PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL ISSUES
THE NEARBY VOLCANOES
The last eruptions of the Southern Andes volcanoes
nearby Puerto Varas city (Llaima: 2008; Chaitén:
2008-09; Cordón Caulle: 2011-12; Villarrica: 2015; and
Calbuco: 2015) have produced important social
impacts not only in Chile but also in nearby countries
such Argentine and distal countries such as New
Zealand and Australia, due to plume impact in cities
and air routes. Taking into account that the present day
activity will continue along the Andes, the risk for life,
economy and infrastructure will also increase due to
future increases in the human occupation.
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Volcanic eruptions: processes and hazards mapping.
Volcano monitoring: alert levels and uncertainties.
Remote sensing: application to monitoring techniques.
Education and communication with communities and
authorities.
Volcanic risk: evaluation and mitigation.
Land use planning in volcanic areas.
Emergency plans and crisis managements: recent case
studies.
Environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions
Although geological and hazard maps of the Osorno
and Calbuco volcanoes nearby to Puerto Varas have
been already published, they need to be periodically
actualized as new knowledge is obtained as indicated
by the eruption of the Calbuco volcano during 2015.
The challenge is of course to transfer current quality
information to the exposed local community to
improve risk management in both the short and long
term.
Most of the Andean volcanoes are located along the
Chilean territory but ash and other pyroclastic products
during eruptions are usually transported to Argentina
producing severe damage to their people and
economy. For this reasons, a relevant aspect is to
discuss and agree on ways in which different countries
may work together to increase communities and
infrastructure safety.
Chaitén volcano seismogram, May 2008
‘Understanding volcanoes
and society:
the key for risk mitigation’
For further information please contact:
Paul Duhart, General Secretary
Hugo Moreno, Executive Secretary
Av. Santa María 0104, Providencia.
Santiago, CHILE
Phone: 56-2-24825500
Email:[email protected]
www.sernageomin.cl
www.citiesonvolcanoes9.com
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November 20 - 25, 2016
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
The hosting Chilean volcanology community invites the
international scientific community and authorities that are
involved in managing risks and hazards in volcanicly active
areas to participate in the Cities on Volcanoes 9 Conference
to be held in Puerto Varas, Chile, from November 20th until
November 25th, 2016, which is spring season in the
Southern Hemisphere.
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The slogan and main focus of the CoV9 is ‘Understanding
volcanoes and society: the key for risk mitigation’. Several
symposia are being arranged oriented to understanding
volcanic phenomena, recognizing the hazards and their
impact on people, and emergency management,
community education, case histories and risk mitigation to
reduce the impacts from volcanism and its effects on society.
MAIN ISSUES
The main goal of the CoV9 is to join together
professionals and technicians related to
volcanology with officers in charge of emergencies
and leaders of exposed communities as a way to
promote and interchange ideas and previous
experiences to allow improvement and increase
the resilience of local communities living in the
vicinities of active volcanoes. In addition, another
issue is to promote multidisciplinary research in
volcanology and collaboration among scientific,
social leaders, government agencies and
authorities in order to reduce the impact of
volcanic eruptions.
PUERTO VARAS CITY
AND CONFERENCE VENUE
The CoV9 conference will be held in Puerto
Varas (www.visitpuertovaras.cl), 900 km south of
Santiago, Chile´s capital. It is a charming tourist
town located in the south-western extreme of
the Llanquihue glacial lake (41.3°S) with the
active Andean volcanic chain located only 30 to
40 km to the east (e.g. Calbuco and Osorno
volcanoes pictured above).
Los Lagos Region´s capital Puerto Montt
(200,000 inhabitants) is located at only 17 km
south from Puerto Varas through Highway 5.