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Global Volcano Risk Alliance is leading a series of international projects, supported by our network, to help strengthen capacity to manage volcanic crisis and to prepare for future eruptions.
Assessing volcanic risk capacity in Bolivia
Out of the Latin American countries with active volcanoes, Bolivia remains as the only one without an official volcano monitoring network. Reasons for this are varied: lack of funding at the government, administrative level; shortage of specialized geology courses in the university curriculum; and absence of important historical eruptions. Many Bolivian volcanoes lie on the borders with Chile and Peru, presenting a cross-border risk to communities in neighbouring countries. With little currently known about the state of activity of these volcanoes, their eruptive histories, and ultimately the risks they pose, the region remains vulnerable to unexpected volcanic eruptions.
Global Volcano Risk Alliance launched a field campaign to assess current volcanic risk awareness, monitoring capacity, and response mechanisma within Bolivia, helping to idenity where to support strengthening of volcanic risk preparedness
Volcanic risk to the maritime sector
Volcanic hazards pose siginificant risk to the global maritime sector, through disruption to transport and trade routes, to direct damage to maritime infrastructure. In recent years, incidents involving volcanic eruptions impacting pleasure craft and trade vessels has increased, but little is currently being done to ensure the maritime sector is prepared for managing volcanic risk.
Global Volcano Risk Alliance is working towards building resilience of the martime sector to volcanic risk through stakeholder engagement, scenario exercising and increased awaresness amongst mariners.
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