TOWS-WG-X

10th session of Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG)

22 – 23 February 2017, Paris cedex 07, France

Through Resolution XXIV-14 the IOC Assembly at its 24th Session decided on the establishment of a Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), tasked primarily to advise the IOC Governing Bodies on co-ordinated development and implementation activities on warning and mitigation systems for tsunamis and other hazards related to sea level of common priority to all Intergovernmental Coordination Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems (ICG/TWSs). DECISIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS from TOWS-WG-X meeting: click here

Notes

The meeting will take place in Room VIII, UNESCO Fontenoy Building.

Meeting time: 9-17:30 both on 23 and 24 February 2017.

Location

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy

75732 Paris cedex 07
France

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Dr Thorkild Aarup
Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
Mr. Ardito M. KODIJAT
Ms Elena Iasyreva
Mr. Denis Chang Seng
Dr Alexander POSTNOV
1

OPENING AND WELCOME

1.1

OPENING

1.2

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

1.3

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

2

REPORTS FROM PARTICIPANT BODIES

2.1

REPORT FROM IOC BODIES

2.2.1

WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY (UNISDR)

3

REVIEW OF PROGRESS

3.1

STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IOC DECISION IOC/EC-XLIX, Dec.3.4

4

REPORTS OF THE INTER-ICG TASK TEAMS

4.1

INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT

4.2

INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI WATCH OPERATIONS

5

OTHER ISSUES

6

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING

7

CLOSURE OF MEETING

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
2.2 WMO Liaison Report at TOWS-X meeting
2.2 WMO report on communication and Satcom overview at TOWS-X
4.1 REPORT OF THE INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS,21-22 February 2017, Paris, France

Event Documents

Code Title
CARIBE EWS for TOWS X
ICG PTWS Report _ TOWS WG X_V5
ICG/IOTWMS Report to TOWS-WG-X
ICG/NEAMTWS Report to TOWS-WG-X
WTAD16 outcome
TTDMP Presentation_TOWS_WG_X
Presentation from Task Team on Watch Operation_TOWS-X

Background Documents

Code Title
IOC/TOWS-WG-IX/3 Summary Report of the Ninth Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems, Paris, 25-26 February 2016
TOWS-WG-X/1 Prov.

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 6
Confirmed 15
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 0
Total 21
Groups: GOOS, IOC, Tsunami
Created at 13:58 on 13 July 2016 by Ms Elena Iasyreva
Last Updated at 09:11 on 20 November 2017 by Ms Elena Iasyreva
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