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). The group is tasked primarily to advise the IOC Governing Bodies on coordinated development and implementation activities of warning and mitigation systems for tsunamis and other hazards related to sea level of common priority to all Intergovernmental Coordination Groups on Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems.
Notes
The meeting will take place through the GoToMeeting platform, on Thursday 25 (17:00-19:00 UTC) and Friday 26 February 2021 (12:00 - 14:00 UTC).
Location
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris cedex 07
France
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel | |
| Mr. Ardito M. KODIJAT | |
| Ms. Alison Brome | |
| Dr. Denis Chang Seng | |
| Ms. Nora Gale | |
| Mr Jiuta Korovulavula | |
| Ms. Esmeralda Borja | |
1
OPENING AND WELCOME
1.1
OPENING
1.3
WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
2
REPORTS FROM PARTICIPANT BODIES
2.1
2.2
REPORT OF NON-IOC BODIES
2.2.1
World Tsunami Awareness Day (UNDRR)
2.2.2
World Meteorological organisation (WMO)
3
REVIEW OF PROGRESS
3.1
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION IOC-XXX/8.2
4
REPORTS OF THE INTER-ICG TASK TEAMS
4.1
INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS
4.2
INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI WATCH OPERATIONS
5
UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- IOC Circular Letter No 2825 - Inventory of actions being considered under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) in the field of tsunamis and other sea-level related hazards warning and mitigation
- Engaging and Empowering Regional Stakeholders Synthesis of Regional Consultation Workshops (Preparation Phase 2019–2020)
- A_RES_75_239_Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 31 December 2020 - Oceans and the law of the sea
- CLAUSEN ALISONTSU_WG 26_02_21
- 5 UN Ocean Decade - Analysis and Consolidated Inputs - Inventory of tsunami related actions x United Decade -(With reference to IOC CL 2825)
- Rev_Decade presentation into for TOWS WG
- ANNEX II. DRAFT RECOMMENDATION TOWS-WG-14_25.02.2021
6
OTHER ISSUES
7
DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING
8
CLOSURE
Report Documents
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Fourteenth Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards related to Sea Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XIV) - PROVISIONAL AGENDA | ||
| 1.2 | TOWS-WG-XIV_Prov_Timetable_rev | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 Working arrangements | ||
| 1.3 | TOWS-WG-XIV_Prov_Timetable_rev | ||
| 2.1 | Silva Chacon-Barrantes 2021-02-CARIBE-EWS-TOWS | ||
| 2.1 | IOTWMS for TOWS-WG 2021_final | ||
| 2.1 | TOWS-MEETING-25FEBRUARY2020 | ||
| 2.2 | FDSN: An Overview | ||
| 2.2.1 | WTAD 2020 - Tsunami Survivors videos UNDRR-UNESCO/IOC | ||
| 2.2.1 | WTAD 2020 - Joining the Tsunami Ready global community | ||
| 2.2.2 | Sarah Grimes TOWS WG XIV_WMO updates_25022021 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION IOC-XXX-8.2 | ||
| 4.1 | TOWS 2021_TTDMP Report | ||
| 4.1 | TOWS 14 Session TT DMP Final Report 2021 | ||
| 4.2 | Report of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, TOWS-WG-XIV, 22-23 Feb 2021 (online) | ||
| 5 | IOC Circular Letter No 2825 - Inventory of actions being considered under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) in the field of tsunamis and other sea-level related hazards warning and mitigation | ||
| 5 | Engaging and Empowering Regional Stakeholders Synthesis of Regional Consultation Workshops (Preparation Phase 2019–2020) | ||
| 5 | A_RES_75_239 | A_RES_75_239_Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 31 December 2020 - Oceans and the law of the sea | |
| 5 | CLAUSEN ALISONTSU_WG 26_02_21 | ||
| 5 | 5 UN Ocean Decade - Analysis and Consolidated Inputs - Inventory of tsunami related actions x United Decade -(With reference to IOC CL 2825) | ||
| 5 | Rev_Decade presentation into for TOWS WG | ||
| 5 | ANNEX II. DRAFT RECOMMENDATION TOWS-WG-14_25.02.2021 |
Background Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| IOC/TOWS-WG-XIII/3 | Working Group on Tsunamis and other Hazards related to Sea-level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), thirteenth meeting , Paris, 20–21 February 2020 |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 32 | |
| Not Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 39 |
Groups:
IOC , TSR
Created at 08:25 on 5 February 2021 by Ms. Esmeralda Aline Borja
Last Updated at 07:55 on 18 May 2021 by Ms. Esmeralda Aline Borja