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The University
of Waterloo (UW) is
located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is one
of Canadas leading universities and has a well
established reputation as a research-intensive
university particularly in the field of computer
science, engineering and earth sciences.
Excellent facilities for research into glacial
hazards exist at UW in the Department of Earth
Sciences and in the Faculties of Environmental
Science and Engineering. These facilities include
state-of-the-art computing facilities,
geotechnical laboratories, and remote sensing
equipment and software. The Waterloo Landslide
Research Program is led by Professor Stephen
Evans in the Department of Earth
Sciences. Work on landslide and related glacial
hazards is currently being conducted by Evans and
his students in Iran, Philippines, Peru,
Tajikistan, Central America, Russia, and the
mountains of western Canada.
http://www.earth.uwaterloo.ca/people/evans/index.html
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The University
Centre for Engineering Geodynamics and Monitoring
(UCEGM) is an innovative research and
development organisation working in the fields of
engineering geology, ecology and geography. It is
situated in Moscow, Russia, and has regional
representatives in the cities of Nalchik and
Vladikavkaz (Russian Caucasus). UCEGM consults
governmental and non-governmental organisations
on environmental monitoring techniques,
protection of population against natural hazards,
forecast and mitigation of disasters. In recent
years, UCEGM research activity has mainly focused
on the monitoring and hazard assessment of debris
flows and glaciers in the Caucasian Mountains.
Some 15 projects with regional state and
commercial organizations in the field of natural
resources, population protection and geotechnical
engineering have been completed in the last five
years. UCEGM was one of the founding members of
the Russian Debris Flow Association (DFA). Dr Sergey
Chernomorets is the General Director of
UCEGM and Scientific Secretary of the DFA.
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Moscow
State University (MSU)
is the largest university in Russia, and its
Faculty of Geography is the leading geographical
institution in the country.
Department of Cryolithilogy and Glaciology is one
of the oldest in the faculty (founded in 1944).
It conducts a large and wide-ranging research
programme in the Caucasus since 1960s. Study of
the evolution of mountain glaciers is a major
research direction. Departmental scientist carry
out studies and mass-balance monitoring of the
Djankuat glacier (representating Caucasus in the
World Glacier Monitoring Service database),
research debris flow and avalanche activity in
the region, and the contemporary glacier
degradation due to climate change. Dr Dmitry
Petrakov leads departmental research of
glacier hazards in the Central Caucasus.
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Ministry of
Environment of British Columbia. TheMinistry
of Environment encourages environmental
stewardship, provides environmental education
opportunities, engages stakeholders and actively
promotes the sustainable use of BritishColumbias
environmental resources. Inaddition, the
ministry is a leader in implementing the
governments climate change initiatives. Richard
Guthrie is a Regional Geomorphologist of the
Vancouver Island region.
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