As a result of an international collaborative project called VolFilm short films on volcanic hazards and their impacts are available to view and download at:
These public information and educational films are a planned series and cover several themes on the major natural hazards and impacts with some focussing on the personal experiences by people affected by volcanic hazards. There are currently 14 films, in 7 different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Turkish and German). (Note that the film collections are being reposted to YouTube and thus some films in some languages may be temporarily unavailable.)
The films were first conceived under the auspices of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) and Global Volcano Model (GVM). The project partnership includes (in alphabetic order):
- British Geological Survey (UK),
- Bristol University (UK),
- Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly GNS Science),
- General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (Turkey).
- Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (USA),
- Goma Volcano Observatory (Democratic Republic of Congo),
- International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN),
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (France),
- Instituto Geofisico at Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN, Ecuador)
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy),
- Montserrat Volcano Observatory,
- Seismic Research Centre, University of the West Indies (Trinidad),
- University of East Anglia (UK),
- US Geological Survey, and
- Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department.
Funding came from a variety of sources but principally from
- Department for International Development (UK),
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR),
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, UK),
- USAID, and
- World Bank.
Currently the project is managed by the Global Volcanism Program on behalf of IAVCEI. The project team welcomes comments and feedback. Also we welcome new partners to bring in additional expertise, resources, ideas and film. Please contact Ben Andrews (AndrewsB@si.edu) for more information.