The educational program "Canary Islands: a volcanic window in the Atlantic" will be present in Santiago del Teide
A commitment from the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (INVOLCAN) to contribute to the reduction of volcanic risk in the Canary Islands
The educational program "Canary Islands: a volcanic window in the Atlantic" in its 2024 edition continues to bring volcanos and volcanic risk management closer to Canarian society. This program promoted by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (INVOLCAN) will be present this week at the Tamaimo Social Centre. On Tuesday, November 19 and Wednesday, November 20, starting at 6:00 p.m. Assistance is free and open to the general public, recommending the attendance of all people linked to the security and emergency operation, both professionals and volunteers, who reside in the municipality.
The educational program "Canary Islands: a volcanic window in the Atlantic" was born in 2008 due to the need to inform and educate citizens residing in the Canary Islands about the different dangers associated with the volcanic phenomenon and the actions that must be completed to reduce volcanic risk. INVOLCAN has materialised this activity on a regular basis since 2008, but also both the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Attention to Emergencies for Volcanic Risk in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA) and the Island Action Plan against Volcanic Risk of Tenerife (PAIV-Tenerife) recommend the periodic (annual) execution of this type of educational programs for the citizens of the Canary Islands. The ultimate objective of this program is to help the Canary Islands be a better informed and organised community in the face of volcanic risk, capable of responding effectively to volcanic threats that may occur in a volcanically active archipelago.
Objectives and contents of the program
The first day aims to inform and educate attendees about the different dangers associated with the volcanic phenomenon, the conceptual difference between the terms volcanic danger and volcanic risk and the different actions recommended by the scientific community and the political guidelines at the international level.
On the second day, attendees will be able to know if in the Canary Islands "scars or footprints" of all the different dangers associated with the volcanic phenomenon, the frequency of eruptive activity in the Canary Islands, the damage caused by the historical eruptions of the Canary Islands, the probability of possible and future volcanic eruptions in the Canary Islands, whether or not the volcanic risk is increasing in the Canary Islands, etc.
