4 - Meet the conveners of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014
Joel Gill

Session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards"

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 Room G6

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

Joel Gill, PhD researcher, comes from United Kingdom. He is founder and director of Geology for Global Development (GfGD). He is member of the IAPG-International Association for Promoting Geoethics. 

Joel was among the participants of the first session on Geoethics organized at EGU in 2012, and this year he will be convener of the session NH9.8 on Geoethics for the first time. In the session NH9.8, he is also co-author with Rosalie Tostevin of an oral presentation titled "Equipping students to contribute to development through a geohazards education and research programme (Ladakh, India)" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Room: G6, 16:15–16:30).

He is also involved in other activities at EGU 2014. So, if you want to meet him, you need to read absolutely this article: 

http://blogs.egu.eu/gfgd/2014/04/25/european-geosciences-union-general-assembly-2014-part-4/.

Programme of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

3 - Meet the conveners of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014
Eduardo Marone

Session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards"

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 Room G6

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

Eduardo Marone comes from Brazil. He is Associate Professor at the Federal University of Paraná (Braz, Director of the Centre for Marine Studies and Director of the Operational Centre of the International Ocean Institute for the South Atlantic.

Eduardo is founder and responsible of the Brazilian section of the IAPG-International Association for Promoting Geoethics.

He is convener of a session on Geoethics at EGU General Assembly for the first time.

In the session NH9.8, Eduardo is co-author with Ricardo Camargo and Julio Salcedo Castro of an oral presentation titled "Marine Extremes and Natural Hazards: when the key is variability" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Room: G6, 13:45–14:00).

He is also co-author with Juliane Castro Carneiro, Márcio Cintra, Andréa Ribeiro, Denis Cardoso, and Carol Stellfeld, of a poster titled "Extreme sea-levels, coastal risks and climate changes: lost in translation" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Blue posters, 17:30–19:00).

Programme of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

2 - Meet the conveners of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014
Silvia Peppoloni

Session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards"

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 Room G6

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

For the first time, geoethics found space and time at EGU - General Assembly in 2012, thanks to Silvia Peppoloni (NH9.8/EOS9 - Geoethics and natural hazards: communication, education and the science-policy-practice interface).

At EGU 2013, Silvia organized a great session on geoethics (NH9.8 - Geoethics and natural hazards: the role and responsibility of the geoscientists), with a first part dedicated to the L'Aquila earthquake case.

Silvia is a PhD researcher at INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome). 

She is considered a leader among international proponents of geoethics. She is founding member and Secretary General of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG: http://www.iapg.geoethics.org) and coordinator of the Section on Geoethics and Geological Culture (http://geoeticaitalia.blogspot.it) inside the Italian Geological Society. She is also the editor of the first volume entirely dedicated to Geoethics ever published by a JCR international journal ("Annals of Geophysics"). She is a member of the Italian Committee on Geoethics of the Italian Federation of Earth Sciences.

In the session NH9.8, he is also co-author with Giuseppe Di Capua of a poster (B370) titled "Geoethics and geoscientists: some ongoing initiatives" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Blue posters, 17:30–19:00).

Programme of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

1 - Meet the conveners of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014
Yuriy Kostyuchenko

Session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards"

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 Room G6

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

Yuriy Kostyuchenko comes from Ukraine. Despite the dramatical situation in his country, he will be able to join us in Vienna for the session NH9.8. 

Yuriy is Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at the Geomorphology & Earth Science Department, Faculty of Geography, Shevchenko Kiev National University.

He is research scientist at the Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth - National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

He is founder and responsible of the Ukrainian section of the IAPG-International Association for Promoting Geoethics.

He is convener of a session on Geoethics at EGU General Assembly for the first time.

In the session NH9.8, Yuriy is co-author with Dmytro Movchan of an oral presentation titled "Risk perception as the quantitative parameter of ethics and responsibility in disaster study" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Room: G6, 13:30–13:45).

Programme of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

Additional risk of end-of-the-pipe geoengineering technologies
(Martin Bohle)

Session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards"

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 Room G6

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

Martin Bohle works at European Commission - Research and Innovation in Brussels (Belgium).     He will give an oral presentation titled "Additional risk of end-of-the-pipe geoengineering technologies" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Room: G6, 11:00–11:15). Martin writes in his abstract that "... It is to debate ... that most geoengineering technologies are 'end of the pipe technologies', what involves an additional specific risk. Should these technologies be part of the toolbox to tackle anthropogenic climate change?". Follow his speach in the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014 and we will hear his answer.

Slides of the oral presentation by Martin Bohle

Click here

Programme of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

The importance of geoethics in the "Land of Fires"
(Ciro Manzo)

Session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards"

Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 Room G6

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

Ciro Manzo, PhD researcher at CNR-IAA (Istituto sull’Inquinamento Atmosferico, Italy), and Regional YES Network Team Leader will attend the IAPG session NH9.8 at EGU 2014. Ciro will give an interesting oral presentation titled "The importance of geoethics in the Land of Fires" (Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 - Room: G6, 11:15–11:30). The so-called "Land of Fires", is an area in the Campania region (Southern Italy) affected by illegal wastes burning. This area "has recently experienced increasing deaths caused by cancer and other diseases that exceeds the Italian national average. The rise in cancer-related mortality is thought to be mainly caused by pollution from illegal waste disposal by the Camorra criminal organization (from wikipedia)".

Ciro writes in his abstract that he "wants to underline that geoethics is fundamental as much as the need of geologists participation to whole remediation processes and to raising environmental awareness in the society".

Programme of the session NH9.8 at EGU 2014

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

Resourcing Future Generations
Challenges for geoscience: a new IUGS initiative

Roland Oberhänsli (speaker) and Ian Lambert

Session NH9.8
Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014Room G6
Chairperson: Silvia Peppoloni & Eduardo Marone

EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014

Prof. Dr. Roland Oberhänsli, President of the IUGS-International Union of Geological Sciences, will open the IAPG session NH9.8 "Geoethics: Ethical Challenges In Communication, Geoeducation And Management of Natural Hazards" at EGU-General Assembly 2014. The title of his presentation is: Resourcing Future Generations - Challenges for geoscience: a new IUGS initiative.

Abstract

http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2014/EGU2014-16506.pdf

Programme of the session NH9.8

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/programme-of-session-nh9.html

Geoethics: A Way of Thinking and Practicing Geosciences

"Ethics Breakfast": lecture by Salvatore Barba (speaker), Mauro Buttinelli and Silvia Peppoloni

5 May 2014

Houston, Texas (USA)

The OTC - Offshore Technology Conference is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.

The presentation by Dr Buttinelli (speaker) and Dr Peppoloni will be dealing with the value of geoethics in joining humanistic and scientific visions as we search for socio-economic solutions to practical problems that are compatible with respect of the environment and protection of nature and land. After the presentation, Charles Knobloch will be moderating a Q&A session with Dr Buttinelli.

Dr Barba is a senior research geophysicist at INGV - National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Italy). He has a background in Physics and numerical methods in geophysics, a PhD in Geology, and a focus on earthquakes. He is involved in developing new paradigms in the study and management of natural hazards, which consider Geoethics.

Dr Buttinelli is a researcher at the INGV - National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Italy). He is from several years directly involved on the themes of Geoethics, particularly in the field of georesources' exploitation. He is an expert of seismotectonics applied to Oil, Gas and Geological Storage research activity. He has accomplished a Ph.D. in the field of seismology and structural geology, modeling underground structures potentially suitable to fluids storage. He works for international projects drawn up between INGV and several Italian Oil and Gas companies.

Dr Peppoloni, Ph.D. researcher at INGV, is considered a leader among international proponents of geoethics. She is founding member and Secretary General of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) and coordinator of the Section on Geoethics and Geological Culture inside the Italian Geological Society. Dr Peppoloni is also the editor of the first volume entirely dedicated to Geoethics ever published by a JCR international journal ("Annals of Geophysics"), and she is member of the Italian Committee on Geoethics of the Italian Federation of Earth Sciences.

Abstract 

Geoethics deals with ethical, social, and cultural repercussions of the research and practice in earth sciences. It is considered the meeting point between geosciences, philosophy, and sociology.

Geoethics aims to give references and guidelines for finding socio-economic solutions to practical problems of human life that are compatible with respect of the environment and protection of nature and land.

Among its goals, geoethics promotes a critical analysis of the use and management of geo-resources. A honest reflection on ethics of a sustainable development must accompany the research and practice also in the oil field. Oil and gas are potentially pollutant but necessary. Even more in this case, geoethics can be a helpful tool to ensure attention to the environment, excellence of the technology, and a high level of professionalism.

Professional codes of conduct, research integrity, and best practices have to be based on shared values. It has to go beyond geographical and disciplinary boundaries and get unanimous recognition through the joining of humanistic and scientific visions.

Website

http://www.otcnet.org/2014/pages/schedule/events_activities.php

The IAPG section of Peru

We welcome to the IAPG-International Association for Promoting Geoethics section of Peru (South America) and to all our members in this country.

Sandra Paula Villacorta Chambi, Project Leader in the Department of Environmental Geology and Geological Risk of Mining and Metallurgical Geological Institute (INGEMMET, Peruvian Geological Survey), is the responsible of the IAPG-Peru.

Celebration of DESAME (Day of Earth Sciences in Africa and Middle East).
A report from the IAPG section in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Jean-Robert Nshokano Mweze
(IAPG DR Congo) 

Place:

Bukavu (Bandari)

Date: 
March 23, 2014

Topic: 
"Geo-education, geo-heritage and peace building in Africa and Middle East"

The day was celebrated in Bukavu under the coverage of Centre for Research and Documentation of African CERDAF/Bukavu.

Program of activities:


Activities with pupils and teachers of geography from secondary schools

9:00-9:30: Opening Ceremony.
9:30-10:00: What about natural phenomena.
10:15-11:45: Workshop for geography teachers:
- 10:15-10:30: The hydrological cycle (Paul Burama).
- 10:35-11:05: Notions on Geodynamics (Jaziel Nkere).
- 11:10-11:25: Natural risks prevention (Francoise Kwinja).
- 11:30-11:45: Notions on Geoparks (Jean-Robert Nshokano Mweze).

Activities with students of secondary and primary school

11:15-11:45: exposure of geological maps, rocks and minerals.

11:50-12:20: Brief refreshment.

Conference

13:00-13:30: Opening of the conference.
13:45-14:05: Management of natural risks (Serges Butara)
14:10-14:30: The artisanal mining in South Kivu: socio-economic impacts (Norbert Mweze et al).

14:35-14:45: Break.

14:50-15:10: Characterization of a sedimentary basin with a structural analysis: the case of Inkisi basin in Kinshasa (DR Congo) (Gloire Ganza Bamulezi).
15:15-15:35: Study of deformation in the gneiss Bunyakiri, south of Lake Kivu, DR Congo: the case of Bulambika and Miowe sectors (Cirhuza Cirimwami Rodrigue et al.).

16:05-16:35: Team-work for recommendations.

16:40-17:15: Brief refreshment.

Report

The morning program had 23 participants: 5 teachers of geography and 18 pupils coming from 3 high schools of Bukavu (see the photo above): Institut Fadhili, Institut Tumaini and Lycee Wima.
The workshop was addressed to teachers of geography. In the same time, we were an exposition and explanation of rocks, minerals and geological maps of the region to pupils. The workshop was conducted according to four topics: hydrologic cycle, geodynamics, risk prevention and notions of geo-parks.

The afternoon program (conference) had 70 participants. We had 4 scientific presentations as mentioned in the program. In the end of the conference, some recommendations were taken according to 3 topics: 1) Natural risks, 2) Mining exploitation, 3) Geology and geoeducation.

Teamwork

The Teamwork has allowed us to develop recommendations in the following areas:

1. Theme I: Natural Hazards

• Responsibilities for establishing sectors threatened by natural hazards: the responsibilities of the State.
• The government should establish a framework for risk management. This structure could raise awareness on the risk management.
• The cadastral service of works, in synergy with research centers and universities, could have a role in risk management.
• The State should promote studies and research on civil engineering.
• The YES and IAPG Associations could organize meetings such this one by involving political authorities.
• There is the need to have a rational management of the environment.
• The State should consider to relocate some parts of the city which are affected by major risks.

2. Theme II: Mining exploitation

• There is a revision of the mining code (by the national parliament).
• It is fundamental to choose and promote industrial logging that provides benefits to government, and attach a participatory mapping
• There is the need to revitalize the CRM - Centre of Mining Research.
• We should support the population located in mining areas with other revenue-generating activities.
• The SAESSCAM should be responsible in promoting assistance to diggers.
• Legal aspects, implementing legislation to end corruption in the mining sector, should be improved.
• Local NGOs working for human rights and local development in mining sites, including artisanal mining areas, should be encouraged.
• YES and IAPG organizations could collaborate with SESSCAM (a service in charge to assist artisanal diggers).
• We need to conduct environmental studies.

3. Theme: Geology and geoeducation

• May the presentations deal with subjects out of  the city of Bukavu, 
• See how to expose easy terms for more understanding in "easy french" for a large public
• Choose topics related to the geological reality of the environment
• Produce leaflets for young beginners showing the goals and interests of geology as well as broadcasts and connections with secondary schools by geoscientific clubs
• Put a lot of images in the exposed powerpoint 
• Many people have focused on mining geology ( mining ) . Therefore, it will be important to show other parts of geosciences to the large public opinion.
• May such activities be regularly organized
• Establish collaborations with institutions working within the framework of geology
• May young scientists adhere to YES and if possible now
• Initiate such activities of conferences in rural areas to help the villagers geoeducation
• May YES DR Congo creates departments that is in charge with each topic

Other posts on this event:

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/2014/03/iapg-for-desame-day-of-earth-sciences.html

Abstracts

Les risques naturels au niveau mondial en général et au Sud Kivu en particulier.
(Serges Butara, CRGM/Lwiro)

Mots clefs: Risques Naturels, Sud-Kivu.

L'intérêt porté aux risques naturels et aux catastrophes naturelles ne cesse de croître. Par catastrophes naturelles, on entend les sinistres provoqués par les forces de la nature. Ces catastrophes sont très divers tant par leur étendue géographique que par leur échelle de temps. D'après les responsables de la Veille Météorologique Mondiale, notre planète subit d'innombrables assauts au cours d'une année: de l'ordre de 100000 orages, 10000 inondations, des milliers de séismes, d'incendies de forêts, de glissements de terrain, d'avalanches et de tornades, et des centaines d'éruptions volcaniques, de cyclones tropicaux, d'épisodes de sécheresse et d'infestations acridiennes. Seules les plus dramatiques de ces catastrophes font les gros titres de la presse internationale, mais toutes causent des pertes en vies humaines et des dégâts matériels. Au cours des trente dernières années, les catastrophes naturelles ont coûté la vie à plus de trois millions de personnes et laissé plus d'un milliard d'individus malades ou sans abri, dont 95% dans les pays en voie de développement.

The natural risks in the world in general and in South Kivu in particular.
(Serges Butara, CRGM/Lwiro)

Keywords: natural risks, South Kivu.

The interest to the natural risks (hazards) and the natural disasters continues to grow. Natural disasters are provoked by the strengths of the nature. These disasters are various following their geographical extent and their scale of time. According to the responsible of the Vigil World Meteorological, during one year our planet is subject of innumerable: around 100000 storms, 10000 floodings, the thousands of earthquakes, forests fires, landslides, avalanches and tornados, and the hundreds of volcanic eruptions, of tropical cyclones, and episodes of drought. Only dramatic disasters interest international press, but all cause losses in human lives and the material damages. During the last thirty years, the natural disasters cost life to more of three millions of people and let more than one billion persons sick or without shelter, 95% in the developing countries.


Caractérisation d’un bassin sédimentaire à l’aide d’une analyse structurale : cas du bassin de l’Inkisi à Kinshasa(RDC),
(Gloire Ganza Bamulezi, Université Officielle de Bukavu)

Mots-clés: Bassin sédimentaire, analyse structurale, paléocourant, fluvio-deltaïque, Inkisi, Kinshasa.

L'analyse structurale des données relatives à l'orientation des plans de stratification et des litages obliques observés dans le bassin sédimentaire de l'Inkisi affleurant à Kinshasa et ses environs immédiats a permis la caractérisation dudit bassin. L'orientation des paléocourants à l'origine de la mise en place des sédiments prouve que la zone source des sédiments (massif du Chaillu au Gabon) se situe au nord du bassin, et que la paléopente de ce dernier (10°-20°) n'est pas fort accidentée. Ces paramètres structuraux obtenus à l'aide du Logiciel Win-tensor (version 5.0.0) ont permis de renforcer l'hypothèse relative à la nature fluvio-deltaïque du bassin qui avait été émise par Philippe Alvarez ses compagnons en 1995.

Characterization of a sedimentary basin with a structural analysis: the case of the Inkisi basin in Kinshasa (DRC).
(Gloire Ganza Bamulezi, Universite Officielle de Bukavu)

Keywords. Sedimentary basin, structural analysis, paleocurrent, fluvio- deltaic, Inkisi Basin, Kinshasa

Structural analysis of data on the bedding planes orientation and oblique litages observed in the Inkisi sedimentary Basin flush in Kinshasa and its immediate surroundings has allowed to make the characterization of the basin. The paleocurrent orientation in origin of the setting up of sediments shows that the source of sediment (Chaillu Massif in Gabon) is located in the north of the basin, and the palaeoslope of the basin (10°-20°) is not very hilly. These structural parameters obtained using the tensor-Win software (version 5.0.0) have strengthened the hypothesis on the fluvio-deltaic nature of the basin which had been issued by Philippe Alvarez and his companions in 1995.


Etude de la deformation dans les gneiss de Bunyakiri, sud-est du Lac Kivu, R.D. Congo: cas des secteurs de Bulambika et Miowe.
(Rodrigue Cirhuza Cirimwami 1, Toussaint Mugaruka Bibentyo 1, Corneille Kapajika Badibanga 2, Espoir Mugisho Birhenjira 1)
1 Université Officielle de Bukavu
2 Université de Lubumbashi

Le secteur de Bulambika-Miowe à Bunyakiri est caractérisé par deux phases tectoniques qui sont définies par trois types des structures géologiques observées dans les gneiss.
- La première phase rattachée à la phase de déformation D2 de la tectonique du Kivu a mis en en place des déformations homogènes dont la foliation et la linéation minérale des gneiss. Ces deux structures sont parallèles respectivement au plan axial et à l’axe du pli déversé vers l’ENE défini par Rumvegeri (1987) dans les formations de Bunyakiri.
- La deuxième phase de déformation rattachée à la phase de déformation D2 est caractérisée par un cisaillement tardif à postérieur à D2 qui a affecté les gneiss de métamorphisme mésozonal à catazonal de Bulambilka-Myowe. Ce cisaillement a généré des fractures de Riedel qui encaisse les filons conjugués de pegmatites.


L'impact de la jeunesse dans la gestion rationnelle des ressources naturelles.
(Par Sylvain Kulimushi Matabaro, ISP-Bukavu)

Mots clés: jeunesse, gestion ressources naturelles.

Le Monde à l'aube du XXIe siècle  est confronté à des problèmes multiformes. Mais il apparait de manière évidente que la gestion irrationnelle des ressources naturelles est l'une des principales causes qui alimentent les conflits à la surface du globe. La mainmise sur  les ressources pétrolières  par les multinationaux des Grandes puissances, au détriment des populations autochtones, l'érosion de la biodiversité à cause de la surexploitation, la pollution des écosystèmes terrestres, marins et atmosphériques, tels sont les maux qui rongent le monde actuellement. La jeunesse est consommatrice des ressources, elle hérite la terre qui lui sera léguée par ses ainés, elle est une force qui doit assurer la rupture entre la gestion non respectueuse de l'environnement pour un modèle économique basé sur les trois pilier d'un développement durable à savoir, la croissance économique, la justice sociale, clé d'une paix mondiale et la préservation de l'environnement. Ceci doit passer par l'éducation de cette jeunesse, elle doit prendre connaissance et conscience de sa place et de son impact dans la gestion des ressources naturelles.

The impact of youth in the rational management of natural resources.
(Par Sylvain Kulimushi Matabaro, ISP-Bukavu)

Key words: youth, natural resource management.

In the twenty-first century, the world is faced with multifaceted problems. But it appears clearly that the irrational management of natural resources is one of the main causes that fuel conflicts to the surface of the globe. Control over oil resources by multinational Great Powers, to the detriment of indigenous peoples, the loss of biodiversity due to over-exploitation, pollution of terrestrial, marine and atmospheric ecosystems, such are the evils that plague the world today. Youth consumes resources, it inherits the earth that will be inherited by his elders, it is a force which must ensure the break between disrespectful management of natural resource for an economic model based on the three pillars of sustainable development: to economic growth, social justice, a key to world peace and the preservation of the environment. This should include education of the youth, it requires knowledge and awareness of its place and its impact on natural resource management.

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