The closing of the Volriskmac II project, co-financed by the INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal MAC 2014-2020 Cooperation Program, took place in Funchal.
The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), entities dependent on the Cabildo de Tenerife, have participated in the final closing meeting of the Volkrismac II project (MAC2/3.5b/328), whose objective is to strengthen R&D&I capacities for the development of resilience against volcanic emergencies in Macaronesia.
The final day took place on29 and 30 November 2023 in the city of Funchal in Madeira (Portugal) and brought together representatives of all the project partners, which are the Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (Involcan), Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza IP-RAM – IFCN de Madeira, the Centro de Informação e Vigilância Sismovulcânica dos Açores (CIVISA), Fundaçao Gaspar Frutuoso FGF of Azores, Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos IVAR of Azores, and University of Cape Verde (UniCV), the latter as a third country partner (Cape Verde, Mauritania and Senegal) of the MAC 2014-2020 program co-financed by the European Commission.
The first day was dedicated to the analysis of the activities carried out by each partner, evaluating the progress achieved and presenting the final statement of expenditures. During the following day, led by the local partner Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza (IP-RAM), a field trip was organized to visit different places of geological and geotouristic interest on Madeira Island.
The Volkrismac II project (MAC2/3.5b/328) is co-funded by the INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal Cooperation Program MAC 2014-2020 and has the general objective of strengthening R&D&I capacities for the development of resilience against future volcanic emergencies in Macaronesia.
This project aims to strengthen the volcanic early warning system in Macaronesia through the improvement of instrumental networks and the development and implementation of innovative methodologies, to strengthen the resilience of volcanic monitoring systems in Macaronesia and to generate a collaborative network between the participating partners and national and/or international R&D institutions of recognized trajectory to strengthen the scientific response to volcanic emergencies in Macaronesia.
More information about the project in the video“VOLRISKMAC II: a digital tool to monitor volcanic activity”.
