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Global Volcano
Risk Alliance
Dedicated to mitigating the risk from volcanic eruptions through preparedness, monitoring, and advocacy
Photo credit: UWI Seismic Research Centre
Our Mission
Our Mission
The impacts from volcanic eruptions threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people and pose a multi-trillion-dollar risk to the global economy. Global Volcano Risk Alliance aims to change this by advocating for increased prioritisation of the risks, increasing the resilience of the most vulnerable communities, and working to enhance global volcano monitoring.
The impacts from volcanic eruptions threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people and pose a multi-trillion-dollar risk to the global economy. Global Volcano Risk Alliance aims to change this by advocating for increased prioritisation of the risks, increasing the resilience of the most vulnerable communities, and working to enhance global volcano monitoring.
Our Focus Areas
Our Focus Areas
Global Volcano Risk Alliance focuses on three pillars for building global preparedness to volcanic eruptions.
Increasing global monitoring capacity
Increasing global monitoring capacity
Supporting the development of early warning systems to build community resilience.
Community preparedness & education
Community preparedness & education
To make regions resilient before, during and after an eruption
Increasing risk awareness and prioritisation
Increasing risk awareness and prioritisation
To promote greater awareness and investment for volcanic mitigation
Your support matters
Your support matters
Volcanoes can erupt without warning. With your support, we can strengthen volcano monitoring, help communities prepare for volcanic risk, and drive greater investment in risk reduction to reduce the impacts of future eruptions.
Video credit: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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