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 of Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems.
By its IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1 on Warning Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards, the IOC Assembly in 2021 reaffirmed the need for continued inter-ICG coordination through TOWS and the extended tenure of its two inter-ICG Task Teams on:
- Disaster Management and Preparedness (DMP), and
- Tsunami Watch Operations (TWO).
NB:- The TOWS Task Teams (TT DMP and TT TWO) will have Joint Meetings on 20th Feb 2025. They will then have seperate meetings on 21-22 February 2025.
Location
7 Place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
Organisers and Staff
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Mr. Denis Chang Seng | |
| Dr Öcal Necmioglu | |
| Ms. Anzhela Danilova | |
Welcome & Introduction
Session Organisation
Wave Exercises and Significant Tsunami Events in each ICG
Planning for Ocean Decade
Update on PTWS NTWC Competency Framework and Development of Global Framework
Tsunami Glossary Update
IUGG update
Update UN Sec General “Early Warnings For All” Initiative and 8th GPDRR
Review of Outcomes from the 2nd Global Tsunami Symposium in Indonesia in November 2024
- 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium Two Decades After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Reflection and the Way Forward Summary Statement
- Summary Statement from 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium on Two Decades After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Reflection and Way Forward, Banda Aceh, 11–14 November 2024
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | Prov TOWS Joint Task Team Agenda 18 Feb 2025 | ||
| 3.0 | [Joint_meeting]Significant_events_PTWS_20250218.pptx | ||
| 3.0 | Joint_meeting_Significant_events_IOTWMS | ||
| 3.0 | 3.1 CARIBE WAVE 2024 & Significant Events_final.pptx | ||
| 3.0 | NEAMTWS 2024 Events.pptx | ||
| 3.0 | PacWave24 Brief Presentation | ||
| 3.0 | Joint_Session_CARIBE-EWS_Significant_Events.pptx | ||
| 4.1 | 5th OCEAN DECADE TSUNAMI PROGRAMME SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 2025 | ||
| 4.1 | 5th Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Scientific Committee Jan 2025 | ||
| 4.2 | Progress in Implementing the Ocean Decade Endorsed Actions Related to Costal Resilience Challenge 6 and ODTP | ||
| 4.2 | Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Calls -Actions 7 and 8 2024-2025 | ||
| 4.3 | Methodological Protocol for Tsunami Risk Ranking at the Community Level in the Caribbean Basin | ||
| 4.4 | Tsunami Performance Monitoring & Tracking Tool UPDATE | ||
| 4.5 | PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE TSUNAMI READY COALITION | ||
| 5.0 | PTWS-NTWC Competency Framework - Minimum Levels for Operations Staff (2024-26 ITIC Training Pilot) | ||
| 6.0 | TT_TWO-DMP_J6_TsunamiGlossary_feb25.pptx | ||
| 8.0 | Early Warnings for All, The Global EW4All Multi-Stakeholder Forum and 8th GPDRR (2025) | ||
| 9.0 | 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium Two Decades After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Reflection and the Way Forward Summary Statement | ||
| 9.0 | IOC/BRO/2025/1 | Summary Statement from 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium on Two Decades After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Reflection and Way Forward, Banda Aceh, 11–14 November 2024 |
Background Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| TOWS Joint Task Team Meeting Summary Report Feb 2024 |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 18 | |
| Not Confirmed | 9 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 30 |