The goal of the workshop is to support IOCINDIO Member States in their efforts to respond to the effects and impacts of coastal vulnerability, using various techniques, methodologies and approaches. Among others, the workshop will bring together Member States representative experts to share experiences and review the status of coastal vulnerability and advances in operational oceanography in the region. Experts will work together to prepare Framework guidelines for coastal vulnerability including indexes and early warning systems for storm surges in the region. The workshop will assist countries in the region for their preparedness to cope with anticipated sea level rise in the region. The Experts Group will assist countries to develop their codes and standards for the preparedness in face of consequences of storm surges and sea level rise.

The Workshop will be hosted by the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean), a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO hosted by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India. The language for the workshop will be English.