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

该讲习班将在意大利的里雅斯特的国际理论物理中心为美国、非洲和欧洲的与会者举办，其目的是制定和加强大陆裂谷地区火山喷发和大地震过程的调查计划，重点是对东非的火山和地震灾害进行评估、监测和交流。为期两天的讲习班计划在由国际理论物理中心、国际科学理事会(ICSU)、非洲联盟、英国皇家学会/英国自然环境资源理事会和联合国志愿人员组织支持的为期两周的非洲地球科学家专业发展课程之前举行；根据从非洲和其他地方自然灾害中吸取的经验教训，向国际社会提供战略指导。NSF资助的会前研讨会的目标是在东非建立一个新的合作倡议，设计方案来全面评估和监测板块边界和火山变形的时间和长度尺度，并发展交流想法和专业知识的网络。在这样做的过程中，参与者将扩大和加强研究计划，确保对未来火山和地震灾害相关项目产生最广泛的影响。这次为期两天的会议的成果将直接提供给国际研讨会。国际理论物理中心的使命是促进发展中国家的高级研究和研究，它为为期两周的讲习班提供了核心支持，并支付了非洲科学家的出席费用。UNAVCO将为12名美国火山学家、地震学家、大地测量员和遥感专家以及3名研究生提供支持，参加为期两天的NSF多学科研讨会和相关的为期两天的商业会议。知识价值东非裂谷是大陆裂谷早期阶段在富饶的地幔之上的经典例子，为科学家提供了对早期裂谷演化和地幔组成的基本见解。结合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最近在确定裂谷特征方面的重要进展，并制定一项国际计划，利用现代大地测量和地震学工具推进科学研究。这项计划以及在讲习班期间建立的新的合作还将进一步完善对火山和地震危害的社会影响的关注。更广泛的影响该讲习班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，它还将为洲际合作提供一个论坛，为未来的项目提供种子。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.