Unseen but not unfelt: resilience to persistent volcanic emissions (UNRESP). Case study from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: School of Earth and Environment
Abstract
Even when volcanoes are not erupting ash or lava, their persistent volcanic emissions (PVE) can be highly hazardous. PVE are extremely rich in acids (for example sulphur dioxide gas), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and heavy metals, presenting a serious and persistent source of air pollution. UNRESP foundation phase will be based at Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, one of the biggest volcanic polluters in the world, which has been causing severe air pollution in populated areas for many centuries. UNRESP seeks to reduce the impact of Masaya's PVE on the local populations by introducing early warning and mitigation procedures for episodes when volcanic air pollution reaches hazardous levels.
Over 30 countries on the Official Development Assistance list (ODA) may be suffering from PVE, yet, this hazard remains loverlooked by the Disaster Risk Reduction community in developing countries of the Global South. Most of the existing knowledge and best practices on dealing with PVEC originates from locations in the Global North, such as Hawaii, Italy and Japan, leaving major gaps in their institutional applications to Global South contexts.
While Masaya will be used as a pilot location, the results will be applicable to other areas in Nicaragua impacted by PVE, and translatable to other countries. We are aiming to build early-warning procedures which are highly applicable and easily accessible to the populations at risk, and to improve the communication between scientists, decision makers and the local communities. We will apply a stakeholder-first approach, which enables and encourages the local communities to be involved in the building of the resilience strategies.
UNRESP combines the expertise of a large and highly interdisciplinary group of UK and Nicaraguan researchers across volcanology, environmental sciences, history, human geography, sociology and anthropology. We have two volcano observatories as project partners, including Nicaragua's INETER. UNRESP also involves project partners representing the remit of public health to which our findings will be highly relevant. The project's objectives will be met through collection of new data and a review of pre-existing information, as well as through discussions and active collaboration at Nicaragua-based workshops and outreach activities.
Over 30 countries on the Official Development Assistance list (ODA) may be suffering from PVE, yet, this hazard remains loverlooked by the Disaster Risk Reduction community in developing countries of the Global South. Most of the existing knowledge and best practices on dealing with PVEC originates from locations in the Global North, such as Hawaii, Italy and Japan, leaving major gaps in their institutional applications to Global South contexts.
While Masaya will be used as a pilot location, the results will be applicable to other areas in Nicaragua impacted by PVE, and translatable to other countries. We are aiming to build early-warning procedures which are highly applicable and easily accessible to the populations at risk, and to improve the communication between scientists, decision makers and the local communities. We will apply a stakeholder-first approach, which enables and encourages the local communities to be involved in the building of the resilience strategies.
UNRESP combines the expertise of a large and highly interdisciplinary group of UK and Nicaraguan researchers across volcanology, environmental sciences, history, human geography, sociology and anthropology. We have two volcano observatories as project partners, including Nicaragua's INETER. UNRESP also involves project partners representing the remit of public health to which our findings will be highly relevant. The project's objectives will be met through collection of new data and a review of pre-existing information, as well as through discussions and active collaboration at Nicaragua-based workshops and outreach activities.
Planned Impact
UNRESP focuses on a long-term hazard in Nicaragua caused by persistent volcanic emissions (PVE) and the associated air pollution effects. There is a very limited understanding of the dispersion and levels of the air pollution, and no established procedures for communicating the hazard between the local authorities and the public.
WHO will benefit from this research and HOW:
1) Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER): the government institute in Nicaragua responsible for monitoring and issuing of early warning of volcanic and other natural hazards. UNRESP will develop the capacity of INETER to forecast and issue early warnings for air pollution caused by PVE, as well as increasing the awareness of the government to the PVE hazard.
2) Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED): the Nicaraguan Civil Protection whose main mission is to reduce the vulnerability in Nicaragua from natural or anthropogenic disasters. UNRESP will help strengthening the coordination of institutional actions for volcanic hazard management and will enhance the resilience of communicative networks aiming at improving civil protection interventions within Nicaragua.
3) Ministerio de Salud (MINSA): Health Ministry of Nicaragua is responsible for providing health services (free at the point of use) and promoting lifestyles that contribute to improving the life quality and life expectancy. UNRESP impacts its work by advancing resilience to an air pollution hazard highly pertinent to human health. This aids disease and disability prevention and frees up much-needed resources.
4) Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA): the National Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources regulates the conservation and use of natural resources, and operates Nicaragua's protected areas including the Masaya Volcano National Park, one of the most popular tourist destinations. UNRESP will directly benefit MARENA and Masaya Volcano National Park by providing information and monitoring of how Masaya volcano affects air quality within the national park to provide a safer experience for both the park staff and visitors. The early-warning procedures developed at Masaya can be set up to be deployed at other volcanic national parks in Nicaragua.
5) Autoridad Nacional del Agua (ANA): the Nicaragua National Water Authority is responsible for management of national water resources. UNRESP will deliver a pilot study of the polluting impact of PVE on water resources, in particular potable water.
6) Local residents, the agricultural sector and tourism. UNRESP will have an immediate effect by setting up alerts about the air pollution levels which will be beneficial to the health of people and livestock; and help with planning agricultural activities. UNRESP will also provide a pilot study on the effect of PVE on soil quality in agricultural fields.
7) Volcano observatories, decision makers and the public in other countries dealing with PVE will benefit from our findings. UNRESP will facilitate a knowledge exchange between the Nicaraguan and Icelandic volcano observatories aimed at enhancing the capacity for dealing with PVE in both countries.
8) The global DRR sector. We are contributing to the overall Sendai Framework put in place by the UNISDR on the general task of enhancing disaster preparedness based on knowledge found in impacted communities. These communities are also subject to a number of other volcanic hazards in addition to PVE and therefore understanding their background resilience is important.
9) The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) is an umbrella organisation for all research and information on volcanic health hazards. The information and recommendations on mitigating and communicating PVE hazard in Nicaragua derived from UNRESP will be made available to IVHHN so that lessons learned can be applied elsewhere.
WHO will benefit from this research and HOW:
1) Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER): the government institute in Nicaragua responsible for monitoring and issuing of early warning of volcanic and other natural hazards. UNRESP will develop the capacity of INETER to forecast and issue early warnings for air pollution caused by PVE, as well as increasing the awareness of the government to the PVE hazard.
2) Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED): the Nicaraguan Civil Protection whose main mission is to reduce the vulnerability in Nicaragua from natural or anthropogenic disasters. UNRESP will help strengthening the coordination of institutional actions for volcanic hazard management and will enhance the resilience of communicative networks aiming at improving civil protection interventions within Nicaragua.
3) Ministerio de Salud (MINSA): Health Ministry of Nicaragua is responsible for providing health services (free at the point of use) and promoting lifestyles that contribute to improving the life quality and life expectancy. UNRESP impacts its work by advancing resilience to an air pollution hazard highly pertinent to human health. This aids disease and disability prevention and frees up much-needed resources.
4) Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA): the National Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources regulates the conservation and use of natural resources, and operates Nicaragua's protected areas including the Masaya Volcano National Park, one of the most popular tourist destinations. UNRESP will directly benefit MARENA and Masaya Volcano National Park by providing information and monitoring of how Masaya volcano affects air quality within the national park to provide a safer experience for both the park staff and visitors. The early-warning procedures developed at Masaya can be set up to be deployed at other volcanic national parks in Nicaragua.
5) Autoridad Nacional del Agua (ANA): the Nicaragua National Water Authority is responsible for management of national water resources. UNRESP will deliver a pilot study of the polluting impact of PVE on water resources, in particular potable water.
6) Local residents, the agricultural sector and tourism. UNRESP will have an immediate effect by setting up alerts about the air pollution levels which will be beneficial to the health of people and livestock; and help with planning agricultural activities. UNRESP will also provide a pilot study on the effect of PVE on soil quality in agricultural fields.
7) Volcano observatories, decision makers and the public in other countries dealing with PVE will benefit from our findings. UNRESP will facilitate a knowledge exchange between the Nicaraguan and Icelandic volcano observatories aimed at enhancing the capacity for dealing with PVE in both countries.
8) The global DRR sector. We are contributing to the overall Sendai Framework put in place by the UNISDR on the general task of enhancing disaster preparedness based on knowledge found in impacted communities. These communities are also subject to a number of other volcanic hazards in addition to PVE and therefore understanding their background resilience is important.
9) The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) is an umbrella organisation for all research and information on volcanic health hazards. The information and recommendations on mitigating and communicating PVE hazard in Nicaragua derived from UNRESP will be made available to IVHHN so that lessons learned can be applied elsewhere.
Organisations
- University of Leeds (Lead Research Organisation)
- Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Collaboration)
- Central American University José Simeón Cañas (Collaboration)
- University American College (Collaboration)
- National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Project Partner)
- Inst of Bus Dev & Soc Action (IDEAS) (Project Partner)
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (Project Partner)
- Icelandic Meteorological Office (Project Partner)
Publications
Title | Projection |
Description | An installation where an animation of volcanic air pollution dispersion was projected onto a table-top 3D model of Masaya volcano. The projection was interactive, where the audience could control the volcanic plume and its impacts. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | The installation stimulated discussions about ways of visualising the forecasting model of the volcanic air pollution, and proved to be a very engaging science communication tool, in particularly at the open day at El Panama community which is impacted by the volcanic pollution from Masaya volcano, the case study of UNRESP project. The open days were attended by ~150 people including community leaders, women, men, and children who actively participated at different stages of the project. The purpose of the open days was to to disseminate the results of the project, showcase science communication materials (short documentary, posters, leaflets, and interactive installation) and receive feedback. Comments from the participants: "Such a workshop was a first in our community and was a very important learning experience for me"; "This is the first time that scientists returned to tell us about their results"; "You have given me a real explanation to something I have felt all my life. Thank you". |
Title | Short documentary |
Description | Documentary "Living with volcanic gases": 10 min long documentary film was produced to record the experiences of people living with the hazard of persistent volcanic emissions near Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, the focus of UNRESP project. The people's experiences are told in their own words. The film was produced by Calé Producciones, a production company from Nicaragua. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | The film was premiered to 3 stakeholder groups in Nicaragua in December 2017: Group 1: Nicaraguan natural hazards observatory INETER Volcanology and Seismology departments (project partners) Group 2: Stakeholder institutes in Nicaragua: • INETER Volcanology, Geology, Meteorology, Seismology • Japan International Cooperation Agency, Nicaragua office • Ministry of the Environment and Tourism (MARENA) and Masaya volcano National Park authority (MARENA Parque Nacional Volcan Masaya) • Ministry of Health (MINSA) • Civil Defence (Defensa Civil) • Water and Sewage authority (ENACAL) • University of UNAN-Leon • University of UNAN-Managua Group 3: Community of El Panama los Amadores where the film was shot. The viewing was attended by approximatley 150 people including the community leaders, women, men, and children. The audience requested to view the film 3 times and was greatly impressed with it, expressing their feelings to the project team. One comment from the meeting: "You have given me a real explanation to something I have felt all my life. Thank you" The film is now continuously showing at the Masaya volcano national park visitors centre, one of the top tourist attractions in Nicaragua. The film is available on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/yd2daon2 and Vimeo https://vimeo.com/249376281). It has received over 1200 online views in 2 months. |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l465HHlXPcg&feature=youtu.be |
Description | Persistent volcanic emissions (PVE) of polluting gases and aerosols is a slow-onset, chronic natural hazard that is potentially present in over 30 countries on the ODA list but absent from their mitigation strategies. PVE are harmful to health, and impact water and soil quality, infrastructure and agriculture. The interdisciplinary project UNRESP sought to develop a public advisory system for hazardous levels of PVE air pollution. Masaya volcano in Nicaragua was used as the case study, as it poses a huge PVE hazard with annual SO2 emissions matching the entire UK but released from a point source. Masaya has been active for centuries and is estimated to impact daily on ~ 50,000 people in the rural communities, and periodically on Nicaragua's largest cities with population of millions. UNRESP delivered a better understanding of the physical aspects of the chronic hazard posed by PVE in Nicaragua and trialled techniques for monitoring and forecasting. We also identified 'best practice' ways of mitigating PVE, based on the local knowledge in the communities and the pre-existing institutional protocols. We showed that there is a need for permanent monitoring and public advisories for PVE, demonstrated by our air quality monitoring and forecasting, and documenting local experiences. Local communities are highly aware of the negative impacts of PVE on their health and livelihoods and have developed multiple practices in their everyday lives to deal with it. Introducing an operational monitoring and mitigation system in Nicaragua for a previously unmonitored hazard would require relatively little effort, shown by our critical assessment of the institutional structure at all levels of governance (national, departmental, local) for a hazard that is persistent, slow and mobile. |
Exploitation Route | UNRESP contributed to establishing a system for monitoring, forecasting and issuing public advisories for PVE in Nicaragua. This will be fully operated by Nicaraguan natural hazards observatory INETER at the completion of the follow-on phase of UNRESP. The monitoring system can be adapted to other ODA countries as it is cost-effective and requires relatively little new infrastructure and training of personnel. UNREPS also contributed to establishing communication pathways between the authorities and the public about the PVE hazard to issue public advisories; and to raising awareness of the PVE hazard in local communities, decision-making authorities, tourists, and the global public. |
Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
Description | UNRESP focused on the problem of volcanic air pollution in Nicaragua and the findings have been used to build a capacity to monitor, forecast and mitigate this chronic slow-onset hazard. The air quality monitoring is being integrated in Nicaragua's pre-existing monitoring system for natural hazards, and public advisories will be created based on the results of UNRESP. UNRESP is also directly contributing to raising awareness of this hazard in the communities and decision making authorities in Nicaragua through its outputs. |
First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
Impact Types | Policy & public services |
Description | Consultant Cope Disaster Campions 'Volcanoes' empowering children in disaster risk reduction |
Geographic Reach | Australia |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Better Natural Hazards preparedness for children |
URL | https://cope-disaster-champions.com/ |
Description | Recommendation to the government of Nicaragua (LMIC) for establishing an operational monitoring system for volcanic air pollution |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
Description | Laboratory equipment for volcanic aerosol research |
Amount | £3,700 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Aerosol Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2019 |
End | 04/2020 |
Description | NERC International Innovation Follow-on |
Amount | £124,971 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/R009465/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 11/2017 |
End | 04/2019 |
Description | Volcanic plume understanding and forecasting: Integrating remote-sensing, in-situ observations and models (V-PLUS) |
Amount | £1,500,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/S00436X/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2019 |
End | 08/2023 |
Title | Calpuff |
Description | Weather patterns strongly affect the dispersion and concentration of volcanic air pollution from Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, the case study of this project. In order to be able to predict these weather-driven pollution fluctuations we have set up a forecasting dispersion model. The model has been setup to produce daily forecast of SO2 plume concentration at ground level originating from the Masaya lava lake. The model has been running almost without interruptions since March 2017 producing 48 hour forecasts. The results are displayed on an internal webpage (not yet open to the public) and show the movement and evolution of the SO2 plume with a time resolution of one hour. The model will form part of the operational monitoring network in Nicaragua |
Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | The model will form part of the operational monitoring network in Nicaragua, run by the Nicaraguan natural hazards observatory INETER and used to issue public advisories about high levels of volcanic air pollution. |
Title | Filter pack and cascade impactor samples of gas and aerosol particulate matter on the Island of Hawai'i (2018, 2019) |
Description | This dataset reports chemical speciation of airborne gas and aerosol particulate matter (PM) sampled in various locations on the Island of Hawai'i in 2018 and 2019. The 2018 samples were collected during a large eruption of Kilauea volcano. The 2019 samples were collected during a period of very low volcanic activity. Samples were collected in several locations on the Island of Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA. Time-series samples were collected at -Leilani Estates -Volcano village -Pahala, Ocean View -Kailua-Kona -Mauna Loa Observatory in 2018 and 2019. Point-source samples were collected at the following locations -The main erupting vent 'Fissure 8' on the Kilauea Volcano in 2018, and repeated in its vicinity post-eruption in 2019 - The lava ocean entry point in 2018 and repeated in its vicinity post-eruption in 2019. The samples were collected using filter packs (FP) and Sioutas cascade impactors (SKC). The instruments were used at ground-level in all cases except for samples FP_08_1, FP_ 09_1, FP_09_2, SKC_08 and SKC_09 which were attached to an Unoccupied Aircraft System (UAS) in order to safely access the erupting vent and the lava ocean entry. The samples were then analysed using inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and ion chromatography (IC). Sample analysis was done at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom (2018 samples) and the University of Leeds and Open University, United Kingdom (2019 samples). The results are reported as concentration per volume of air sampled (µg/m^3) to 2 significant figures. This was done to - assess the dispersion of major and trace elements in a volcanic plume, and quantify their depletion rates from the source into the far-field (up to ~240 km downwind) - assess the impact of volcanic emissions on the composition of the local atmosphere. The data were produced as a result of a collaborative project between the Universities of Leeds, Cambridge, Oxford (UK), Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of the United States Geological Survey, and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (USA). |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | TBC |
URL | https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/656204c257144708a641507c78187aaa |
Description | AHRC Research Network "Risk, Hazards, Disasters and Cultures: Exploring an Integrated Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Disaster Studies Approach" |
Organisation | University of Bristol |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Participation in 3 x workshops organised by the RHDC network 2017-2018 |
Collaborator Contribution | Participation in 3 x workshops organised by the RHDC network 2017-2018 |
Impact | Network blog https://rhdcblog.wordpress.com/. Inter and multidisciplinary including historians, natural scientists, disaster specialists, industry and practitioners |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CISTA |
Organisation | National Autonomous University of Nicaragua |
Country | Nicaragua |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Partnership with Public Health institute at the Faculty of Medicine at Universidad National Autónoma de Nicaragua, León. The project collected data on air quality and population exposure which was made available to the project partner and results were analysed together. We are now preparing a project proposal together with this partner for work that has arisen out of this project. |
Collaborator Contribution | They have advised on public health implications of UNRESP within the Nicaraguan setting. They are involved in writing a further proposal with us. |
Impact | All outputs listed under Publications and Outputs within the project UNRESP (NE/P015271/1). Collaboration is interdisciplinary including volcanology, environmental sciences and public health (UK partners) and public health (LMIC partner) |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | INETER |
Organisation | Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies |
Country | Nicaragua |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Project partner Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) is the government institute in Nicaragua responsible for monitoring and issuing of early warning of volcanic and other natural hazards. UNRESP is developing the capacity of INETER to forecast and issue early warnings for volcanic air pollution , as well as increasing the awareness of the government to this natural hazard. |
Collaborator Contribution | INETER participated in developing the project proposal for GCRF Building Resilience phase and for the Innovation Follow-on phase. INETER supported fieldwork, workshops, results analysis and dissemination. Early warning procedures developed within UNRESP will be implemented in collaboration with INETER. INETER will be autonomously responsible for the air quality network established in this project at the end of the Follow-on phase. |
Impact | All outputs listed under Publications and Outputs within the project UNRESP (NE/P015271/1). Collaboration is interdisciplinary including volcanology, environmental sciences, history, human geography, sociology, anthropology, education, public health and visual arts. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | UAM |
Organisation | University American College |
Country | Nicaragua |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaborative interdisciplinary research with LMIC institute |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative interdisciplinary research with LMIC institute |
Impact | All outputs listed under Publications and Outputs within the project UNRESP (NE/P015271/1). Collaboration is interdisciplinary including volcanology, environmental sciences (UK co-Is) human geography, sociology, anthropology and education (LMIC co-Is) |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | UCA |
Organisation | Central American University |
Country | Nicaragua |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaborative interdisciplinary research with LMIC institute |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative interdisciplinary research with LMIC institute |
Impact | All outputs listed under Publications and Outputs within the project UNRESP (NE/P015271/1). Collaboration is interdisciplinary including volcanology, environmental sciences and history (UK institutes), and history (LMCI institute) |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | British Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk title "Volcanoes and air pollution" at The British Science Festival 2018, Europe's longest standing science Festival. Featuring a diverse programme of over a hundred talks, debates, performances and activities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.britishsciencefestival.org/app/uploads/2018/08/G1492_BSA_BSF18_PROG_09B.pdf |
Description | Co-wrote Hawaii's Kilauea: Volcano's dramatic images explained for the BBC website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | We were asked to write an explanation of volcanic photos from Hawaii by the BBC website team. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44174455 |
Description | Darwin college lecture series lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Evening talk as part of a high profile series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD7EmV0FI0M |
Description | Dippy In-Depth event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Speaker at Dippy In-Depth event (Ulster Museum in partnership with the NI Science Festival) Earth |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://nisciencefestival.com/event.php?e=20 |
Description | Hawaii Tracker broadcast (water sampling results) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Results of research into volcanic impacts on water quality were written up into a report and subsequently broadcast on Facebook and Youtube by Hawaii Tracker team |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtf_GYaKUA |
Description | Hawaii Tracker online broadcast |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Broadcast via Hawaii Tracker facebook group to present results to general public. Approximate number of views via Facebook 2000. Audience mostly local communities with some international participation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdQqx0RV9_4 |
Description | Hawaii stakeholder agencies presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation of research results to stakeholder agencies in Hawaii. Organised and hosted by Hawaii State Department of Health (HDOH) June 2019. There were 48 participants in the auditorium and 3 online. Participants were representing the following groups: HDOH Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office HDOH Clean Air Branch HDOH Clean Water Branch HDOH Safe Drinking Water Branch HDOH State Lab HDOH Environmental Resources Office University of Hawaii, Manoa, School of Ocean and Earth Science US Department of Agriculture US National Guard Emergency Response |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited keynote speaker vEGU assembly, April 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited conference talk |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Media Nicaragua |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | UNRESP project was highlighted in Nicaragua's vice-president's daily televised address on 7 December 2017, Canal 4 (Declaraciones de Compañera Rosario Vicepresidenta de Nicaragua en Edición del Mediodía de Multinoticias Canal 4 7 de Diciembre del 2017). The vice-president highlighted UNRESP as a "mission that will bring, undoubtedly, great help for our people, by helping us to understand, and to prevent [PVE]" . The vice-president's address was followed by coverage in several local media outlets. Metro: https://tinyurl.com/y8fub57b. El 19 https://tinyurl.com/y8bodbwk. El Nuevo Diario https://tinyurl.com/y7eb9nvo International: . Sputnik News: https://t.co/5Wb7ZaHstU . European Geophysical Union blog: https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2018/01/30/living-with-volcanic-gases/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | NHK World Direct Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Filmed a short profile for the Japan international channel |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2058902/ |
Description | NI Science Festival, Dippy Talks series |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | NI Science Festival, Dippy In Depth | Air. Talk title "Volcanoes and air pollution" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://nisciencefestival.com/event.php?e=19 |
Description | New Scientist Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | New Scientist Live science festival in London |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://live.newscientist.com/speakers/tamsin-mather |
Description | OUS Manchester |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | OUS Manchester |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Open days |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Open day held 2 times, at the start and end of the project, in the community of El Panama in Nicaragua which is impacted by persistent volcanic emissions from Masaya volcano, the focus of UNRESP project. The open days were attended by ~150 people including community leaders, women, men, and children who actively participated at different stages of the project. The purpose of the open days was to to disseminate the results of the project, showcase science communication materials (short documentary, posters, leaflets, and interactive installation) and receive feedback. Comments from the participants: "Such a workshop was a first in our community and was a very important learning experience for me"; "This is the first time that scientists returned to tell us about their results"; "You have given me a real explanation to something I have felt all my life. Thank you". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
Description | Pint of Science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Pint of Science presentation in a pub |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/volcanic-violence-and-magnetic-madness |
Description | Public lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture on research results at the Hawaii National Volcano Park, part of 'After Dark in the Park' lecture series. Attended by local residents and national and international tourists in the area. Survey made of audience impressions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Sedgwick Club, the University of Cambridge's undergraduate Earth Sciences society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Talk to Cambridge undergraduate geology society |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Short documentary |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Documentary "Living with volcanic gases": 10 min long documentary film was produced to record the experiences of people living with the hazard of persistent volcanic emissions near Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, the focus of UNRESP project. The people's experiences are told in their own words. The film was produced by Calé Producciones, a production company from Nicaragua. The film was premiered to 3 stakeholder groups in Nicaragua in December 2017: Group 1: Nicaraguan natural hazards observatory INETER Volcanology and Seismology departments (project partners) Group 2: Stakeholder institutes in Nicaragua: • INETER Volcanology, Geology, Meteorology, Seismology • Japan International Cooperation Agency, Nicaragua office • Ministry of the Environment and Tourism (MARENA) and Masaya volcano National Park authority (MARENA Parque Nacional Volcan Masaya) • Ministry of Health (MINSA) • Civil Defence (Defensa Civil) • Water and Sewage authority (ENACAL) • University of UNAN-Leon • University of UNAN-Managua Group 3: Community of El Panama los Amadores where the film was shot. The viewing was attended by approximatley 150 people including the community leaders, women, men, and children. The audience requested to view the film 3 times and was greatly impressed with it, expressing their feelings to the project team. One comment from the meeting: "You have given me a real explanation to something I have felt all my life. Thank you" The film is now continuously showing at the Masaya volcano national park visitors centre, one of the top tourist attractions in Nicaragua. The film is available on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/yd2daon2 and Vimeo https://vimeo.com/249376281). It has received over 1200 online views in 2 months. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l465HHlXPcg&feature=youtu.be |
Description | The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | First digital presentation in its 218 years of existence |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Project twitter account created in March 2017. Currently ~200 followers with up to 80,000 monthly impresssions. We have established new collaborations with researchers and members of the public via this social media channel. For example, we received a 3D printed model of Masaya volcano (the case study volcano of the project) as a gift from one of our followers. This led to the idea of using the 3D model for science outreached, whereby we projected our scientific data onto the model in an audience-engaging way. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
URL | https://twitter.com/UNRESPproject |
Description | University of Cardiff evening lecture series in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Evening lecture |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | University of Southern Florida department seminar, remotely |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | University of Southern Florida department seminar, remotely |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Project website https://unresp.com/, established in March 2017 to introduce the project aims, progress and team. It also makes available the science communication outputs of the project, including the short documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l465HHlXPcg&feature=youtu.be and allows download of posters and leaflets. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
URL | https://unresp.com/ |