Volcanic islands are dynamic and hazard-prone environments where the interplay of complex geological processes poses unique scientific and logistical challenges for disaster risk reduction. Assessing these hazards is inherently difficult because phenomena operate across wide spatial and temporal scales, often complemented by limited observations and high uncertainty. These challenges are further amplified by the fact that islands geography severely restricts evacuation routes, logistics, and emergency response, as well as the study and the monitoring of large offshore sectors of the volcano. Moreover, high seasonal tourist mobility, land-use pressures, and offshore observation gaps further compound socio-economic vulnerabilities and monitoring limits. In this context, we request contributions of eruptive as well as non-eruptive hazards like flank instabilities, landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, and gas emissions that can generate complex, cascading multi-hazard scenarios with particularly high impacts.
This session brings together researchers working on the assessment, monitoring, modelling, and mitigation of volcanic hazards in island settings. We welcome contributions addressing advances in hazard characterization, remote sensing, geophysical and geochemical monitoring, numerical modelling, and probabilistic hazard assessment. Particular attention will be given to approaches addressing uncertainty, variability, and multi-hazard interactions. The session explores cutting-edge methodologies in hazard modeling, innovative monitoring techniques, and interdisciplinary approaches to be translated into effective risk-reduction strategies and build resilient island communities.