The Concept Note and Agenda are available here.

The Information Note for Participants is available here.  

Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment (PTHA) and tsunami inundation modeling have been identified by the five partner countries of the North-West Indian Ocean (NWIO) region (India, Iran and Pakistan with funding from the project; Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE) through self-funding), as priority topics to be addressed in in order to improve community awareness, risk assessment, inundation mapping, and evacuation planning in support of tsunami preparedness.

The UNESCAP TTF-31 project is supporting the finalisation of a Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment (PTHA (V1.0)), including training of NWIO experts in its architecture and use. This includes a scientific exchange workshop to share the PTHA results with the region for adoption, as well as report on the latest regional/international studies on the tsunami hazard in the Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ). The project has also supported the establishment of a NWIO Regional Working Group on Tsunami Inundation Modelling and Mapping (NWIO RWG-TIMM) with membership from the five countries participating in the project and with input from international experts, to foster ongoing regional cooperation and exchange of knowledge on inundation modelling and mapping. The project will provide information on existing approaches, methodologies and input data for tsunami inundation modelling and mapping. The NWIO RWG-TIMM will develop a unified approach for tsunami inundation modeling in order to assure inter-comparable results throughout the region.

By this the participating countries can develop a solid foundation that will help achieving the goals of the UN Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme to make all communities highly at risk prepared for and resilient to tsunamis by 2030.