Initiation of the workshop “Regional Cross-Border Early Warning Systems for GeoRisks in Central Asia“ on 5 November 2012
On 5 November, the workshop "Regional Cross-Border Early Warning Systems for GeoRisks in Central Asia" with lectures by Dr. Stefano Parolai (GFZ) and Prof. Dr. Manfred Strecker (Progress) was initiated. The 20 participants from Afghanistan (2), Kazakhstan (3), Kyrgyzstan (5), Uzbekistan (4), Tajikistan (4) and Turkmenistan (2) will be trained in the course of the seminar in the fields of seismic hazard and geohazards/adaptation to climate change. The scope of the two-week training course hosted by the GFZ Centre for Early Warning EWS includes teaching basic subjects and practising modern working methods in seismology, as well as hazard assessment and interdisciplinary risk assessment.
Initiation of the training course “Regional Cross-Border Early Warning Systems for GeoRisks in Central Asia“ by the GFZ Centre for Early Warning EWS on 5 November 2012. In addition to the 20 participants the photo shows Dr. Stefano Parolai, Dr. Angelo Strollo, Dr. Bernd Schurr, Dr. Dino Bindi (all GFZ), Prof. Strecker (University of Potsdam) and guests of the GIZ (Mrs Mallinger, Mr Dreiser, Mrs Nientimp, Mr Fischer and Mrs Meyer).
