Comoros / Conference on managing and promoting the Karthala Volcano

 

ANJOUAN, Comoros, November 19, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general

 

 

Beginning tomorrow, international experts are meeting in the capital of Comoros for a three-day conference on managing and promoting the Karthala Volcano.  Covering two thirds of the country’s largest island, this active volcano has long been considered a threat to the population.  But recently, it is increasingly being recognized for its development and economic potential, in the areas of eco-tourism and geothermic energy. 

 

SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General