Living with Risk. A global review of disaster reduction initiatives

A second initiative to disseminate more volcanological
information more widely also
involves public electronic access. It is widely
known that volcanic eruptions affect people
and things in often predictable ways, but information
about these effects has been spotty and
not relayed systematically from the site of one
eruption to the next. Many lessons are unnecessarily
relearned, and further research elsewhere
is impeded by others rediscovering basic
knowledge derived from previous global experience.
Efforts are currently underway to
update a global compendium that will compile
Building understanding: development of knowledge and information sharing
current information about the effects of volcanic
eruptions - including practical tips for
their mitigation. This will be placed on the
Internet for easy access from nearly any country
and allow, for example, a water supply engineer
and rice agronomist in one country to
learn from the prior experience of a water supply
engineer and rice agronomist in another
country, within minutes. Pictures will illustrate
the problems, while text will provide details
and suggest possible mitigation measures.
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