The Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (funvisis) presented this Wednesday in Vienna, Austria, conferences with content dedicated to training in the face of climate change, global warming, earthquakes and tsunamis in the Caribbean. Presentations made before the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) panel.
The information was released by the Venezuelan Embassy in Austria, through its account on the social network Twitter, in which it details that the director of Funvisis, Ana María Pérez Zeledón, was in charge of the conference “Training Program for analysts to strengthen the NDC Venezuela” (Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
It should be remembered that the Nationally Determined Contributions are the commitments assumed by the countries that are part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and that they must carry out to intensify their actions against climate change.
Climate change training
In this sense, in its intervention Funvisis demonstrated “the efficiency of the new training processes for analysts of the Venezuelan Seismological Service.”
“#SnT2023 @Funvisis @anazeledon presented his conference “Analyst training program to strengthen the NDC Venezuela”, demonstrating the efficiency of the new training processes for analysts of the Venezuelan Seismological Service”, published the Embassy of Venezuela in Austria on Twitter.
Likewise, the director of the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (Funvisis), Roberto Betancourt, presented two conferences on the analysis of global warming, earthquakes and tsunamis in the Caribbean.
“#SnT2023 @EmbaVEAustria @Funvisis @betancourt presented two conferences with content dedicated to the analysis of global warming, earthquakes and tsunamis in the Caribbean accompanied by @MSZeinabou @Ctbto. Research that saves lives,” the Embassy said on the social network.
The purpose of the presentations by the Venezuelan delegation is to demonstrate the efficiency of the new training processes for analysts from the Venezuelan Seismological Service and the methods applied in situations of a climatological nature.
In this sense, the Venezuelan delegation shares its knowledge and experiences on the contribution of Funvisis to the international surveillance system of the CTBTO.
“The participation of the Funvisis delegation in this panel will be essential to exchange experiences and knowledge in the scientific-technological field,” said the Embassy.
knowledge that saves lives
For its part, Funvisis noted on its Twitter account that Venezuela participates in the panel of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) “presenting scientific content of international quality.”
“Venezuela participates in @CTBTO#SnT2023 presenting scientific content of international quality within @Funvisis. Research that saves lives in the event of earthquakes,” he posted on Twitter.
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
He Treaty The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Agreement was signed for the first time on September 10, 1996 and prohibits nuclear tests in and by the signatory countries.
The treaty is intended to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosions, whether for military or peaceful purposes.
