International Tsunami Workshop: Recent tsunamis in the Pacific (2007-2016) - Improving tsunami response

27 Mar 2017, French Polynesia

The ICG XXVII session will be held from 28 – 31 March 2017. On 27 March an International Tsunami Workshop is organized by the IOC of UNESCO, the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and its Tsunami Commission, and the “Centre Polynésien de prévention des tsunamis” (CPPT) : - Science session on “The forecast and observations of the recent (2007-2016) tsunamis in the Pacific”, Recently several destructive tsunamis impacted the Pacific Ocean coastlines at local, regional and global scale, in particular the Samoa 2009, Chile 2010 event, the Tohoku-oki 2011 event and several events in South America, the South-West Pacific and Japan. The session will focus on the analysis of the results of the new forecast methods implemented by PTWC and JMA and the innovative methods implemented by tsunami warning centers. - Disaster Management session on “Improving Tsunami Response: Lessons and Initiatives by Disaster Management Organizations”. It is essential that tsunami-vulnerable communities are made aware of the effects of and how to respond through awareness programs. In particular, emergency management authorities need plans, standard operating procedures and arrangements to enable effective response management and evacuations. This session will focus on the lessons of the tsunami response during the last decade and the initiative for improvement. Date of abstract submission: February 25, 2017

Location

Hotel Le Méridien
Tamanu
P.O. Box 380595 Tahiti
French Polynesia

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Dr. Dominique Reymond
Dr François Schindelé
Staff
Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
1

Morning session

1.1

Keynote Lecture: The history and 50th anniversary of the CPPT (French Polynesia n tsunami warning center) : D.Reymond [Director LDG-Pamatai, Centre Polynésien de Prevention des tsunamis (CPPT), FRANCE

1.2

Keynote Lecture: Activities and contribution to PTWS by CPPT and France, F.Schindele [International Tsunami Expert, Head of French Delegation, Commissariat à l’énergie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives]

1.3

Keynote Lecture : The Civil Protection Warning and Emergency plan in French Polynesia : F.Tournay [Director Direction de la Défense et de la Protéction Civile – Civil authorities, FRANCE]

1.4

A review of the U.S. System to include recent advances and of course remaining gaps and challenges related to both science and technology and community preparedness , Mike Angove, [NOAA/NWS Tsunami Program Lead, USA]

1.5

Recent advances in tsunami warning of the Japan Meteorological Agency after the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Satoshi Harada, [JMA, Japan]

1.6

Tsunami Events and Preparedness: An Indian Ocean Perspective, Rick Bailey, Yuelong Miao and Peter Coburn [Australian Bureau of Meteorology], Harkunti Rahayu [Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia], Sam Hettiarachchi [University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka], Juma Al-Maskari [Directorate General of Meteorology & Air Navigation, Oman], Srinivasa Kumar and Ardito Kodijat [UNESCO]

1.7

Recent tsunami warning system improvement in Chile, Patricio Carrasco, [SHOA, Chile]

2

Afternoon session

2.1

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - Procedures, Products, Performance, and Problems Charles McCreery, [Director PTWC (NOAA/NWS, USA)]

2.2

Tsunami Forecast Tools of the French Polynesian Tsunami Warning System: Present state and Development, A.Jamelot, D.Reymond [CEA – LDG-Pamatai, CPPT, French Polynesia

2.3

The development of the National Tsunami Warning System of Vanuatu, Esline Garaebiti, David Gibson, Jerry Timothy [Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department, Vanuatu]

2.4

Tide gauge and opportunistic observations of tsunamis along exposed and sheltered coastlines of New Caledonia . J. Aucan, [ IRD, New-Caledonia, France]

2.5

An overview of the emerging GNSS-based geodetic tsunami analysis capability being led by NASA in association with NOAA and a University consortium, Dr. Tim Melbourne [NASA Project Lead, Central Washington University, USA]

2.6

New Zealand: Responding to the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake and tsunami – challenges and enhancements , Ken Gledhill & Lara Bland, [New Zealand GeoNet, GNS Science], David Coetzee; Sarah-Jayne McCurrach & Jo Guard, [Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, New Zealand]

2.7

Community engagement in tsunami hazards mapping and EWS designs are a Must and not a Choice (Mulipola Ausetalia Titimaea, Meteorology Division & Filomena Nelson, Disaster Management Office, Samoa)

2.8

Using the TEMPP process to build a Tsunami Ready community - Honduras pilot, Laura Kong, [Director ITIC, NOAA/NWS USA]

2.9

Tsunami Experiences in the Solomon Islands, Loti Yates

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
1.1 01 ?2017_03_27_history_CPPT_V2
1.2 02? CPPT-Intern-Tahiti2017
1.3 03? Presentation orsec tsunami PPT2017 mars27
1.4 04? 26 Mar revision USTsunamiProgram_PTWS March 2017
1.5 05? JMA-NWPTAC(TahitiWorkshop)
1.6 06? Indian Ocean Perspective_Bailey
1.7 7. SHOA_Wkshop_Tahiti_v2
2.1 8. PTWC Procedures Performance Events
2.2 9. CPPT_Tsunami_Forecast_Tools_AJ
2.3 10. Vanuatu_TWS_Presentation@Symposium_27032017
2.4 11. NC_observations_AUCAN
2.5 12. Melbourne-PTWS
2.6 13.1 PTWS-27-Gledhill
2.6 13.2 DC_KaikouraEQ and Tsunami_IOC
2.7 14. Samoa_Community Engagement_Workshop
2.8 15. TEMPP_TR_Kong_ITS17
2.9 16. Solomon Islands Presentation.

Background Documents

Code Title
Tsunami-symposium-march27-2017

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 3
Confirmed 24
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 0
Total 27
Groups: , IOC, ITIC, Tsunami
Created at 12:09 on 12 January 2017 by Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
Last Updated at 14:10 on 6 April 2017 by Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
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