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Purpose
The 2019 World Tsunamis Awareness Day (WTAD) events in New York are part of the annual global campaign to raise awareness of the risk posed by tsunamis and the need to build more resilient and inclusive societies. As part of a multi-hazard approach to disaster risk reduction, participants will reflect on the importance of reducing tsunam…
SRSG WELCOME REMARKS
World Tsunami Awareness Day
Panel Discussion
5 November 2019, 1.15 pm - 2.30 pm, United Nations, New York
Excellencies, delegates, distinguished guests,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the fourth annual World Tsunami Awareness Day.
I am extremely pleased that His Excellency Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President…
The development of multi-hazard risk assessment frameworks has gained momentum in the recent past, aiming to provide a complete risk panorama at locations and portfolios exposed to the occurrence of different perils. Nevertheless, for a proper risk quantification, on which under or overestimations should not occur, a rigorous consideration of the lo…