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Conference Sessions:
Theme 1: Ashes to Ashes - Understanding Earth Processes
1.1. Carbonates under high Pressure and Temperatures: CarboPaT
Session Convener: Melanie Sieber (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam)
The threat of global warming resulted in an increased interest of both the scientific community and the public in understanding the controls on the atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Consideration of the atmospheric carbon cycle has focused on exchange between atmosphere, oceans and shallow crust. However, carbon available for this shallow cycle is ultimately derived from the Earth’s interior which holds more than 90 % of the Earth’s carbon budget. During volcanism carbon is released from the mantle into the exosphere, but carbon also returns to the mantle at subduction zones.
Within the mantle, carbonates are the main host of carbon. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the structures, physical properties, phase stabilities and reactions of carbonates under high pressures and temperatures is needed in order to place better constraints on the processes under which carbon is cycled within the mantle. The study of carbonates under high pressures and temperatures is a multidisciplinary and rapidly expanding field of research. Thus, this sessions seeks to link geological, geochemical, geodynamical, petrological and mineralogical aspects of carbonates within the upper and lower mantle. The goal of this session is to bring together representatives of the geoscience and material science communities to think broadly about carbonates under high pressures and temperatures.
Session Format: Oral presentations
The threat of global warming resulted in an increased interest of both the scientific community and the public in understanding the controls on the atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Consideration of the atmospheric carbon cycle has focused on exchange between atmosphere, oceans and shallow crust. However, carbon available for this shallow cycle is ultimately derived from the Earth’s interior which holds more than 90 % of the Earth’s carbon budget. During volcanism carbon is released from the mantle into the exosphere, but carbon also returns to the mantle at subduction zones.
Within the mantle, carbonates are the main host of carbon. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the structures, physical properties, phase stabilities and reactions of carbonates under high pressures and temperatures is needed in order to place better constraints on the processes under which carbon is cycled within the mantle. The study of carbonates under high pressures and temperatures is a multidisciplinary and rapidly expanding field of research. Thus, this sessions seeks to link geological, geochemical, geodynamical, petrological and mineralogical aspects of carbonates within the upper and lower mantle. The goal of this session is to bring together representatives of the geoscience and material science communities to think broadly about carbonates under high pressures and temperatures.
Session Format: Oral presentations
1.2. Palaeoclimate reconstruction using aquatic high-resolution archives
Session Conveners: Vanessa Skiba (Freie Universität Berlin), Christoph Johannes Gey (Freie Universität Berlin)
On a climatic constantly changing planet, modern climatology faces the challenge to improve the knowledge about past and modern climate. The limited number of observations and uneven data quality cause considerable uncertainties in our understanding of important climate interactions. Especially, extending the data set beyond the instrumental record and increasing the data coverage in regions with low data density by using palaeoclimate proxy data is of crucial importance. A huge and in their proxy application rising number of aquatic organisms provide high-resolution archives to constrain past seasonal, interannual, decadal and multi-centennial climate variability. This is of critical importance for making better assessments and predictions of the natural and anthropogenic impact on key drivers of large-scale climate phenomena such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Thermohaline circulation (THC). Aquatic archives, such as scleractinian corals, bivalves, gastropods and sponges are a vital tool to unravel the past and present climate and environmental changes, and therefore to improve understanding of Earth’s climate system with its external and internal driven regional and global patterns, modes and teleconnections.
Aquatic palaeoclimatology affords an opportunity for collaborations among palaeoclimatologists, marine geologists and ecologists, carbonate geochemists, experts in biomineralisation, carbonate diagenesis and dating, climate modellers and climate dynamicists, in order to provide robust and innovative palaeoclimate and environmental reconstructions and interpretations. Therefore, we welcome a wide range of contributions on the development, calibration and verification of new proxies, dating and measuring methods and climatic, environmental and ecological reconstructions from aquatic high-resolution proxy archives. We are looking forward to experience input of a wide diversity of sites on all latitudes and water depths, ranging from deep sea organisms over the strongly endangered reef systems to the rivers and lakes of the adjacent continents, for new insights in a climatic and environmental changing planet
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
On a climatic constantly changing planet, modern climatology faces the challenge to improve the knowledge about past and modern climate. The limited number of observations and uneven data quality cause considerable uncertainties in our understanding of important climate interactions. Especially, extending the data set beyond the instrumental record and increasing the data coverage in regions with low data density by using palaeoclimate proxy data is of crucial importance. A huge and in their proxy application rising number of aquatic organisms provide high-resolution archives to constrain past seasonal, interannual, decadal and multi-centennial climate variability. This is of critical importance for making better assessments and predictions of the natural and anthropogenic impact on key drivers of large-scale climate phenomena such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Thermohaline circulation (THC). Aquatic archives, such as scleractinian corals, bivalves, gastropods and sponges are a vital tool to unravel the past and present climate and environmental changes, and therefore to improve understanding of Earth’s climate system with its external and internal driven regional and global patterns, modes and teleconnections.
Aquatic palaeoclimatology affords an opportunity for collaborations among palaeoclimatologists, marine geologists and ecologists, carbonate geochemists, experts in biomineralisation, carbonate diagenesis and dating, climate modellers and climate dynamicists, in order to provide robust and innovative palaeoclimate and environmental reconstructions and interpretations. Therefore, we welcome a wide range of contributions on the development, calibration and verification of new proxies, dating and measuring methods and climatic, environmental and ecological reconstructions from aquatic high-resolution proxy archives. We are looking forward to experience input of a wide diversity of sites on all latitudes and water depths, ranging from deep sea organisms over the strongly endangered reef systems to the rivers and lakes of the adjacent continents, for new insights in a climatic and environmental changing planet
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
1.3. Multi-scale geomorphology, active tectonics and sedimentology
Session Conveners: Julia Meister (Uni Würzburg), David Fernandez Blanco (IPGP), Johannes Buckel (TU Braunschweig), Gino de Gelder, Jenni Robertson; Jorien L.N. van der Wal, Marco Meschis
Geomorphological processes and their record provide important constraints for our understanding of active tectonics, landscape dynamics/evolution and sedimentary systems at various spatial and temporal scales.
Geomorphology is of prime relevancy to reveal the active dynamics of earth surface fluxes, on shorter time-scales, and to reveal the evolution of landscapes on longer time-scales. For regional-scale to tectonic studies, geomorphologic archives that record the rates and dates of crustal strain can take many forms; from the analysis of topography, long river profiles, and other fluvial metrics, to marine evidence such as uplifted marine terraces, as well as sequence stratigraphy and syntectonic sedimentation. Any and all of these, when used in key natural laboratories at adequate time spans, can provide essential clues to unravel the large-scale geodynamic evolution of tectonic plates.
We welcome contributions from a broad range of topics that fall within the realm of geomorphology, active tectonics and sedimentology. Our session consists of two blocks, separating shorter-term (10-10^4 year timescales), from longer-term (10^4-10^6 year timescales) processes. We aim to foster scientific debate with the audience, anticipating discussion time at the end of each block
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Geomorphological processes and their record provide important constraints for our understanding of active tectonics, landscape dynamics/evolution and sedimentary systems at various spatial and temporal scales.
Geomorphology is of prime relevancy to reveal the active dynamics of earth surface fluxes, on shorter time-scales, and to reveal the evolution of landscapes on longer time-scales. For regional-scale to tectonic studies, geomorphologic archives that record the rates and dates of crustal strain can take many forms; from the analysis of topography, long river profiles, and other fluvial metrics, to marine evidence such as uplifted marine terraces, as well as sequence stratigraphy and syntectonic sedimentation. Any and all of these, when used in key natural laboratories at adequate time spans, can provide essential clues to unravel the large-scale geodynamic evolution of tectonic plates.
We welcome contributions from a broad range of topics that fall within the realm of geomorphology, active tectonics and sedimentology. Our session consists of two blocks, separating shorter-term (10-10^4 year timescales), from longer-term (10^4-10^6 year timescales) processes. We aim to foster scientific debate with the audience, anticipating discussion time at the end of each block
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
1.4. Quaternary climate: sedimentation and landform evolution
Session Convener: Sajid Ali (Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, India)
Measurement of various climate variables is fundamental to understanding Earth processes. Such measurement made over longer periods provide million and even millennial variability. Sedimentary suites provide the best archives of these linkages have evolved through endogenic (tectonics) and exogenic (climate) processes through the past. The quaternary associates closely to human timescales and therefore understanding sedimentation and landform evolution during this time period is of societal relevance and has critical for life on Earth.
Under this theme, may invite contributions that address various aspects of study of Quaternary studies on sedimentation, landform evolution and climate-tectonic linkages. Marine and coastal archives, chronological development of quaternary sediments and sedimentological techniques.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Measurement of various climate variables is fundamental to understanding Earth processes. Such measurement made over longer periods provide million and even millennial variability. Sedimentary suites provide the best archives of these linkages have evolved through endogenic (tectonics) and exogenic (climate) processes through the past. The quaternary associates closely to human timescales and therefore understanding sedimentation and landform evolution during this time period is of societal relevance and has critical for life on Earth.
Under this theme, may invite contributions that address various aspects of study of Quaternary studies on sedimentation, landform evolution and climate-tectonic linkages. Marine and coastal archives, chronological development of quaternary sediments and sedimentological techniques.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
1.5. Linking Earth Structure, Sub-surface Deformation and Mass Distribution
Session Convener: Chandra Prakash Dubey (National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India)
The cause of earthquakes, faults, volcanoes, localization of geothermal heat and evolution of young mountain ranges, tsunami genic activities in ocean are all surface manifestation of dynamic processes occurring deep in the earth, are vital parameters to understand the deep earth dynamics. In addition, much of the world’s earthquake and geothermal activity, as well as important portions of its mineral resources is concentrated in narrow zones of tectonically active zones. However, understanding the earth process need to deal with interplay between the earth structures from kilometer scale to lithospheric mantle scale, subsurface deformation and finally it affects the mass distribution within earth. Detailed study over crust, mantle, lithosphere and asthenosphere followed by numerical modelling could provide a link for tracing the tectonic history and their characteristics in the need of delineating the nature underneath the deep-seated structures to learn the tectonic and surface processes that affects the deformation as well as subsurface structures up to a great depth. To understand the mechanism of deeper subsurface structures associated with lithosphere and the cause of mantle deformation emphasize on developing a new hypotheses of mass distribution, density- velocity-temperature structure through mantle convection and its correlation with long wavelength anomalies to get better understanding in evolution of the deep earth.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
The cause of earthquakes, faults, volcanoes, localization of geothermal heat and evolution of young mountain ranges, tsunami genic activities in ocean are all surface manifestation of dynamic processes occurring deep in the earth, are vital parameters to understand the deep earth dynamics. In addition, much of the world’s earthquake and geothermal activity, as well as important portions of its mineral resources is concentrated in narrow zones of tectonically active zones. However, understanding the earth process need to deal with interplay between the earth structures from kilometer scale to lithospheric mantle scale, subsurface deformation and finally it affects the mass distribution within earth. Detailed study over crust, mantle, lithosphere and asthenosphere followed by numerical modelling could provide a link for tracing the tectonic history and their characteristics in the need of delineating the nature underneath the deep-seated structures to learn the tectonic and surface processes that affects the deformation as well as subsurface structures up to a great depth. To understand the mechanism of deeper subsurface structures associated with lithosphere and the cause of mantle deformation emphasize on developing a new hypotheses of mass distribution, density- velocity-temperature structure through mantle convection and its correlation with long wavelength anomalies to get better understanding in evolution of the deep earth.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
1.6. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: archives of climate-tectonic interactions in active mountain belts
Session Convener: Seema Singh (Panjab University Chandigarh, India), Gurmeet Kaur (Panjab University, Chandigarh, India), Tejpal Singh (CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India), Sarabjeet Singh (Panjab University, Chandigarh, India)
Our dynamic earth is characterized by diverse earth surface processes, each of which gives rise to a typical suite of landforms. These suites of landforms act as proxies to the processes that shaped them. In particular, the surface topography of active mountain belts mimics the interactions between deep-seated tectonic processes (which drive plate motions and induce fault activity) and surface processes (dominated by erosion and removal of sediment which shape the landscape). Therefore, most of our understanding of these interactions has evolved through the study of active mountain topography. However, the diversity of landscape and processes involved puts forth new challenges and outstanding problems to be addressed. This session shall briefly touch upon the classical theories of landscape evolution starting from the works of William Morris Davis (1880-1900). The major part of the session will be devoted to presentations (oral/poster) emphasizing the following:
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Our dynamic earth is characterized by diverse earth surface processes, each of which gives rise to a typical suite of landforms. These suites of landforms act as proxies to the processes that shaped them. In particular, the surface topography of active mountain belts mimics the interactions between deep-seated tectonic processes (which drive plate motions and induce fault activity) and surface processes (dominated by erosion and removal of sediment which shape the landscape). Therefore, most of our understanding of these interactions has evolved through the study of active mountain topography. However, the diversity of landscape and processes involved puts forth new challenges and outstanding problems to be addressed. This session shall briefly touch upon the classical theories of landscape evolution starting from the works of William Morris Davis (1880-1900). The major part of the session will be devoted to presentations (oral/poster) emphasizing the following:
- Deciphering the active tectonic processes through landforms, their application in understanding fault kinematics, paleoseismic investigations and assessment of seismic hazard.
- Investigating the thick terrace
deposits representing widespread aggradation in active mountain belts,
their application in understanding fluvial dynamics and climate
variability over millennial timescales.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
1.7. The Role of Polar Regions in the Earth System
Session Conveners: Josefine Lenz (Alfred Wegener Institute), Loeka Jongejans (Alfred Wegener Institute, University of Potsdam), Gerlis Fugmann (Alfred Wegener Institute, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists)
The most dramatic changes in the Anthropocene are observed in the cryosphere such as the rapid decline of sea ice, retreat of glaciers and warming of permafrost. However, warming in the high latitudes is also affecting processes in the lower latitudes. Understanding complex physical, geochemical and biological dynamics often requires a multidisciplinary approach and technical progress is promising for advancing our current knowledge of the cryosphere. This session welcomes contributions to our understanding of past, current and future changes in the Polar Regions including field observations, laboratory data, remote sensing, modelling approaches and method development.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session, Elevator pitch (1-minute, 1-slide)
The most dramatic changes in the Anthropocene are observed in the cryosphere such as the rapid decline of sea ice, retreat of glaciers and warming of permafrost. However, warming in the high latitudes is also affecting processes in the lower latitudes. Understanding complex physical, geochemical and biological dynamics often requires a multidisciplinary approach and technical progress is promising for advancing our current knowledge of the cryosphere. This session welcomes contributions to our understanding of past, current and future changes in the Polar Regions including field observations, laboratory data, remote sensing, modelling approaches and method development.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session, Elevator pitch (1-minute, 1-slide)
Theme 2: Unboxing Earth - Interdisciplinary Problem Solving
2.1. Understanding Earth processes through overlapping window of Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological testimonies
Session Convener: Ravi Shankar (ESSO-National Centre for Earth Science Studies Thiruvananthapuram, India)
Earth processes are continuously changing the Earth from its crust to the core from its advent at about 4.55 Ga to present. These changes are reflected in the variations in physical and chemical attributes of different layers of Earth observed/recorded/measured over different times in Earth history directly/indirectly through various Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological tools/techniques. Generally, such observations/records/measurements are used to give direct interpretations permitted within the restrictions imposed by domain of the tools/techniques involved. The use of multiple observations/records/measurements by Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological tools/techniques, targeted to address same Earth process can enhance our understanding regarding, 1) how the process under question has changed over time?, and 2) how the process has changed the Earth over time? Such approach is not new. One famous example of such multidisciplinary approach is developing a successful reliable model detailing the formation and fragmentation of supercontinent Pangaea.
Considering the rapid evolution in scientific tools and techniques and advent in computational capacity used in earth sciences, it is desirable to address the outstanding problems in earth sciences through multidimensional approach with international collaborations.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Earth processes are continuously changing the Earth from its crust to the core from its advent at about 4.55 Ga to present. These changes are reflected in the variations in physical and chemical attributes of different layers of Earth observed/recorded/measured over different times in Earth history directly/indirectly through various Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological tools/techniques. Generally, such observations/records/measurements are used to give direct interpretations permitted within the restrictions imposed by domain of the tools/techniques involved. The use of multiple observations/records/measurements by Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological tools/techniques, targeted to address same Earth process can enhance our understanding regarding, 1) how the process under question has changed over time?, and 2) how the process has changed the Earth over time? Such approach is not new. One famous example of such multidisciplinary approach is developing a successful reliable model detailing the formation and fragmentation of supercontinent Pangaea.
Considering the rapid evolution in scientific tools and techniques and advent in computational capacity used in earth sciences, it is desirable to address the outstanding problems in earth sciences through multidimensional approach with international collaborations.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
2.2. Archaeological structures as archives: understanding human-landscape interaction
Session Convener: Andrea Junge (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany), Julia Meister (Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Germany), Anne Köhler (Leipzig University, Germany)
With the beginning of the Neolithic revolution, humans actively started to change Earth’s surface by using agriculture and herding as subsistence practices and establishing permanent settlements. Due to this transformation and the construction of anthropogenic structures, humans entered the stage as an important agent for sediment transport and deposition.
These structures include a variety of installations such as buildings, water harvesting structures, animal pens, agricultural fields or military facilities. The structures and their distribution provide basic information about the expansion of humans and local environmental conditions at the time of construction or utilization.
Besides archaeological approaches to study man-made structures, geoarchaeological and geomorphological views on these remains can lead to further insights. The construction of anthropogenic installations directly influences landscape dynamics, i.e. erosion processes and sediment fluxes. In some cases, sediment fluxes are blocked or enhanced by structures, while in many cases the installations serve as sediment traps.
Occupation layers bear various archaeological information and numerous materials for age determination (e.g. 14C dating on organic matter, typology on structures and ceramics, OSL dating on sediments). Only after abandonment or destruction of the installations, undisturbed sediment accumulation can take place. These archives enable paleoenvironmental investigations and the inherent transformation from an archaeological structure to a sedimentary archive opens new possibilities to understand the connection of past landscape dynamics and human habitation.
This session aims to link geomorphological, geoarchaeological and archaeological approaches to unravel human-environmental interactions and introduce novel sedimentary archives in archaeological contexts. The session is open for case studies, as well as methodological and conceptual contributions.
Session Format: Poster session
With the beginning of the Neolithic revolution, humans actively started to change Earth’s surface by using agriculture and herding as subsistence practices and establishing permanent settlements. Due to this transformation and the construction of anthropogenic structures, humans entered the stage as an important agent for sediment transport and deposition.
These structures include a variety of installations such as buildings, water harvesting structures, animal pens, agricultural fields or military facilities. The structures and their distribution provide basic information about the expansion of humans and local environmental conditions at the time of construction or utilization.
Besides archaeological approaches to study man-made structures, geoarchaeological and geomorphological views on these remains can lead to further insights. The construction of anthropogenic installations directly influences landscape dynamics, i.e. erosion processes and sediment fluxes. In some cases, sediment fluxes are blocked or enhanced by structures, while in many cases the installations serve as sediment traps.
Occupation layers bear various archaeological information and numerous materials for age determination (e.g. 14C dating on organic matter, typology on structures and ceramics, OSL dating on sediments). Only after abandonment or destruction of the installations, undisturbed sediment accumulation can take place. These archives enable paleoenvironmental investigations and the inherent transformation from an archaeological structure to a sedimentary archive opens new possibilities to understand the connection of past landscape dynamics and human habitation.
This session aims to link geomorphological, geoarchaeological and archaeological approaches to unravel human-environmental interactions and introduce novel sedimentary archives in archaeological contexts. The session is open for case studies, as well as methodological and conceptual contributions.
Session Format: Poster session
2.3. YES Network Latin America: creating bridges to sustainable development
Session Convener: Carlos Cónsole-Gonella INSUGEO (Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica);Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Meng Wang (Chinese Academy of Science)
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán;Argentina
Latin America (LATAM) is among the richest and important regions around the world in regard to natural resources and development possibilities. LATAM possess almost half of hydrocarbon resources of the world and the biggest reservoir of lithium, along with other mining commodities such as gold and copper. In addition, growing economies in LATAM are facing geological risk problems due to bad planning of new cities and the expansion of older ones. Unfortunately, the lack of coordination between public policies, industries and the academy disables a proper exploitation and use of these resources. This symposium allows a discussion in space and time between leaders and members of YES LATAM and interested colleagues from the entire world
Session Format: Oral Presentations, Poster Presentation
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán;Argentina
Latin America (LATAM) is among the richest and important regions around the world in regard to natural resources and development possibilities. LATAM possess almost half of hydrocarbon resources of the world and the biggest reservoir of lithium, along with other mining commodities such as gold and copper. In addition, growing economies in LATAM are facing geological risk problems due to bad planning of new cities and the expansion of older ones. Unfortunately, the lack of coordination between public policies, industries and the academy disables a proper exploitation and use of these resources. This symposium allows a discussion in space and time between leaders and members of YES LATAM and interested colleagues from the entire world
Session Format: Oral Presentations, Poster Presentation
Theme 3: Heritage Earth - Sustainable Resource Management
3.1. Water use in metal mining – Free drinks for all?
Session Convener: Lucas Gilsbach (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany),
Water is one of earth's most precious resource and a vital ingredient in mining operations. However, negative impacts on water resources occur such as high metal concentrations in mine water discharges, impacting on surrounding ecosystem. Water abstraction can substantially lower water availability for local communities and ecosystems, with severe consequences especially in arid areas. These impacts can trigger social unrests evidenced at various mine sites world wide
In this session we explore the interrelationship of water use in metal mining and associated environmental as well as social challenges from different perspectives. Following a key note introducing the topic, stimulating talks by young professionals present opportunities to overcome existing challenges. We then enter into an interactive phase during a panel discussion with diverse stakeholders. We address challenges associated with water use in metal mining and possible ways forward from multiple perspectives. Opening the floor for questions and experience sharing with the audience the session will tap a pool of creative thinking needed to address prevailing challenges.
Agenda:
1. Keynote by session convener (20min):
The key note introduces the audience to the topic form a technical perspective. Pointing out interferences of metal mining and processing operations with water resources the talk focuses on negative impacts this might bring along. Starting with impacts on water availability, emphasis is put on water quality degradation and its underlying reasons. Taking a solution oriented perspective mitigation measures to counteract negative effects of water use are considered. Building on this knowledge we explore related social conflicts by selected case studies.
2. Talks by young professionals (each 15min):
A number of young professionals introduces their research that contributes in some way to solve water related challenges encountered in metal mining and processing. The speakers act as a stimulating input illustrating examples from different disciplines of how innovations help to overcome specific social or environmental problems. The talks expose the audience to current research questions and concrete solutions enabling them to get a notion of the latest trends and research on this issue.
3. Facilitated panel discussion (diverse stakeholders, 60 min)
The interactive part kicks off with a panel discussion including the former speakers and additional panelists reflecting multi-stakeholders perspectives from academia, NGOs, government or industry. The discussion leaves the technical-academic point of view highlighting the complexity of the problem and the need for collaboration. Creating a personal atmosphere and inspiring the audience we start with the panelists outlining their motivation for the chosen career direction. Later, we open up for the audience to ask questions and share experience. We will have a lively discussion and summarize the outcomes in the end.
The session can accommodate 3-4 talks and additional poster contributions.
Outcomes:
Focusing on water, the session will introduce the audience to one of the most pressing issues and potential solutions in mining. The interactive part reflects multi-stakeholders perspectives, stressing the topics complexity. The goal is to excite young professionals about the topic using their skills to contribute to develop ideas around the water and mining nexus.
Session format: Poster session
Water is one of earth's most precious resource and a vital ingredient in mining operations. However, negative impacts on water resources occur such as high metal concentrations in mine water discharges, impacting on surrounding ecosystem. Water abstraction can substantially lower water availability for local communities and ecosystems, with severe consequences especially in arid areas. These impacts can trigger social unrests evidenced at various mine sites world wide
In this session we explore the interrelationship of water use in metal mining and associated environmental as well as social challenges from different perspectives. Following a key note introducing the topic, stimulating talks by young professionals present opportunities to overcome existing challenges. We then enter into an interactive phase during a panel discussion with diverse stakeholders. We address challenges associated with water use in metal mining and possible ways forward from multiple perspectives. Opening the floor for questions and experience sharing with the audience the session will tap a pool of creative thinking needed to address prevailing challenges.
Agenda:
1. Keynote by session convener (20min):
The key note introduces the audience to the topic form a technical perspective. Pointing out interferences of metal mining and processing operations with water resources the talk focuses on negative impacts this might bring along. Starting with impacts on water availability, emphasis is put on water quality degradation and its underlying reasons. Taking a solution oriented perspective mitigation measures to counteract negative effects of water use are considered. Building on this knowledge we explore related social conflicts by selected case studies.
2. Talks by young professionals (each 15min):
A number of young professionals introduces their research that contributes in some way to solve water related challenges encountered in metal mining and processing. The speakers act as a stimulating input illustrating examples from different disciplines of how innovations help to overcome specific social or environmental problems. The talks expose the audience to current research questions and concrete solutions enabling them to get a notion of the latest trends and research on this issue.
3. Facilitated panel discussion (diverse stakeholders, 60 min)
The interactive part kicks off with a panel discussion including the former speakers and additional panelists reflecting multi-stakeholders perspectives from academia, NGOs, government or industry. The discussion leaves the technical-academic point of view highlighting the complexity of the problem and the need for collaboration. Creating a personal atmosphere and inspiring the audience we start with the panelists outlining their motivation for the chosen career direction. Later, we open up for the audience to ask questions and share experience. We will have a lively discussion and summarize the outcomes in the end.
The session can accommodate 3-4 talks and additional poster contributions.
Outcomes:
Focusing on water, the session will introduce the audience to one of the most pressing issues and potential solutions in mining. The interactive part reflects multi-stakeholders perspectives, stressing the topics complexity. The goal is to excite young professionals about the topic using their skills to contribute to develop ideas around the water and mining nexus.
Session format: Poster session
3.2. Multifunctional Floodplains – Hazards, Risks and Chances for Nature and Society
Session Convener: Stephanie Natho (Universität Potsdam, Germany)
Floodplains belong to the most diverse but also most threatened ecosystems on earth. Threats can be distinguished in total loss of floodplain by river regulation measures such as dykes and dams, by alteration of river hydrology, reducing lateral connectivity as well as land-use changes in the floodplain itself, mainly due to agricultural areas destructing valuable habitats. Threats to their floodplains are often of a transboundary nature since 261 river basins, over approximately 45.3% of the total land area of world are shared between two or more countries. In some regions of the earth water-use issues can lead to societal conflicts when water is used or stored in the upstream region, in other regions altered hydrology affect the flood regime downstream which in turn can dramatically decrease floodplain dynamics with its characteristic habitats and thus has an impact on nature. Also sediment management and river basin management affect floodplains. Furthermore flood risk can increase due to growth of population in flood prone areas and the impact of climate change on extreme events and resulting floods seems to be reported more and more.
But, there is also consensus that intact floodplains are valuable for society. A concept to value this natural capital, the so called ecosystem services, visualizes the multifunctional benefits floodplains provide. Among others flood retention, water purification, carbon sequestration, recreation are the ones discussed most in recent times. Furthermore biodiversity as a prerequisite of any other ecosystem service, is necessary for safeguarding life on earth, as the Convention on Biological Diversity states. And there are many other Strategies, European Directives, national legislature coping directly or indirectly with the conservation and restoration of floodplains – for nature and for society. There are examples to express benefits in monetary terms, underlining the multifunctionality of floodplains. Furthermore, the chance of using synergies when restoration projects are carried out are described in several projects such as for dyke relocations when flood control and nature conservation can work hand in hand.
Session Format: Oral presentations
Floodplains belong to the most diverse but also most threatened ecosystems on earth. Threats can be distinguished in total loss of floodplain by river regulation measures such as dykes and dams, by alteration of river hydrology, reducing lateral connectivity as well as land-use changes in the floodplain itself, mainly due to agricultural areas destructing valuable habitats. Threats to their floodplains are often of a transboundary nature since 261 river basins, over approximately 45.3% of the total land area of world are shared between two or more countries. In some regions of the earth water-use issues can lead to societal conflicts when water is used or stored in the upstream region, in other regions altered hydrology affect the flood regime downstream which in turn can dramatically decrease floodplain dynamics with its characteristic habitats and thus has an impact on nature. Also sediment management and river basin management affect floodplains. Furthermore flood risk can increase due to growth of population in flood prone areas and the impact of climate change on extreme events and resulting floods seems to be reported more and more.
But, there is also consensus that intact floodplains are valuable for society. A concept to value this natural capital, the so called ecosystem services, visualizes the multifunctional benefits floodplains provide. Among others flood retention, water purification, carbon sequestration, recreation are the ones discussed most in recent times. Furthermore biodiversity as a prerequisite of any other ecosystem service, is necessary for safeguarding life on earth, as the Convention on Biological Diversity states. And there are many other Strategies, European Directives, national legislature coping directly or indirectly with the conservation and restoration of floodplains – for nature and for society. There are examples to express benefits in monetary terms, underlining the multifunctionality of floodplains. Furthermore, the chance of using synergies when restoration projects are carried out are described in several projects such as for dyke relocations when flood control and nature conservation can work hand in hand.
Session Format: Oral presentations
3.3. GEORESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Session Convener: Naoufal Saoud (Georesources and Environment Laboratory of the FST of Fez); Mohamed Charroud (FST Fes), Nabil Aissaoui (expert minier (secteur prive)), Jaouad Choukrad (expert minier (secteur prive)), Souhail Mounir (expert en gestion, conservation et valorisation du patrimoine Naturel), Haytam Mesrar (expert en géosciences et expertise professionnel (secteur prive)), Abdelhafid Rachidi (expert en management industriel (secteur prive))
The session proposes interdisciplinary interactions based on deep knowledge of the natural environment, and a mastery of scientific tools and their adaptation and integration in the global context of the sustainable management of georesources in the world and specifically in AFRICA.
In this session, we will focus on the concepts of the circular economy and the societal responsibilities for sustainable development that will enable young scientists to learn the fundamental concepts that drive the future development of our planet.
The objective of this session counteracts the global situation in terms of exploiting georesources to circular concept whose objective is to produce goods and services while limiting the excessive consumption and waste of raw materials, water, soil and energy sources based on the principle of "contain the life cycle".
Within this overarching session aims, we welcome contributions especially from the following fields:
Session format: Oral presentations, Poster session
The session proposes interdisciplinary interactions based on deep knowledge of the natural environment, and a mastery of scientific tools and their adaptation and integration in the global context of the sustainable management of georesources in the world and specifically in AFRICA.
In this session, we will focus on the concepts of the circular economy and the societal responsibilities for sustainable development that will enable young scientists to learn the fundamental concepts that drive the future development of our planet.
The objective of this session counteracts the global situation in terms of exploiting georesources to circular concept whose objective is to produce goods and services while limiting the excessive consumption and waste of raw materials, water, soil and energy sources based on the principle of "contain the life cycle".
Within this overarching session aims, we welcome contributions especially from the following fields:
- Degradation of water resources (e. g. degradation of watersheds, drying of source heads and rivers, impact of erosion on drying watersheds, impact of invasive species, and pollution by wastes and chemicals).
- Land degradation (e. g. erosion of soils, impact of dunes on agricultural lands, salinisation, extensive land use in densely populated areas)
- Degradation of entire landscapes (e. g. through mining activities, earthworks or clearings, impact on health of the population)
- Coastal erosion (e. g. impact on coastal ecosystems, fishing, salinisation of coastal areas, upwelling in deltas and inlets, exploitation of petroleum resources, strategies of ecosystems and the population to adapt to these processes)
- Impact of climate change and strategies to combat them (e. g. changes in precipitation, increasing number of extreme weather conditions)
- Pollution caused by urban development and their impact on the ecosystem and the population
- Deforestation and its impact on the loss of biodiversity (e. g. impact on sustainable management of forests, consequences of reduced bioproductivity on the environment and national economies, benefits from traditional practices)
Session format: Oral presentations, Poster session
3.4. Challenges and Threats of Heritage Earth “Mitigate by Sustainable Geo-Resource Management”
Session Convener: Bhanwar Vishvendra Raj Singh (Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, India)
“Saving Earth is our test, If we pass, We get to keep the planet”.
In the natural environment, air, water, soil and biological diversity, constitute the essential foundations of a human being. Their depletion is rapidly increasing worldwide, a process further intensified by global trends, such as population and economic growth. This results in increasing pressure on all natural resources, accompanied by yet more environmental problems.
Sustainable Resource Management can lead to the better sustainable development of geo-ecosystem services. Nowadays, the climate change has been connected to the endangerment and extinction of geo-resources. But this rapid and widespread phenomenon is extremely challenging for the future earth. These challenges and threats to heritage earth are days by day increasing and reach to the severe condition due to pressure from anthropogenic activities on a massive scale. These threats such as sea level rise, overpopulation, resource depletion, pollution, drought, waste disposal, ocean acidification, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, which are instigated for.
Among all these, sustainable geo-resource management is the most ideal option for the conservation of future earth. However climate change, desertification and sea level rise could wipe out most of the limited geo-resources. If we will do appropriately and sustainable uses of geo-resources then defiantly we will change in land quality, air quality, water quality, quality of life, as well as the global carbon cycle, economic growth, demographics, agriculture, forest products, regional and planning policies through sustainable geo-resources conservation practices. These changes would contribute to the environmental, social and economic aspect for the community’s development also.
Meanwhile, sustainable resource management focusing on natural science field such as water resources management, sustainability of water resources, hydroponic, ground and surface water quality and quantity, water use and reuse, biodegradation of organic pollutants in a water, desalination, engineering solutions and technological innovations relating to water management, social and environmental studies relating to water, chemical, physical and biological contributions relating to water, environmental restoration, including research on soil and groundwater, biofilters, bioremediation, sustainable waste management, food waste, recycling, waste to energy studies, sustainable urban design and renewable energy etc.
Finally, we will prepare and make one consensus and vision for geo-resources by sustainable resource management, which is more holistic, inclusive and ecological equilibrium for the future earth. All local and global stakeholders will be connected through ecosystem services and provide a valuable framework for analyzing and acting on the linkages between man-environment relationships. In order that geo-resources are healthier, sustainable and contribute to human well-being and the future earth.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
“Saving Earth is our test, If we pass, We get to keep the planet”.
In the natural environment, air, water, soil and biological diversity, constitute the essential foundations of a human being. Their depletion is rapidly increasing worldwide, a process further intensified by global trends, such as population and economic growth. This results in increasing pressure on all natural resources, accompanied by yet more environmental problems.
Sustainable Resource Management can lead to the better sustainable development of geo-ecosystem services. Nowadays, the climate change has been connected to the endangerment and extinction of geo-resources. But this rapid and widespread phenomenon is extremely challenging for the future earth. These challenges and threats to heritage earth are days by day increasing and reach to the severe condition due to pressure from anthropogenic activities on a massive scale. These threats such as sea level rise, overpopulation, resource depletion, pollution, drought, waste disposal, ocean acidification, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, which are instigated for.
Among all these, sustainable geo-resource management is the most ideal option for the conservation of future earth. However climate change, desertification and sea level rise could wipe out most of the limited geo-resources. If we will do appropriately and sustainable uses of geo-resources then defiantly we will change in land quality, air quality, water quality, quality of life, as well as the global carbon cycle, economic growth, demographics, agriculture, forest products, regional and planning policies through sustainable geo-resources conservation practices. These changes would contribute to the environmental, social and economic aspect for the community’s development also.
Meanwhile, sustainable resource management focusing on natural science field such as water resources management, sustainability of water resources, hydroponic, ground and surface water quality and quantity, water use and reuse, biodegradation of organic pollutants in a water, desalination, engineering solutions and technological innovations relating to water management, social and environmental studies relating to water, chemical, physical and biological contributions relating to water, environmental restoration, including research on soil and groundwater, biofilters, bioremediation, sustainable waste management, food waste, recycling, waste to energy studies, sustainable urban design and renewable energy etc.
Finally, we will prepare and make one consensus and vision for geo-resources by sustainable resource management, which is more holistic, inclusive and ecological equilibrium for the future earth. All local and global stakeholders will be connected through ecosystem services and provide a valuable framework for analyzing and acting on the linkages between man-environment relationships. In order that geo-resources are healthier, sustainable and contribute to human well-being and the future earth.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
3.5. Mineral AND ENERGY RESOURCES and SUSTAINABILITY: Exploring the new possibilities
Session Convener: Gurmeet Kaur (Panjab University; India), Seema Singh (Panjab University, India), Tejpal Singh (CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India), Parminder Kaurd (Panjab University, India)
Mining and quarrying is not new to the world and mining records of historic past establish beyond doubt the use of numerous mineral resources by man. Archaeologists and historians have documented details on numerous old workings and indigenous mining and quarrying practices in various parts of the world. The use of stone tools during the Stone Age, the advent of fire and wheel demonstrate the use of mineral/rock resources in the various stages of human evolution. The ruins of various civilizations spanning period from 6000 B.C. to the present, establish use of metals (gold, copper) and non-metals (bricks, clay, diverse rocks such as sandstone, granite etc. as building stones) for various reasons. The mining laws are getting stringent vis-à-vis sustainability of mineral resources. Thus mining and quarrying activities need to take into account social, economic, and environmental viability of mineral resources.
This session invites paper on the broad themes on:
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster Presentation
Mining and quarrying is not new to the world and mining records of historic past establish beyond doubt the use of numerous mineral resources by man. Archaeologists and historians have documented details on numerous old workings and indigenous mining and quarrying practices in various parts of the world. The use of stone tools during the Stone Age, the advent of fire and wheel demonstrate the use of mineral/rock resources in the various stages of human evolution. The ruins of various civilizations spanning period from 6000 B.C. to the present, establish use of metals (gold, copper) and non-metals (bricks, clay, diverse rocks such as sandstone, granite etc. as building stones) for various reasons. The mining laws are getting stringent vis-à-vis sustainability of mineral resources. Thus mining and quarrying activities need to take into account social, economic, and environmental viability of mineral resources.
This session invites paper on the broad themes on:
- Mining activities vis-à-vis sustainability;
- Laws framed with respect to social and environmental viability of mining activities.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster Presentation
3.6. Geoparks and geotourism for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Session Convener: Enas Ahmed (UNESCO Global Geopark Council), Jean Robert Mweze
Geopark which is defined as a single, unified geographical area where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. It is an innovation for the protection of natural and geological heritages, plays an important role in the development of geotourism. Using Geology as a source of uncountable stories and the creative geoscientist is the only one that knows how to transform a good geological history into geotourism projects.
It deals with the Nature which contains all living and non-living components of ecosystems described in a widespread supporting the sustainable development goals of the Natural Resources, Geological Hazards,Climate change, Education, Science, Culture, Women,Sustainable Development,Local and indigenous Knowledge, and Geoconservation.
Geopark must be built by the interplay of scientists, local communities and politicians under a fractal approach to local development while developing geotourism, the establishment of geoparks can generate new job opportunities, new economic activities and additional sources of income, especially in rural regions.
It encourages the production of local products and local handicrafts which is involved in geotourism and geoproducts. so the bottom-up approach of combining conservation with sustainable development while involving local communities is becoming increasingly a vital target to achieve SDGs.
Main session research questions:
1- Potential geoparks in your area
2- Economic activities and expectations of Potential geoparks and their impacts
3- Issues facing establishment of geoparks in your country
4-Geotourism and local development in your country
5- Expectations and issues of applying of the file application according to UNESCO rules
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Geopark which is defined as a single, unified geographical area where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. It is an innovation for the protection of natural and geological heritages, plays an important role in the development of geotourism. Using Geology as a source of uncountable stories and the creative geoscientist is the only one that knows how to transform a good geological history into geotourism projects.
It deals with the Nature which contains all living and non-living components of ecosystems described in a widespread supporting the sustainable development goals of the Natural Resources, Geological Hazards,Climate change, Education, Science, Culture, Women,Sustainable Development,Local and indigenous Knowledge, and Geoconservation.
Geopark must be built by the interplay of scientists, local communities and politicians under a fractal approach to local development while developing geotourism, the establishment of geoparks can generate new job opportunities, new economic activities and additional sources of income, especially in rural regions.
It encourages the production of local products and local handicrafts which is involved in geotourism and geoproducts. so the bottom-up approach of combining conservation with sustainable development while involving local communities is becoming increasingly a vital target to achieve SDGs.
Main session research questions:
1- Potential geoparks in your area
2- Economic activities and expectations of Potential geoparks and their impacts
3- Issues facing establishment of geoparks in your country
4-Geotourism and local development in your country
5- Expectations and issues of applying of the file application according to UNESCO rules
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Theme 4: Society at Risk - Impacting Earth Phenomena
4.1. Emerging contaminants in groundwater
Session Convener: Maurizio Barbieri (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Groundwater contamination results from widely diverse human activities. Emerging contaminants (ECs) referred to compounds previously not considered or known to be significant to groundwater (in terms of distribution and/or concentration) which are now being more widely detected.
During the last century an increasing number of compounds originating from human activities have been introduced in the water cycle. Some of these are easily identified point sources (e.g., pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, personal care products, engineered nanomaterials). These ECs are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment, mainly derived from the discharge of municipal wastewater effluents. Still other types of groundwater contamination are associated with non-point sources activities (e.g. atmospheric deposition or from crop and animal production).
The emerging contaminants can have human or ecological health effects and there is a need for better understanding of their fate in environmental systems.
Many emerging contaminants remain unregulated, but the number of regulated contaminants will continue to grow slowly over the next several decades.
Pesticides and their metabolites are probably the most studied group of emerging contaminants.
Persistence of other pollutants, particularly pharmaceuticals, is less-well characterised and these are assessed using new case studies to indicate the compounds which have been identified in groundwater and possible concentrations.
Most emerging pollutants are not regulated in environmental, water quality and wastewater discharge regulations. Hence, this Special Issue is aiming at understanding which are the relevant compounds that can be found in the aqueous environment, which are or could have the potential to become emerging contaminants and the pathway by which it travels from the source, e.g. fracture flow through an aquifer. This will allow the determination of the environmental occurrence of these potential contaminants, the characterisation of their sources and pathways that determine release to the aqueous environment and definition and quantification of the processes that determine their transport and fate through the environment.
Therefore, we seek scientific findings and results in the above-mentioned areas, which can contribute to new knowledge to hydrogeology and applied hydrogeology.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Groundwater contamination results from widely diverse human activities. Emerging contaminants (ECs) referred to compounds previously not considered or known to be significant to groundwater (in terms of distribution and/or concentration) which are now being more widely detected.
During the last century an increasing number of compounds originating from human activities have been introduced in the water cycle. Some of these are easily identified point sources (e.g., pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, personal care products, engineered nanomaterials). These ECs are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment, mainly derived from the discharge of municipal wastewater effluents. Still other types of groundwater contamination are associated with non-point sources activities (e.g. atmospheric deposition or from crop and animal production).
The emerging contaminants can have human or ecological health effects and there is a need for better understanding of their fate in environmental systems.
Many emerging contaminants remain unregulated, but the number of regulated contaminants will continue to grow slowly over the next several decades.
Pesticides and their metabolites are probably the most studied group of emerging contaminants.
Persistence of other pollutants, particularly pharmaceuticals, is less-well characterised and these are assessed using new case studies to indicate the compounds which have been identified in groundwater and possible concentrations.
Most emerging pollutants are not regulated in environmental, water quality and wastewater discharge regulations. Hence, this Special Issue is aiming at understanding which are the relevant compounds that can be found in the aqueous environment, which are or could have the potential to become emerging contaminants and the pathway by which it travels from the source, e.g. fracture flow through an aquifer. This will allow the determination of the environmental occurrence of these potential contaminants, the characterisation of their sources and pathways that determine release to the aqueous environment and definition and quantification of the processes that determine their transport and fate through the environment.
Therefore, we seek scientific findings and results in the above-mentioned areas, which can contribute to new knowledge to hydrogeology and applied hydrogeology.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- emerging contaminants: fate and behavior in water environment
- environmental impact;
- nanofiltration;
- toxicity;
- risk assessment, solid-solution interface;
- pesticides;
- metabolites;
- pharmaceuticals;
- Advanced wastewater treatment;
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
4.2. Vadose zone Hydrogeophysical studies in Urban Environment
Session Convener: Tanvi Arora (CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, India), Payal Rani (CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute Hyderabad, India)
Vadose zone is the major part of critical zone studies for groundwater exploration and management. Various processes taking place within the vadose zone are responsible towards the sustainable development of the environment. They contribute to the various components of the hydrological cycle thereby affecting the life cycle. However, there is considerable effect of rapid urbanization taking over the whole world. Hydrogeophysical methods are the non-invasive tools to decipher and monitor the vadose zone studies taking place in varied environments. This session invites the application of Hydrogeophysical methods including mechanism of recharge and contamination migration through Vadose zone.
Session Format: Poster session
Vadose zone is the major part of critical zone studies for groundwater exploration and management. Various processes taking place within the vadose zone are responsible towards the sustainable development of the environment. They contribute to the various components of the hydrological cycle thereby affecting the life cycle. However, there is considerable effect of rapid urbanization taking over the whole world. Hydrogeophysical methods are the non-invasive tools to decipher and monitor the vadose zone studies taking place in varied environments. This session invites the application of Hydrogeophysical methods including mechanism of recharge and contamination migration through Vadose zone.
Session Format: Poster session
4.3. Volcano Hazards and Benefits
Session Convener: Kananu Patient
The volcanism as an activity which have two main impacts on the planet; we will afford both of them during this session:
It is known that from the “Big bang” event the Earth planet is building itself looking from the first continents to the actual ones, there are few billions years.
This results of the volcanism activities all around the tectonic plates (looking on the granitic intrusion) and on the subduction region as we can observe dykes forming Craton.
Fertility soil for agricultural activities as volcanic soil as the concentration in N is high comparing to chondritic values.
Remobilization of mineral fluid to sub surface and other substances for mining business all over the word.
Tourism attraction as a business aspect for the volcano’ host countries.Disaster from lava fluid and gas panache this is commonly identified as Hazards “negative aspect”)
This impact is the most know impact of volcanic activities; maybe because these ones are visible immediately after or during the activities like lava flow, gas panache and earthquake in all volcanic in the word.
Pollution aspect which may have an impact on the climate change phenomena.
Volcano’ activities affect all kind of live on Earth planet (directly or indirectly) as well as the environment too. Somehow the impact is not really monitored nor reported; this session will open up doors for these to be reported regularly to geoscientific world in our organization.
Session Format: Poster session
The volcanism as an activity which have two main impacts on the planet; we will afford both of them during this session:
- Regeneration of the mantle as Benefits (“positive aspect”)
It is known that from the “Big bang” event the Earth planet is building itself looking from the first continents to the actual ones, there are few billions years.
This results of the volcanism activities all around the tectonic plates (looking on the granitic intrusion) and on the subduction region as we can observe dykes forming Craton.
Fertility soil for agricultural activities as volcanic soil as the concentration in N is high comparing to chondritic values.
Remobilization of mineral fluid to sub surface and other substances for mining business all over the word.
Tourism attraction as a business aspect for the volcano’ host countries.Disaster from lava fluid and gas panache this is commonly identified as Hazards “negative aspect”)
This impact is the most know impact of volcanic activities; maybe because these ones are visible immediately after or during the activities like lava flow, gas panache and earthquake in all volcanic in the word.
Pollution aspect which may have an impact on the climate change phenomena.
Volcano’ activities affect all kind of live on Earth planet (directly or indirectly) as well as the environment too. Somehow the impact is not really monitored nor reported; this session will open up doors for these to be reported regularly to geoscientific world in our organization.
Session Format: Poster session
4.4. Do we understand natural hazard risk?
Session Convener: Paul Hudson (University of Potsdam, Germany)
Natural hazards are an acknowledged threat to human lives and well-being. Therefore, society needs to actively manage the threat posed by natural hazards. The management of natural hazard risk is driven by the concept of risk. Natural hazard risk is considered to be the average impact of natural hazard events as weighted by their occurrence probability. However, it is also known that many of the people threatened by natural hazards also fail to correctly understand the nature of low-probability/high-impact natural hazard events. Additionally, there can be different cultural interpretations of what ‘risk’ is and how it should be acted upon. Moreover, given the potential for irreversible climate change impacts or truly long-lasting disaster impacts on society is focusing on the average impact a ‘fair’ or ‘just’ way of designing natural hazard risk management strategies.
This session takes this as a base for a guided roundtable discussion/debate (with all session attendees taking part) on an interdisciplinary topic: Reforming our understanding of natural hazard risk? The objective of this session is to spark a lively debate on what we understand the threat posed by natural hazards to be and if this is suitable for society today. The outcome of this debate will be used as the basis for a further discussion on how we can further our understanding of natural hazard risk in such a way that people outside of the academic community can use the concept to better manage the threat posed by natural hazards.
The guided discussion/debate will be based around three sub-topics: Is the way we look at risk limiting what we can do and what we should do? What are the missing elements for interdisciplinary science to address this? How can we bring everything together in a way that citizens and policymakers can actively use this knowledge?
Moreover, while the session will be structured around the three sub-questions ample room will be allowed for a discussion to organically evolve on the topic and to branch off into related topics that the participants consider connected or an important part of the overall research question.
Finally, it is hoped that by holding an interdisciplinary intellectual debate on a key earth science topic with fundamental policy relevance, new and interesting ideas for future research directions can be identified and developed.
Session Format: Round table discussions
Natural hazards are an acknowledged threat to human lives and well-being. Therefore, society needs to actively manage the threat posed by natural hazards. The management of natural hazard risk is driven by the concept of risk. Natural hazard risk is considered to be the average impact of natural hazard events as weighted by their occurrence probability. However, it is also known that many of the people threatened by natural hazards also fail to correctly understand the nature of low-probability/high-impact natural hazard events. Additionally, there can be different cultural interpretations of what ‘risk’ is and how it should be acted upon. Moreover, given the potential for irreversible climate change impacts or truly long-lasting disaster impacts on society is focusing on the average impact a ‘fair’ or ‘just’ way of designing natural hazard risk management strategies.
This session takes this as a base for a guided roundtable discussion/debate (with all session attendees taking part) on an interdisciplinary topic: Reforming our understanding of natural hazard risk? The objective of this session is to spark a lively debate on what we understand the threat posed by natural hazards to be and if this is suitable for society today. The outcome of this debate will be used as the basis for a further discussion on how we can further our understanding of natural hazard risk in such a way that people outside of the academic community can use the concept to better manage the threat posed by natural hazards.
The guided discussion/debate will be based around three sub-topics: Is the way we look at risk limiting what we can do and what we should do? What are the missing elements for interdisciplinary science to address this? How can we bring everything together in a way that citizens and policymakers can actively use this knowledge?
Moreover, while the session will be structured around the three sub-questions ample room will be allowed for a discussion to organically evolve on the topic and to branch off into related topics that the participants consider connected or an important part of the overall research question.
Finally, it is hoped that by holding an interdisciplinary intellectual debate on a key earth science topic with fundamental policy relevance, new and interesting ideas for future research directions can be identified and developed.
Session Format: Round table discussions
4.5. Impacts of climate change and human interventions on the water cycle
Session Convener: Srinivasa Rao Narakula (CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, India), Jampani Mahesh Jampani (United National University and Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
Climate change is a primary concern for the Earth's energy cycle and Earth's environmental system. It is mainly caused due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, which led to the growth in average air temperature near the earth's surface and oceans. Climate change impacts the shifts in temperature levels, intensity of precipitation, declining crop yields and glacial runoff dynamics. Due to the instability of climate variability and it its impact on food security and socio-economic conditions, it is critical to understand the current and future hydro-climatic dynamics and processes over large spatial domains. With unprecedented rainfall patterns, there are excessive pressures on surface water and groundwater resources for the use of deficiency in irrigation supply to the agricultural areas. Streamflow depletion, declining of groundwater levels in various river basins and increased human interventions have altered hydrological systems with time. It will subsequently have an impact on the water flows in the hydrological cycle, and that leads to persistent shifts in precipitation, increased chance of floods and droughts and water availability. The primary concern raised is whether global warming influencing the climatic variations to alter the hydrological cycle and to what extent? In this context, it becomes a crucial task to understand the climate change and human impacts on the hydrological cycle using the advanced satellite-based observations and modeling techniques. Geodetic Earth observation contributes significantly to strengthen the study of our changing planet and provides valuable information to policymakers, who are exploring the ways to tackle climate change. The use of available open source data together with the calibration tools allows us to evaluate the factors that affecting the climate change predictions and thereby contributing to hydro-climatic variability studies. This proposed session is an effort to bringing together the outstanding seniors and many impressive doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in the platform to discuss the impact of climatic change and human-induced activities such as dynamic land use, crop patterns, reservoirs and water abstraction by utilizing the field and space-based observations. Further, effective translation of scientific results can provide better decision support to policymakers and managers to create functional policies and regulations. We are happy to welcome authors to submit their abstracts about their recent findings on the broad water resources shifts with human interventions including abstraction and pollution and impact of climate change on water cycle related issues. The special importance will be given to the climate associated risks associated with the increment of 1.5 oC and 2 oC of global warming, forecasting extreme events and weather emergencies.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Climate change is a primary concern for the Earth's energy cycle and Earth's environmental system. It is mainly caused due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, which led to the growth in average air temperature near the earth's surface and oceans. Climate change impacts the shifts in temperature levels, intensity of precipitation, declining crop yields and glacial runoff dynamics. Due to the instability of climate variability and it its impact on food security and socio-economic conditions, it is critical to understand the current and future hydro-climatic dynamics and processes over large spatial domains. With unprecedented rainfall patterns, there are excessive pressures on surface water and groundwater resources for the use of deficiency in irrigation supply to the agricultural areas. Streamflow depletion, declining of groundwater levels in various river basins and increased human interventions have altered hydrological systems with time. It will subsequently have an impact on the water flows in the hydrological cycle, and that leads to persistent shifts in precipitation, increased chance of floods and droughts and water availability. The primary concern raised is whether global warming influencing the climatic variations to alter the hydrological cycle and to what extent? In this context, it becomes a crucial task to understand the climate change and human impacts on the hydrological cycle using the advanced satellite-based observations and modeling techniques. Geodetic Earth observation contributes significantly to strengthen the study of our changing planet and provides valuable information to policymakers, who are exploring the ways to tackle climate change. The use of available open source data together with the calibration tools allows us to evaluate the factors that affecting the climate change predictions and thereby contributing to hydro-climatic variability studies. This proposed session is an effort to bringing together the outstanding seniors and many impressive doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in the platform to discuss the impact of climatic change and human-induced activities such as dynamic land use, crop patterns, reservoirs and water abstraction by utilizing the field and space-based observations. Further, effective translation of scientific results can provide better decision support to policymakers and managers to create functional policies and regulations. We are happy to welcome authors to submit their abstracts about their recent findings on the broad water resources shifts with human interventions including abstraction and pollution and impact of climate change on water cycle related issues. The special importance will be given to the climate associated risks associated with the increment of 1.5 oC and 2 oC of global warming, forecasting extreme events and weather emergencies.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
4.6. The challenge of Seismic Hazard and Risk Evaluation
Session Convener: Fabrice Cotton (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany), Sreeram Reddy Kotha (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany)
Recent catastrophic earthquakes, the exponential growth of data, new engineering needs and progress in research are all strong motivations for the exploration and incorporation of new concepts and methods into the assessment of seismic hazards and risks. We invite contributions related to new developments standards in all aspects of Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment:
Session Format: Oral presentation, Poster session
Recent catastrophic earthquakes, the exponential growth of data, new engineering needs and progress in research are all strong motivations for the exploration and incorporation of new concepts and methods into the assessment of seismic hazards and risks. We invite contributions related to new developments standards in all aspects of Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment:
- The definition of earthquake sources and the determination of activity rates, including the assessment of earthquake datasets, calibration of magnitude scales, representation of seismogenic sources and their geological constraints, and the emerging roles of strain and simulation-based earthquake rupture forecasts.
- The estimation of strong ground motion and its uncertainty, from the definition of new Ground Motion Models, the assessment of site effects, the consideration of new parameters to characterise the intensity of the shaking, and the potential insights and uses of physics-based simulations of ground shaking.
- Evaluation of exposure and vulnerabilities at various scales (state, region, cities)
- The validation of hazard/risk models including statistical tests of activity rates, calibration of ground motion models, hazard/risk model parameterization and implementation, sensitivity analyses of key parameters and results.
- Case studies of of seismic hazard/risk studies from Europe and around the globe.
- Seismic hazard/Risk model building process and related uncertainties, formal elicitation of expert opinion, comprehensive treatment of aleatory and epistemic uncertainties, development of innovative testing procedures.
Session Format: Oral presentation, Poster session
Theme 5: Brave New World - Advanced Technologies in Earth Sciences
5.1. Data-driven remote sensing of Earth surface processes
Session Conveners: Stephanie Olen (University of Potsdam), Taylor Smith (University of Potsdam), Ben Purinton (University of Potsdam)
Remotely sensed data, particularly that from Earth observation (EO) satellites, has become widespread in the past decades. The broad range of EO platforms provide a wealth of data that can be exploited to understand the processes that continue to shape the Earth’s surface. The resolution, fidelity, and time density of EO data will continue to improve, leading to new techniques and possibilities for exploring the ever-growing data record.
As the global population increases, along with our impact on the Earth’s surface, accurate and empirical knowledge of earth surface processes will become increasingly important. These surface processes directly impact human livelihoods, from agriculturally-exploited flood plains to hydro-electric dams to critical transportation infrastructure. Accurate knowledge of how these processes respond to changes in climate, biota, land cover, and geology will be crucial to understand and manage continued global development. EO data can be used to measure the rates, spatial, and temporal patterns of surface processes such as erosion, floods, wildfires, and land cover change, as well to investigate how these processes interact with regional climatic and environmental factors to shape landscapes and affect potential natural hazards. Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the abundance and breadth of EO data available to geoscientists, ranging from high-resolution digital elevation models, multi-spectral imagery, precipitation and climatic datasets, to passive and active microwave measurements of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. This includes raw satellite data (e.g., synthetic aperture radar phase and amplitude), as well as processed and semi-processed data products (e.g., soil moisture estimates, digital elevation models, rainfall estimates). The growing availability of high-resolution and multi-sensor datasets open up new research avenues, both through exploiting single satellite records and through using many data sources in combination. As the global climate continues to shift, we will need techniques and studies which cut across disciplines to holistically assess historical and future changes in the Earth’s surface.
In this session, we welcome presentations analysing and interpreting Earth observation data to address questions of how surface processes respond to natural and anthropogenic climatic and environmental changes. This includes studies documenting the rates of surface change, as well as studies focusing on the influence of climatic, environmental, and geologic factors that drive surface processes. We in particular welcome studies exploiting large temporal and spatial datasets pursuing a data-driven approach to understanding surface processes, including rigorous uncertainty assessments. Effective and efficient techniques for processing and analysing EO data are critical for exploiting the current wealth of data to better understand how Earth’s surface interacts with climatic and environmental systems, and to monitor future changes to Earth’s surface in response to rapid global change.
Session Format: Oral presentations
Remotely sensed data, particularly that from Earth observation (EO) satellites, has become widespread in the past decades. The broad range of EO platforms provide a wealth of data that can be exploited to understand the processes that continue to shape the Earth’s surface. The resolution, fidelity, and time density of EO data will continue to improve, leading to new techniques and possibilities for exploring the ever-growing data record.
As the global population increases, along with our impact on the Earth’s surface, accurate and empirical knowledge of earth surface processes will become increasingly important. These surface processes directly impact human livelihoods, from agriculturally-exploited flood plains to hydro-electric dams to critical transportation infrastructure. Accurate knowledge of how these processes respond to changes in climate, biota, land cover, and geology will be crucial to understand and manage continued global development. EO data can be used to measure the rates, spatial, and temporal patterns of surface processes such as erosion, floods, wildfires, and land cover change, as well to investigate how these processes interact with regional climatic and environmental factors to shape landscapes and affect potential natural hazards. Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the abundance and breadth of EO data available to geoscientists, ranging from high-resolution digital elevation models, multi-spectral imagery, precipitation and climatic datasets, to passive and active microwave measurements of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. This includes raw satellite data (e.g., synthetic aperture radar phase and amplitude), as well as processed and semi-processed data products (e.g., soil moisture estimates, digital elevation models, rainfall estimates). The growing availability of high-resolution and multi-sensor datasets open up new research avenues, both through exploiting single satellite records and through using many data sources in combination. As the global climate continues to shift, we will need techniques and studies which cut across disciplines to holistically assess historical and future changes in the Earth’s surface.
In this session, we welcome presentations analysing and interpreting Earth observation data to address questions of how surface processes respond to natural and anthropogenic climatic and environmental changes. This includes studies documenting the rates of surface change, as well as studies focusing on the influence of climatic, environmental, and geologic factors that drive surface processes. We in particular welcome studies exploiting large temporal and spatial datasets pursuing a data-driven approach to understanding surface processes, including rigorous uncertainty assessments. Effective and efficient techniques for processing and analysing EO data are critical for exploiting the current wealth of data to better understand how Earth’s surface interacts with climatic and environmental systems, and to monitor future changes to Earth’s surface in response to rapid global change.
Session Format: Oral presentations
5.2. Big Data in GeoSciences
Session Convener: Dedong Wang (GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany), Irina Zhelavskaya (GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany); Juan Sebastian Cervantes Villa (GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany)
Nowadays, more and more data are coming up in geoscience field. However, how these data improve our understandings is still an open question. Big data techniques have the potential to shape the future of geoscience. Different technologies , such as machine learning, data assimilation, can be used to process data, develop model, and improve our understanding. This session focuses on the state-of-the-art research surrounding Big Data in the geosciences. Presentations about uncertainty quantification, regression, neural network, machine learning, deep learning, data assimilation in geoscience field are welcome. This session aims to showcase innovative tools and build new collaborations.
Session Format: Poster session
Nowadays, more and more data are coming up in geoscience field. However, how these data improve our understandings is still an open question. Big data techniques have the potential to shape the future of geoscience. Different technologies , such as machine learning, data assimilation, can be used to process data, develop model, and improve our understanding. This session focuses on the state-of-the-art research surrounding Big Data in the geosciences. Presentations about uncertainty quantification, regression, neural network, machine learning, deep learning, data assimilation in geoscience field are welcome. This session aims to showcase innovative tools and build new collaborations.
Session Format: Poster session
5.3. Earth HD - from acquisition to presentation
Session Convener: Alexey Faguet (Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS), Nikolay Laschinskiy (Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS)
Modern small unmanned aircrafts (drones) present immense and unique opportunities for remote sensing. Technologies in this field progress rapidly and we must use them in full. We discuss the broad range of challenges in this area: from state of the art data acquisition and processing techniques to ways in which interdisciplinary studies might benefit from such data. It is also important to cover the topic of data presentation: today we have 3D and 4D drone-based data in high definition. How do we work with it? Can present GIS cope with new tasks?
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Modern small unmanned aircrafts (drones) present immense and unique opportunities for remote sensing. Technologies in this field progress rapidly and we must use them in full. We discuss the broad range of challenges in this area: from state of the art data acquisition and processing techniques to ways in which interdisciplinary studies might benefit from such data. It is also important to cover the topic of data presentation: today we have 3D and 4D drone-based data in high definition. How do we work with it? Can present GIS cope with new tasks?
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
5.4. Emerging techniques for deep earth exploration
Session Convener: Feng Liang (Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences), Junlun Li (University of Sciences and Technology of China), Yunyue ‘Elita’ Li (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Huajian Yao (University of Sciences and Technology of China), Jiayong Yan (Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences), Zhiwei Li (Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Han Yue (Peking University)
Geophysical techniques are important methods for investigating the lithosphere structures from the shallow surface to the uppermost mantle. However, existing geophysical techniques are often challenged by weak yet complicated signal with gradually lower resolution as depth increases. To explore the middle to lower crustal structures, monitor and assess natural hazards, advanced geophysical techniques are required. We invite submissions related to recent developments in the exploration for oil and gas, minerals, geothermal resources, characterization and development of urban underground and in assessment of environmental and natural hazards. The topics include but not limited to modeling, instrument development, survey design, data processing, inversion and interpretation of geophysical data. We also encourage case studies on the application of geophysical techniques in these fields.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Geophysical techniques are important methods for investigating the lithosphere structures from the shallow surface to the uppermost mantle. However, existing geophysical techniques are often challenged by weak yet complicated signal with gradually lower resolution as depth increases. To explore the middle to lower crustal structures, monitor and assess natural hazards, advanced geophysical techniques are required. We invite submissions related to recent developments in the exploration for oil and gas, minerals, geothermal resources, characterization and development of urban underground and in assessment of environmental and natural hazards. The topics include but not limited to modeling, instrument development, survey design, data processing, inversion and interpretation of geophysical data. We also encourage case studies on the application of geophysical techniques in these fields.
Session Format: Oral presentations, Poster session
Theme 6: Beyond Printing - Communicating Science
6.1. Earth Science Through Art - Communicating through creative expression
Session Convener: Eduardo de Mulder (Delft Technical University), Courtney Jermyn (Earth Science Matters Foundation),
Under theme Geoscience and Society, we propose the symposium; Earth Science through Art, Communicating through creative expression. Falling under a sub-theme; Geoscience Communication.
Effective geoscience communication is often difficult for Geoscientist to prepare. The content is often full of jargon and terms that are not easy to understand. nomenclature can also vary within the Geoscience community as well. As a result, Geoscientists find it challenging to engage non-earth scientists into discussions and have their voices heard during important decision making discussions.
As the saying goes "a picture says a thousand words" therefore by using various art medium, Geoscience can "speak" a language that everyone can understand. The goal for this symposium is to explore the use of Geoscience expression to create impact, awareness, and understanding of the Earth’s processes and history. Through art expression, story telling, data integration this symposium hopes to creates an inspiring platform that showcases innovative methods of communicating geoscience to society.
Session Format: Oral presentations
Under theme Geoscience and Society, we propose the symposium; Earth Science through Art, Communicating through creative expression. Falling under a sub-theme; Geoscience Communication.
Effective geoscience communication is often difficult for Geoscientist to prepare. The content is often full of jargon and terms that are not easy to understand. nomenclature can also vary within the Geoscience community as well. As a result, Geoscientists find it challenging to engage non-earth scientists into discussions and have their voices heard during important decision making discussions.
As the saying goes "a picture says a thousand words" therefore by using various art medium, Geoscience can "speak" a language that everyone can understand. The goal for this symposium is to explore the use of Geoscience expression to create impact, awareness, and understanding of the Earth’s processes and history. Through art expression, story telling, data integration this symposium hopes to creates an inspiring platform that showcases innovative methods of communicating geoscience to society.
Session Format: Oral presentations
6.2. Geoscience outreach at national and international levels; and the IYPE legacy
Session Convener: Eduardo de Mulder (Delft Technical University), Courtney Jermyn (Earth Science Matters Foundation)
This symposium explores outreach activities at a national and international level, and the legacy of the IYPE. Outreach initiatives at national and international levels are critical for increasing awareness of the importance of geosciences in achieving a sustainable future for society. The foundation of any sustainable challenge has a geoscience connection; from below the ground we stand on, the air we breathe, and the space beyond. To make an impact geoscience outreach programs that target decision makers and politicians, voting public, and geoscience professional will increase knowledge and understanding required in the decision making process that will contribute to a better society.
Session Format: Oral presentations
This symposium explores outreach activities at a national and international level, and the legacy of the IYPE. Outreach initiatives at national and international levels are critical for increasing awareness of the importance of geosciences in achieving a sustainable future for society. The foundation of any sustainable challenge has a geoscience connection; from below the ground we stand on, the air we breathe, and the space beyond. To make an impact geoscience outreach programs that target decision makers and politicians, voting public, and geoscience professional will increase knowledge and understanding required in the decision making process that will contribute to a better society.
Session Format: Oral presentations
