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:- TT DMP will meet on 21-22 Feb 2025 following the TOWS Joint Task Team (TT DMP and TT TWO) . The meeting on 22 will only be half day.
Location
7 Place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
Organisers and Staff
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Denis Chang Seng | |
SESSION ORGANISATION
DISCUSS OUTCOMES OF THE JOINT MEETING WITH TT TWO (Including draft IP of the TRC)
REVIEW KEY ACTION ITEMS (MAIN ISSUES)
TSUNAMI READY
5. EDUCATION AND WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY 2024 AND PLANNING FOR 2025
INCULUSIVE SOPs
REVISED TT DMP TOR
DEVELOP TT TMP WORK PLAN
AOB & CLOSE OF MEETING
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | TT DMP Prov Agenda Feb 2025 | ||
| 3.0 | PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATING TT DMP DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (2024) | ||
| 4.1 | Tsunami Ready Implementation in NEAM region Feb 2025 | ||
| 4.1 | UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme Global Status Feb 2025 | ||
| 4.1 | PTWC Tsunami Ready Feb 2025 | ||
| 4.1 | Tsunami Ready Implementation Status –CARIBE EWS Feb 2025 | ||
| 4.1 | Tsunami Ready in Indian Ocean Feb 2025 | ||
| 4.2 | Tsunami Ready ‘Equivalency’ In the Pacific | ||
| 4.2 | Equivalency Guidance | ||
| 4.2 | ISO 22328-3 Security and resilience | ||
| 4.3 | Tsunami Ready Toolkit | ||
| 4.3 | Draft Toolkit for UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Community | ||
| 4.3 | Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA) UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Courses | ||
| 4.4 | PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE TSUNAMI READY COALITION | ||
| 4.5 | 100% of the World's Vulnerable Communities to be Tsunami Ready by 2030 - Really? | ||
| 4.5 | Learning from local experiences after tsunami events and exercises Assessment Tool | ||
| 5.0 | World Tsunami Awareness Day 2024 and Plans | ||
| 6.0 | Tsunami Evacuation Planning & The Development of Inclusive SOP for Tsunami Warning System for Difable at Special Need School |
Background Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| TOWS Joint Task Team Meeting Summary Report Feb 2024 |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 11 | |
| Not Confirmed | 7 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 19 |