The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) at its 10th Session held in Muscat, Oman, 24–26 March 2015, decided to establish a Sub-Regional Working Group for the North West Indian Ocean WG-NWIO) and elected Dr Juma Al Maskari (Oman) as Chair and Dr Nasser Hadjizadeh Zaker (Iran) as Vice-Chair. The ICG/IOTWMS further approved the Terms of Reference for the WG-NWIO as follows:
1. To evaluate capabilities and ascertain requirements of countries in the northwest Indian Ocean region for providing end-to-end tsunami warning and mitigation services within a multi-hazard framework and within the framework of the ICG/IOTWMS;
2. To promote and facilitate tsunami hazard and risk studies and research in the region;
3. To facilitate cooperation in the establishment and upgrading of seismic, sea level and GNSS stations and networks and communication systems in the region;
4. To facilitate improvement of the education programmes on tsunami mitigation in the region;
5. To facilitate capacity building and the sharing of tsunami-related data and information in the region;
6. The Group will be composed of members nominated by Member States India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Yemen, other Member States in the North West Indian Ocean region and invited observers, with a chairperson and vice-chairperson to be elected.
The 2nd Meeting of the ICG/IOTWMS Sub-Regional Working Group for the North West Indian Ocean (ICG/IOTWMS-WG-NWIO/I) will be held in Tehran, Iran, 13–14 February 2016.
Location
Tehran,
Iran
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Nasser Hadjizadeh Zaker | |
| Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala | |
| Dr. Juma Al-Maskari | |
1
Opening
10
Summary of Recommendations and Actions
11
Close of the Meeting
2
Organisation of the Meeting
2.1
Adoption of the Agenda
2.2
Designation of the Rapporteur
2.3
Conduct of the Meeting, Timetable and Documentations
3
Progress of Activities
3.1
Report of the Chair
3.2
Report from the Secretariat
3.3
Reports from UN Agencies and Other Organisations
4
Tsunami Warning Chain
5
Tsunami Risk, Community Awareness and Preparedness
6
Tsunami Detection, Warning and Dissemination
7
Collaborative Project for the Makran Subduction Zone
7.1
Presentation by UNESCAP
7.2
Tsunami Early Warning in the Indian Ocean: Status Quo and Challenges
8
Any Other Business
8.1
Review of Actions from the Inaugural Meeting
8.2
Coordination of the NWIO WG Activities
9
Next Meeting
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Report of Chair: North West Indian Ocean Working Group (NWIOWG) – Second Meeting | ||
| 3.2 | Report of the Secretariat: Aug 2015 to Jan 2017 | ||
| 3.3 | IOTIC Report 2015-2016 and Work Plan for 2017-2018 | ||
| 3.3 | The Western Makran Seismic Transect: Tsunami Risk Reduction | ||
| 3.4 | India Status Report to WG-NWIO-2 | ||
| 3.4 | Iran Status Report to WG-NWIO-2 | ||
| 3.4 | Oman Status Report to WG-NWIO-2 | ||
| 3.4 | Pakistan Status Report (1) to WG-NWIO-2 | ||
| 3.4 | Pakistan Status Report (2) to WG-NWIO-2 | ||
| 4 | Oman - National Warning Chain | ||
| 5 | Tsunami Ready Guidelines: St. Kitts and Nevis and Honduras Pilot Projects | ||
| 5 | Implementation Plan IOTWMS Tsunami Ready (IOTR) In the Indian Ocean | ||
| 7.1 | ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness | ||
| 7.2 | Tsunami Early Warning in the Northwest Indian Ocean: Status Quo and Challenges |
Background Documents
Other Documents
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 19 | |
| Not Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 22 |
Groups:
IOC , TSR
Created at 06:09 on 12 December 2016 by Ms. Nora Huia Gale
Last Updated at 01:19 on 21 March 2017 by Ms. Nora Huia Gale