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Advancing Volcanic Hazards in 

Early Warnings for All

 

July 7-9, 2025
Geneva, Switzerland
 
Volcanic plume

 

Motivation

Volcanic hazards have a huge impact on people, their livelihoods, critical infrastructure and the environment at local, regional and global challenge. Given that the complex interrelationships between volcanic and other hazards (and their cascading impacts) are not yet fully understood, there is an urgent need to strengthen collaboration not only to advance the science, but also to ensure its translation into effective, people-centred warning systems and preparedness measures. By enhancing communications, operational services, and community engagement, we can better equip those at risk with timely, actionable information to reduce harm and build resilience. This approach directly supports the delivery-focused commitments of the Sendai Framework and the EW4All initiative.

Taking advantage of the fact that 2025 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) is being held in Geneva (June 29-July 5, 2025), the workshop seeks to bring together diverse research areas, service providers, UN bodies and aid agencies and users to foster integration with the UN Early Warnings For All initiative (EW4All) (). The workshop will bring together key stakeholders including the four leading organizations of the program (UNDRR, WMO, IFRC, ITU). It will be structured around the EW4All Pillars, ensuring that the content and outputs are closely aligned to deliver an action plan for advancing the recommendations of the workshop: Disaster risk knowledge; Detection, observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting; Warning dissemination and communication; Preparedness and response capabilities.

Main objectives

Sharing methodologies, case studies, and experiences related to multi-hazard risk research and strategies to:

  1. Understand the impact of volcanoes – how to integrate the scientific leadership of IAVCEI and the knowledge of the volcano observatories into the EW4All programme.
  2. Identify what actions can be taken – develop a common understanding of ways to improve volcanic early warnings, what is possible now and what could be if people were better informed or financially assisted to enable action.
  3. Assess what information is needed – how can the science of monitoring volcanic hazards be improved to better inform early warnings - sharing methodologies, case studies, and experiences related to multi-hazard risk research and strategies.
  4. Understand who takes the action – identify the key actors for centralised disaster risk analysis, early warning systems, communication, preparedness and response and how this informs community-led action.

 

Expected outcomes

Consensual summary of the current state, gaps, challenges and opportunities on the integration of volcanic hazards within current and future global, regional, national and local early warning initiatives, with prioritised recommendations for focused actions to be taken.