PROVISIONAL (TO BE UPDATED)
First Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme (ODTP) Conference
10–11 November 2025 | INCOIS, Hyderabad, India
Held in conjunction with the International Tsunami Symposium
Hosted by INCOIS and co-organised with the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Resilience Section, the First Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Conference marks a significant milestone. Bringing the event to INCOIS, alongside the broader International Tsunami Symposium, underscores a strong commitment to advancing tsunami resilience and coastal safety under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
AIM
This First ODTP Conference provides a pivotal platform to unite Tsunami Early Warning Systems (TEWS) and coastal resilience communities under the umbrella of Ocean Decade Challenge 6 and the Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme (ODTP). With a focus on coastal hazards—especially tsunamis—the Conference aims to:
- Strengthen collaboration and networks among diverse stakeholders.
- Co-design strategic pathways for enhanced resilience and disaster risk reduction.
- Accelerate action and impact under the ODTP framework.
OBJECTIVES
The Conference will:
- Review progress of endorsed ODTP-related actions.
- Showcase how these actions contribute to Ocean Decade Challenge 6 on coastal community resilience.
- Share knowledge, best practices, and experiences across regions and sectors.
- Identify gaps, challenges, priorities, and opportunities for implementing the ODTP Research, Development, and Innovation (ODTP-RDI) agenda.
- Accelerate momentum and engagement around ODTP and Challenge 6.
- Propose new actions and outline a forward-looking roadmap, with particular support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
- Enhance coordination, collaboration, partnerships, and synergies among ODTP initiatives and related efforts
More information, please visit here : The 1st Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Conference
Location
India
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Ms. Vijaya Sunanda Manneela | |
| Dr. Balakrishnan Nair | |
1
OPENING
2
High-Level Talks on ODTP High Level Objectives
3
Session 1: ODTP High-Level Objective 1 (HLO 1)
- GTM: Co-creating strategies for tsunami resilience - How the Global Tsunami Model Association will help in knowledge and technology transfer
- Landslide tsunami hazards
- SMART Cables
- SEABED 2030. Accelerating Ocean Floor Mapping
- Sea Level Monitoring in the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre Operations
- Monitoring high-frequency sea level fluctuations in coastal regions of Ukraine
- Tsunami Detection on Standard Telecommunication Cables
- Global Real-time Early Assessment of Tsunami (GREAT)
- Development of Comprehensive Tsunami Software (JAGURS)
- EPOS Thematic Core Services TSUNAMI
- New Deep-Sea Buoys Installed in the Ionian Sea and others
4
Session 2: ODTP High-Level Objective 2 (HLO 2)
- TSUNAMI READY IN INDIAN OCEAN
- The NEAM-COMMITMENT EU project
- CoastWAVE: Scaling Up Community Engagement and Exercise
- Tsunami and climatic RR at protected areas (WPA) in CR
- Technology and Inclusiveness for EWALL
- Tsunami Ready in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
- Tsunami Ready in the Pacific (ICG/PTWS)
- People-centred Tsunami Early Warning for India (PCTWIN)
- Sustain Tsunami Resilient Critical Infrastructure
- USA Contribution: Integration of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Tsunami Warning Services
- Tsunami Ready in NEAM Büyükçekmece and İzmir Türkiye
5
Session 3: Tools & Instruments to Support ODTP Implementation
6
Session 4: SIDS Business Regional Group (Indian Ocean, Caribbean and Pacific) Meetings
7
Session 5: Round Table Dialogue
8
Session 6: Synthesis & Way Forward
9
Closing
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draft Agenda First Conference of the Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme | ||
| 2 | ODTP High Level Objective 2 | ||
| 2 | ODTP Conference HLO1Progress toward timely and actionable forecasts | ||
| 3 | GTM: Co-creating strategies for tsunami resilience - How the Global Tsunami Model Association will help in knowledge and technology transfer | ||
| 3 | Landslide tsunami hazards | ||
| 3 | SMART Cables | ||
| 3 | SEABED 2030. Accelerating Ocean Floor Mapping | ||
| 3 | Sea Level Monitoring in the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre Operations | ||
| 3 | Monitoring high-frequency sea level fluctuations in coastal regions of Ukraine | ||
| 3 | Tsunami Detection on Standard Telecommunication Cables | ||
| 3 | Global Real-time Early Assessment of Tsunami (GREAT) | ||
| 3 | Development of Comprehensive Tsunami Software (JAGURS) | ||
| 3 | EPOS Thematic Core Services TSUNAMI | ||
| 3 | New Deep-Sea Buoys Installed in the Ionian Sea and others | ||
| 4 | TSUNAMI READY IN INDIAN OCEAN | ||
| 4 | The NEAM-COMMITMENT EU project | ||
| 4 | CoastWAVE: Scaling Up Community Engagement and Exercise | ||
| 4 | Tsunami and climatic RR at protected areas (WPA) in CR | ||
| 4 | Technology and Inclusiveness for EWALL | ||
| 4 | Tsunami Ready in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions | ||
| 4 | Tsunami Ready in the Pacific (ICG/PTWS) | ||
| 4 | People-centred Tsunami Early Warning for India (PCTWIN) | ||
| 4 | Sustain Tsunami Resilient Critical Infrastructure | ||
| 4 | USA Contribution: Integration of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Tsunami Warning Services | ||
| 4 | Tsunami Ready in NEAM Büyükçekmece and İzmir Türkiye | ||
| 5 | Tsunami Ready Toolkit | ||
| 5 | Sectorized EWS. SIPAT – SSD. Chilean experience | ||
| 5 | TsunamiCast. Real-time Impact-based Tsunami Forecast Facility | ||
| 5 | Training Capacity Development in support to ODTP | ||
| 7 | ROUND TABLE DIALOGUE. Towards 2030 Tsunami Resilience: Optimizing Observations and Empowering At-Risk Communities | ||
| 8 | Report on Session 1 | ||
| 8 | Report on Session 2 | ||
| 8 | Report on Session 3 | ||
| 8 | Report on Session 4 | ||
| 8 | Session 5 HLO 2 |
Other Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| ODTP Conference Template | ||
| Information Note |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 12 |
Groups:
CTIC, IOC , IOCINDIO, ITIC, TSR , WESTPAC
Created at 10:49 on 8 April 2025 by Dr. Denis Chang Seng
Last Updated at 10:06 on 19 November 2025 by Ms. Anzhela Danilova