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Elevating consciousness to strengthen communities’ resilience:
Forming a community of 169 Geoparks in 44 nations, UNESCO Global Geoparks are situated in numerous geographical settings that, in some instances, expose them to a large number of pure hazards and excessive climate occasions. Local weather change is exacerbating such excessive occasions, inflicting a number of geoparks to undergo in depth harm.
In response, many UNESCO World Geoparks have developed and applied catastrophe threat discount methods to scale back the territory’s publicity to pure hazards whereas rising catastrophe preparedness to safeguard native populations and the infrastructure they rely upon. Their holistic administration method builds on the hyperlinks between an space’s geological heritage and its pure, cultural and intangible heritage, in addition to native and indigenous data, so as to enhance our understanding of key points, corresponding to using Earth’s assets, the impression of pure hazards, local weather change results and mitigation.
Every day, UNESCO World Geoparks are engaged in Catastrophe Threat Discount by means of administration plans, in addition to coaching and elevating consciousness, to enhance the resilience of their communities.
Many UNESCO designated sites rejoice the Worldwide Day for Catastrophe Threat Discount, as a chance to lift consciousness and empower their native communities.
You may also rejoice by visiting a UNESCO World Geopark close to you!
Watch this area for updates on occasions in your geoparks.
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Croatia | France | Italy | Japan | Spain | Turkey
VIS ARCHIPELAGO UNESCO World Geopark (Croatia)
occasion title: Worldwide Day for the Catastrophe Threat Discount
date: thirteenth October 21
place: Island of Vis (cities Vis and Komiža)
sort of exercise: workshops and demonstration
goal group: elementary college kids (grade 1-4), highschool kids
brief description: within the gentle of latest occasions in Croatia concerning frequent earthquakes and fixed fireplace hazard on the distant islands, particularly throughout summer season season, Geopark Vis Archipelago determined to affix celebration of Worldwide Day for the Catastrophe Threat Discount, and can, in cooperation with Croatian Mountain Rescue Service and Affiliation of Voluntary Firefighters, set up 3 workshop tailored for kids and youth. Our colleagues from Rescue Service and Firefighters will give a brief lecture on potential catastrophe in Geopark Vis Archipelago, display the actions they take and allow kids to take part by means of workshops. Workshops of this sort permit kids to be taught the required expertise in case of disasters, assist them perceive the processes and make them extra ready in instances of disaster.
CHABLAIS UNESCO World Geopark (France)
occasions title: What drama is Nature getting ready for us?
dates: from 2nd October 2021 to tenth October 2021
For full programme particulars please consult the agenda
2nd October 2021
place: Saint Jean d‘Alps and Plateau de Gavot
sort of exercise: fieldtrips
goal group: basic public
brief description:
1) mountain stroll to find the landslide of Saint Jean d’Alps, led by the official UNESCO World Geopark guidean intervention to raised know the publicity to the pure hazards in our Geopark;
2) stroll across the Plateau de Gavot and the landslide of Feternes, led by the official UNESCO World Geopark guides
2nd October 2021
place: Yvoire
sort of exercise: escape recreation
goal group: kids
brief description: “free Panic at Yvoire library!“ escape Recreation
2nd – ninth October 2021
place: Thonon les Bains
sort of exercise: free short-term exhibition
goal group: basic public
brief description: free short-term exhibition on the library in Thonon les Bains regarding the geological formation of the area and its distinctive character
third October 2021
place: Brevon Valley
sort of exercise: fieldtrip
goal group: basic public
brief description: discovery of the pure dangers of the Brevon Valley! A associate website of the Chablais UGGp
third, sixth and tenth October 2021
place: Chatel library
sort of exercise: escape recreation
goal group: kids
brief description: “A lone group of survivors at Chatel library should save humanity! A associate website of the Chablais UGGp
sixth October 2021
place: Morzine library
sort of exercise: escape recreation
goal group: kids
brief description: “A lone group of survivors at Morzine library should save humanity! A associate website of the Chablais UGGp
eighth October 2021
sort of exercise: free public speak
goal group: basic public
brief description: a social science method to the evolution of threat administration: the function of the state and the acceptance of the municipalities – the instance of Vailly by P Pigeon, College of Savoie Mont Blanc
ninth October 2021
place: Museum of Prehistory and Geology, Sciez
sort of exercise: short-term exhibition
goal group: basic public
brief description: short-term exhibition „Catastophy“: uncover the geohazards of the Chablais on the Museum of Prehistory and Geology, Sciez, a associate of the Chablais UGGp
tenth October 2021
place: Abondance Valley
sort of exercise: fieldtrip
goal group: basic public
brief description: pure hazards within the Abondance Valley, led by the official UNSECO World Geopark guides
tenth October 2021
place: Science Village
sort of exercise: workshops and stands
goal group: adults and kids
brief description: adults and kids are welcome to watch, experiment, query and talk about so as to perceive the pure dangers current within the area. Workshops and stands proposed by the Chablais UNESCO World Geopark and threat professionals from across the Auvergne Rhone Alpes Area guides
MASSIF DE BAUGES UNESCO World Geopark (France)
date : Wednesday 13 October 18h30
place: Home the Parc-Geopark Le Chatelard
sort of exercise: convention
goal group: basic public and free entry
title : Water within the Bauges, a restricted useful resource?
description : If the fountains of our villages appear everlasting, their future nonetheless questions the character and the sustainability of the water useful resource. From a richly illustrated presentation on the character and geological historical past of the Alps and the Massif des Bauges, UNESCO World Geopark, we are going to come to characterize the varied assets and reservoirs in our area, to understand their significance and their vulnerabilities. Between glaciers, lakes, alluvial plains and Karst, a journey by means of time and within the area of our mountains to replicate on and put together for the accelerating local weather change.
As a part of the French science pageant
APUAN ALPS UNESCO World Geopark (Italy)
occasion title: The 1920 earthquake: visions and recollections of the destroyed areas in Garfagnana and Lunigiana
date: sixteenth October 2021
place: San Giovanni Museum Corridor in Fivizzano
sort of exercise: guide presentation
goal group: native communities, Geoparks Guides, stakeholders, college students and lecturers
brief description: the Apuan Alps UGGp organizes the presentation of a guide with recollections and pictures of the robust earthquake that affected the areas of Garfagnana and Lunigiana.
The occasion goals to unfold data about this earthquake with the primary aim to tell, increase consciousness and put together individuals for a more practical response throughout the excessive occasions.
occasion title: First help in mountain areas throughout excessive occasions
date: seventeenth October 2021
place: Colonnata, Carrara
sort of exercise: first help sensible coaching
goal group: native communities, Geopark Guides, stakeholders
brief description: the Apuan Alps UNESCO World Geopark organizes in collaboration with Nationwide Alpine Membership and Cave Rescue Service an academic program with a sensible lesson and a primary help sensible coaching. The principle intention of the exercise is to lift consciousness, to tell and put together individuals for a more practical response throughout the excessive occasions in mountain areas.
BEIGUA UNESCO World Geopark (Italy)
occasion title: Firefighting goes to highschool!
date: thirteenth October 2021
place: Arenzano
sort of exercise: college workshop
goal group: colleges
brief description: to rejoice the Worldwide Day on Catastrophe Threat Discount geopark guides and Arenzano’s firefighting volunteers will enter within the classroom to lift consciousness of pure hazards and present kids the instruments which are used throughout forest firefighting maneuvers. The fireplace-fighting car shall be parked within the schoolyard so kids can get on board!
occasion title: The Recreation of instability
date: sixteenth October 2021
place: Home of the Park, Sassello
sort of exercise: academic workshop
goal group: kids (6-11 years outdated) – Junior Geoparkers
brief description: Saturday it is the flip of the Junior Geoparkers! By way of “the sport of instability” we are going to discuss floods and landslides, a really topical subject that has straight touched the city of Sassello in latest days. With the kids we are going to purpose concerning the behaviors to maintain throughout storms.
CILENTO, VALLO DI DIANO AND ALBURNI UNESCO World Geopark (Italy)
occasion title: At pure hazards college
date: thirteenth October 2021
place: Geopark museum
sort of exercise: dissemination
goal group: younger individuals
brief description: the occasion features a lesson within the museum concerning the geo-risks and local weather change. The intention is to introduce college students to geological hazards and find out how to forestall them.
MADONIE UNESCO World Geopark (Italy)
occasion title: Summer time 2021 fires within the Madonie Park, prevention measures, monitoring and restoration of the websites. (occasion throughout the two days organized by the CAI)
date: sixteenth October 2021
place: Palazzo Pucci Martinez Petralia Sottana (Palermo), seat of the Madonie Geopark
sort of exercise: convention and tour
goal group: open to the general public based on Anticovid rules. Nonetheless, there shall be members of the regional and nationwide CAI, representatives of different protected areas together with different Italian Geoparks additionally belonging to the Medimont community, representatives of Federparchi, Director of the Civic Museum and civil and army authorities. It’ll even be streamed
brief description: the occasion contains two days of which the primary, on the Madonie Geopark headquarters, will primarily cope with biodiversity alongside the Italy CAI path, the geosites current and the actions to boost and defend it. Throughout the convention, an intervention by the Madonie Geopark on the IDDRR world day and particularly on the fires that affected the Madonie this summer season is predicted
POLLINO UNESCO World Geopark (Italy)
occasion title: Presentation information geo-route named “On the path of the Pollino Line”
date: thirteenth October 2021
place: Geopark customer centre
sort of exercise: convention
goal group: local people, Geoparks Guides, stakeholders, college students and lecturers
brief description: one of many strategic actions put in place by the Pollino Geopark workers has been the conclusion of explanatory signage in extremely consultant websites from each the structural and geomorphological factors of view. The geological interpretation and tectonic historical past of the entire space, corresponding to size, kinematics and seismotectonics of the regional fault system, acknowledged, within the worldwide geological literature, because the “Pollino Line”, has been supplied in some geological viewpoints distributed alongside a km scale route.
On this manner the Geopark arrange a geo-route named “On the path of the Pollino Line”, the place the vacationers can admire the knowledge panels put in, explaining the geological, geomorphological, and tectonic processes which have decided the creation of the present-day construction and panorama.
ASO UNESCO World Geopark (Japan)
occasion title : Be part of our Mitigation Program
date : Wednesday 13 October 18h30
place: Oguni City in Aso UNESCO World Geopark
sort of exercise: lecture
goal group: basic public and free entry
A significant earthquake catastrophe occurred within the Aso Geopark in 2016. Nonetheless, we settle for it as one of many actions of the earth, and we’re transmitting not solely the tragedy but additionally residing in it as an academic journey. Please be part of our program! Actions will embrace three matters: Training Program for Catastrophe threat Discount, Local weather Emergency Declaration, Training for Sustainable Growth
TOYA-USU UNESCO World Geopark (Japan)
occasion title : Certification examination of the Toya-Usu Volcano Meister
date : Saturday 6 November 2021
place: Mount Usu (Toya-Usu Unesco World Geopark)
sort of exercise: Certification examination of the Toya-Usu Volcano Meister
goal group: basic public and free entry
The UNESCO World Geopark certifies native residents as “Volcano Meisters” those that have discovered the character and traits of Lake Toya and the Usu Volcano space and go on each the recollections and experiences of eruptions and the knowledge to mitigate a catastrophe to the following technology in and out of doors the neighborhood. They’re resilience promoters. Certification examination of the Toya-Usu Volcano Meister have taken place yearly in center of October. In 2021, The 14th examination shall be held on in November as a result of pandemic of Covid 19.
IZU Peninsula UNESCO World Geopark (Japan)
occasion title : Previous tsunami proof and elevating consciousness for the long run
date : Wednesday 13 October 2021
place: Izu Peninsula UNESCO World Geopark Exhibition “AmaGEO”
sort of exercise: Exhibition
goal group: basic public and free entry
As a World Geopark in one of the crucial earthquake-prone areas on the earth, selling analysis on pure disasters is our prime concern. On this regard, Izu UGGp introduces a analysis undertaking titled “Tracing a millenary historical past of main pure disasters in Izu peninsula west coast- A chronological examine on lake deposits of Myojin Lake in Ida, Izu Peninsula”. This undertaking mainly geared toward revisiting the historical past of tsunami within the Peninsula the place the big earthquakes had repeatedly occurred. It might efficiently current scientific proof of the previous catastrophic occasions which might allegedly happen. In view of UNESCO World Geopark mission to liaise academia and most of the people, website managers provide a particular exhibition to current the findings. ‘AmaGEO’, the analysis hub of the World Geopark, served as its venue. The exhibition mirrors Geoparks’ tireless efforts to resume consciousness among the many residents of the peninsula the place the following calamity would possibly come anytime in future.
MUROTO UNESCO World Geopark (Japan)
occasion title : Instructional Tour on Geohazard Threat Administration in Muroto UNESCO World Geopark
date : October 2021
place: Muroto UGGp, Kochi, Japan
sort of exercise: Instructional tour
goal group: college studens and basic public
Muroto UNESCO World Geopark is conserved as a Quasi Nationwide Park and broadly used for schooling and analysis actions. In Muroto UNESCO World Geopark, visiting vacationers and college students can perceive the land formation course of from a scenic street and lookout factors on the marine terrace slopes. Muroto UGGp accets college journeys to find out about geohazard course of and the way we will defend our lives and neighborhood. College students will expertise dynamic earth actions with native guides and lear the land formation processes of Muroto. Friends will go to Tsunami Evacuation Shelter situated at coastal space of Muroto UGG and learn the way this facility works when earthquake and tsunami occurs with a neighborhood teacher.
ORIGENS UNESCO World Geopark (Spain)
occasion title: Coexistence with transferring slopes
date: tenth October 2021
place: Guardia de Noguera
sort of exercise: fieldtrip
goal group: basic public
brief description: fieldtrip from Guardia de Noguera to Mur Fortress with diferent stops to acknowledge the behaviour of Geological hazards on this space
occasion title: New digital instruments utilized to the examine rock fall hazard
date: 14th October 2021
place: on-line
sort of exercise: symposium
goal group: basic public
brief description: three presentatiots on the examine of the chance of rock falls utilizing new instruments, corresponding to laser scanner applied sciences and digital photogrammetry from terrestrial or airborne platforms. The talks will discover (1) using high-definition 3D fashions of the terrain to discover new methods of visualizing and speaking rock fall knowledge; (2) the examine case of the Puigcercós landslide escarpment monitoring experiment in Origens Geopark and; (3) the purposes of analysis on rock fall blocks trajectories utilizing drones and simulations on the MA-10 street in Mallorca
SIERRA SUBBETICAS UNESCO World Geopark (Spain)
occasion title: Collectively in opposition to fireplace
date: thirteenth October, 2021
place: Centre of Forest Protection – CEDEFO (Carcabuey)
sort of exercise: consciousness session on forest fireplace prevention
goal group: basic public and forest land homeowners
brief description: Because of the rise of forest fires and their burning potential, the affected floor in our area has elevated. Sensitization actions are actually extra obligatory than ever. This session will give attention to the regional fireplace prevention plan, which incorporates prevention works in public forests, and prevention by means of info conferences on the rules with respect to constructing and infrastructures autoprotection plans. Fireplace extinguishment and restoration works will even be uncovered, in addition to sensitization campaigns geared toward basic inhabitants and scholar teams
SOBRARBE-PIRINEOS UNESCO World Geopark (Spain)
occasion title: La Fiesta de los Glaciares (Glacier fest)
date: from twenty fifth September to seventh October 2021
place: Bielsa and Chistau valleys
sort of exercise: guided mountain walks and academic actions
goal group: basic public and pupils aged 10-12 years outdated
brief description: There shall be two hikes one to Lardana glacier so as to admire and luxuriate in not solely the ice but additionally all of the options formed by the glacier for the reason that Little Ice Age. Different in Estiva and Bielsa valle to see Monte Perdido glacier and perceive the primary geoforms of the panorama made by the Cinca glacier during the last 65000 years. Lastly, there shall be a fieldtrip with the pupils of all the colleges of the valleys that presently host lively glaciers in our Geopark. In all of the actions there shall be awarening actions about local weather adjustments and international warming.
KULA-SALIHLI UNESCO World Geopark (Turkey)
occasion title: World Local weather Change and its catastrophic results
date: thirteenth October 2021
place: Mersinli Şehit Ahmet Uludağ Major College
sort of exercise: academic actions
goal group: major college college students
brief description: throughout the context of the schooling, will probably be given details about the local weather change to college students by exhibiting examples from the geopark. Particularly will probably be highlighted its catastrophic results and find out how to cease or scale back these results.
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