Azerbaijani scientist attends international conference on earthquake in Italy
Baku, June 18 (AZERTAC). Head of Geodynamics and Seismology Department of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences` Geology Institute Fakhraddin Gadirov is participating in an international conference on Earthquake Tectonics and Hazards on the Continents in Trieste, Italy.
Mr. Gadirov will deliver a report at the conference.
The workshop-conference will inform, motivate and train its participants, so that each has a better understanding of the range of circumstances and knowledge related to earthquakes in the countries represented. The aim is to raise national capability in the vulnerable countries, through training and establishing an international network of scientists on which those countries can call to increase their resilience.
The Programme is designed to benefit scientists in countries that are vulnerable to earthquake hazards, but who currently lack the local infrastructure, expertise, national capability or critical mass of researchers to be effective.
Scientists and students from all countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the workshop. The main purpose of the Centre is to help research workers from developing countries, through a programme of training activities within a framework of international cooperation, a limited number of students and post-doctoral scientists from developed countries are also welcome to attend.
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