UNESCO IOC GOOS

The IOC Assembly at its Twenty-third Session decided, by Resolution XXIII-13, to create the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS) and to establish an Intergovernmental Coordination Group for it (ICG/CARIBE-EWS). The Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS-XI) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, 5–7 April 2016. IOC Resolution XXIII-13 stipulated that the membership of the ICG/CARIBE-EWS should consist of: • Member States of the IOC from the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions • Observers from other IOC Member States, and • Invited observers from other organizations (including NGOs), programmes and projects in accordance with the IOC rules and procedures. The meeting agenda is technical in nature and delegates should be prepared to participate in the technical discussions. The working languages of the meeting will be English, French and Spanish. The ICG/CARIBE EWS Eleventh Session will elect the officers of the CARIBE-EWS, namely one Chairperson and three Vice-chairpersons, for the next biennium. Nominations will be accepted until the end of the opening day of the session, Tuesday 5 April 2016.

Location

Museo Naval
Centro, calle San Juan de Dios Nº 3-62
Cartagena de Indias, ,
Colombia

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
MILTON PUENTES GALINDO

Staff
Dr. Cesar TORO
Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel

WELCOME AND OPENING

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CLOSE OF THE SESSION

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

REPORT ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

3.1

CHAIR’S REPORT

3.2

CARIBE-EWS SECRETARIAT REPORT

3.3

REPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN TSUNAMI INFORMATION CENTER (CTIC)

3.4

REPORTS FROM UN AND NON-UN ORGANISATIONS

3.5

STATUS OF OTHER ICGs

3.6

NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS

3.7

INTERIM ADVISORY SERVICES REPORT (PTWC)

3.8

REPORT OF CARIBE WAVE 2016

WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORTS

4.1.

WORKING GROUP 1: MONITORING AND DETECTION SYSTEMS

4.2.

WORKING GROUP 2: HAZARD ASSESSMENT

4.3.

WORKING GROUP 3: TSUNAMI RELATED SERVICES

4.4.

WORKING GROUP 4: PREPAREDNESS, READINESS AND RESILIENCE

SPECIAL INVITED LECTURES: COMMUNITY-BASED TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

5.1

COLOMBIA’S ACTIONS FOR TSUNAMI RISK MANAGEMENT

5.2

HONDURAS TSUNAMI EVACUATION MAPPING AND PLANNING

5.3

ST KITTS AND NEVIS TSUNAMI READY PILOT

POLICY MATTERS

6.1.

REPORT OF THE TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI SERVICES MODEL

6.2

EXERCISE CARIBE WAVE 2017

6.3

REPORT OF THE TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI RECOGNITION PROGRAMME

6.4

TSUNAMI THREAT FROM VOLCANIC ACTIVITY: LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE KICK 'EM JENNY EVENT ON JUNE 2015

PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2016–2017 (UPDATE)

NEXT SESSIONS

OFFICER’S ELECTION

Report Documents

Code	Title
ICG/CARIBE-EWS-XI/3 Rev	Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS); Cartagena de Indias, Colombia; 5–7 April 2016

Agenda Documents

Agenda	Code	Title
10	IOC/2013/TS/78Rev.	Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS), Implementation Plan 2013–2017
11		Task Teams established at ICG CARIBE EWS X
2		ICG CARIBE EWS XI Provisional Agenda
2		ICG CARIBE EWS XI Provisional Timetable
2		ICG CARIBE EWS XI PROVISIONAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
2		2.3 ICG CARIBE EWS XI_Annotated Agenda v1
3.1		CARIBE EWS ICG ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE-Ver 10-Nov-2015
3.1		3.1 Chair CARIBE EWS Report-2016-Final
3.3		3.3 CTIC_TT_report
3.4		Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP)
3.4		COCONet and TLALOCNet: Multi-hazard observatories, enhancing geodetic infrastructure in the Caribbean and the Americas
3.4		The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN): Earthquake and Tsunami Research, Monitoring, Education and Information
3.5		DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TOWS-WG IX
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report France Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report British Virgin Islands Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report Costa Rica Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report Mexico Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report Saint Kitts & Nevis Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Informe Nacional Tsunami Colombia Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report Venezuela Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Dominican Republic Report 2016
3.6		3.6 Informe Nacional Tsunami Barbados Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report Mexico Caribe 2016 for web
3.6		3.6 Tsunami National Report United States Caribe 2016 for web
3.7		Interim Advisory Services Report - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
3.8	TS-125	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. 2015. Exercise Caribe Wave 16. A Caribbean and Northwestern Atlantic Tsunami Warning Exercise, 17 March 2016 (Venezuela and Northern Hispaniola Scenarios). Volume 1: Participant Handbook. IOC Technical Series No. 125 vol.1.
3.8	CL-2611	IOC Circular Letter No. 2611: CARIBE WAVE 2016 Exercise in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
3.8		3.8 CARIBEWAVE2016_FinalReport_Draft_ICG CARIIBE EWS
3.8		3.8 CARIBEWAVE2016_MediaReport_Draft_ICGCARIBEEWS
3.8		CaribeWave2016_Presentation_Final
4.1.		FACT_SHEET_Working_Group_One_May_2015_rev
4.1.		4.1 WG1 Monitoring and Detection Systems_XI session_progress report
4.1.		ICG-XI Cartagena das Indias Working Group 1 Monitoring and detection systems
4.1.		ICG-XI Cartagena de Indias Intrasession Working Group 1
4.2.		Poster -Tsunamis from Tectonic Sources along Caribbean Plate Boundaries
4.2.		4.2 WG2 Hazard Assessment_XI_session_progress report
4.2.		FACT SHEET Working Group Two_May 2015 rev
4.2.		4.2 2ndSurveyReport
4.2.		EVALUATION ON THE NEEDS FOR GENERATING TSUNAMI EVACUATION AND INUNDATION MAPS FOR ICG/CARIBE?EWS MEMBER STATES
4.2.		WORKING GROUP 2 2015?2016 REPORT
4.3.		FACT SHEET Working Group Three_May 2015
4.3.		4.3 WG3 Tsunami Related Services Progress Report / Servicios Relativos a Tsunamis reporte de progreso (Draft/Borrador)
4.3.		Working Group 3 TSUNAMI RELATED SERVICES Progress Report 2015 - 2016
4.4.		4.4 WG4 Preparedness Readiness and Resilience_XI_session_progress report
4.4.		FACT SHEET Working Group Four_May 2015
4.4.		Report progress of WG4
5.1		I BINATIONAL DRILL COLOMBIA-ECUADOR TO EARTHQUAKE AND LOCAL TSUNAMI IN THE BORDER ZONE (Carried out in February 2014)
5.2		5.2 ITIC_TEMPP_20160405
5.2		5.2 ITIC_TEMPP_summary_6
5.3		St. Kitts and Nevis Tsunami Ready Recognition Program Pilot Project
6.1.		6.1 Task Team Tsunami Services Model_Requirements_RTSP_final Feb 2016
6.1.		ICG-XI Cartagena de Indias Task Team on tsunami service model requirements
6.2		6.2 CaribeWave_2017-Plan-Ver2
6.2		CARIBE WAVE/LANTEX 2017 ICG CARIBE EWS Tsunami Exercise
6.3		6.3 Logo proposed for tsunamiReady1
6.3		Report of The Task Team On Tsunami Recognition Program
6.3		CARIBE EWS TSUNAMI READY GUIDELINES
6.4		6.4 KeJ Report2015 SRC

Background Documents

Code	Title
	Hosting Agreement ICG CARIBE EWS XI_signed
ICG/CARIBE-EWS-X/3	Tenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

Code	Title
	Annex Logistical Information Note for Participants

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers	4
Confirmed	49
Not Confirmed	0
Not-participating	0
Total	53

Groups: IOC , TSR

Created at 10:46 on 13 January 2016 by Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel

Last Updated at 11:06 on 1 December 2023 by Ms. Sofie de Baenst

ICG/CARIBE EWS-XI

Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

5 – 7 Apr 2016, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia