3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 From: Guillaume Boudoire <guillaume.boudoire@xxxxxx> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to submit your abstract to our session 415 « Risk mitigation in dormant volcanic provinces » for the next Cities on Volcanoes at Antigua, Guatemala on February 11-17, 2024. The abstract submission deadline is on October 8, 2024. Please find below the description of the session. Volcanic provinces constitute a dilemma for people living in their surroundings. With more than 800 million inhabitants living near a volcano, eruptions constitute one of the main sources of natural hazard for humanity. Conversely, volcanic provinces tend to favour the settling of local populations due to the plethora of induced natural resources such as geothermal energy, construction materials, fertile volcanic soil, and tourist activities. Considering the continuous growth of the global population, it becomes fundamental to understand how human activities may sustainably develop in volcanic provinces where imbalance can exist between connected natural hazards and resources. This is even truer in dormant or low-eruptive frequency volcanic provinces where almost no trace of volcanic activity in the collective memory together with the scarcity of phenomena indicating a potential latent activity (1) encourages complacency in socio-economic development due to the lack of awareness of populations, and (2) hinders the development of appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Paradoxically, long periods of volcanic rest may favour energy accumulation at depth and drive magmas near a critical pressure point. This parallel evolution significatively increases the probability of disaster. A particular case is that of monogenetic fields where long periods of quiescence may be followed by a cluster of events. Recent unrests or signs of unrest after long quiescent periods at La Palma (Spain), Reykjanes Peninsula (Iceland), Michoacán-Guanajuato (Mexico), Mayotte (France), São Jorge (Portugal), Vulcano (Italy), Mombacho (Nicaragua) have shed light on these issues. In this session, we focus on advances in research and risk mitigation strategies conducted in dormant volcanic provinces. In particular, we encourage a focus on innovative protocoles that can be transposed elsewhere, as well as multi-disciplinary projects that consider the need to increase awareness in populations at risk. Thanks for your attention, hoping to see you soon, The conveners: Rigoberto Aguilar Contreras â?? Observatorio Vulcanológico del INGEMMET, Perú Guillaume Boudoire â?? Université Clermont Auvergne, France Marie-Noëlle Guilbaud â?? Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, México Jacob Brauner â?? Drexel University, USA Julie Morin â?? University of Cambridge, UK Christine Sealing â?? United States Geological Survey, USA Fatima Viveiros â?? IVAR â?? University of the Azores, Portugal 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 ------------------------------
