazards in East Africa. The two-day workshop is planned to precede a two-week professional development course for African geoscientists supported by ICTP, the International Council for Science (ICSU), the African Union, the Royal Society/Natural Environment Resource Council of the UK, and UNAVCO; to provide strategic guidance to the international community based on lessons learned from natural hazards in Africa and elsewhere. The goals of the NSF-funded pre-meeting workshop are to establish a new initiative for cooperation in East Africa, to design programs to comprehensively evaluate and monitor the time and length scales of plate boundary and volcanic deformation, and to develop networks for exchange of ideas and expertise. In so doing, participants will augment and strengthen research plans, ensuring the broadest impact with future volcanic and seismic hazard-related projects. The results of this two-day meeting will feed directly into the international workshop. ICTP, whose mission is to foster advanced studies and research in developing countries, has provided core support for a two-week workshop and to defray the cost of attendance for African scientists. UNAVCO will receive support for 12 U.S. volcanologists, seismologists, geodesists, and remote sensing experts and 3 graduate students for the two-day, multi-disciplinary NSF workshop and associated two-day business meeting. Intellectual Merit The East African Rift is a classic example of the early stages of continental rifting above a fertile mantle, providing scientists with fundamental insights into early rift evolution and mantle composition. Taken with associated seismic and volcanic hazards, this feature promises to advance our understanding of divergent plate boundary evolution and its relevance. Scientists from three continents will share important recent advances in characterizing the rift and develop an international plan to advance scientific studies using modern tools of geodesy and seismology. This plan and the new collaborations established during the workshop will further also refine the focus on societal impact of volcanic and seismic hazards. Broader Impact This workshop will provide support for the professional development of an international mix of scientists and students, and address issues of enhancing sustainable science infrastructure for developing countries. Further, it will provide a forum for inter-continental collaboration that will seed future projects. It is expected that the workshop will nurture exchange among scientific organizations and student programs.