RGSL pioneered the development of guidelines for glacial hazard management through a project funded by the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID), between 2000 and 2003.
Project aims:Technical procedures were tested and developed at sites in Nepal and Peru, whilst management issues were investigated with project partners INRENA in Peru. In order to disseminate the outputs of the project to the local problem holders, workshops were organised in Nepal, Bhutan and Peru. Reports and guidelines have been made avaialble to the host country implementing agencies.
Further information about this project can be downloaded here:
Project summary [908k pdf]
Following the GAPHAZ workshop in Vienna in November 2009, at which RIL Director Prof. John Reynolds was invited to speak (see this RIL news item for more information), it was agreed that these guidelines will be updated and extended to cover other geological hazards such as ice-volcano interactions. Prof. Reynolds is coordinating the revision of the guidelines, and our website will be updated in due course. You can follow our news page for regular updates.
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