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The Caribbean faces a long road to recovery after the pandemic rocked the region, devastating its vital tourism industry and exposing the deep-rooted vulnerabilities of countries which face multiple hazards and cascading risks. As they get back on their feet, Caribbean countries now have a rare opportunity to future-proof both their economies and commu…
Check against delivery Remarks by SRSG Mizutori -- MESSAGE ON WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY 5 November 2021 Earlier this year we marked the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. It was a solemn day of remembrance for the 18,400 people who died or are still missing because of that catastrophe. It also brought ho…
Five countries pave the way for progress in the implementation of effective tsunami early warning systems, which are challenging due to multi-faceted complexity.Building effective national tsunami early warning systems (TWS) is challenging due to the complexity of managing multiple factors involved in detection and effective response. According to…
Register here Speakers   H.E. Mr. KAWAKAMI Fumihiro Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Fiji       Ms. Esline Garaebiti Director General Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management, Vanuatu Mr. Arona N…
Webinar Recording   Overview Tsunamis pose a massive threat to lives, livelihoods, homes, businesses and a community’s overall economic, social, and environmental wellbeing and resilience. While rare, when they do occur, tsunamis are the deadliest of all hazards. Over the past 100 years, 58 tsunamis have claimed more than 260,000 lives. This…
On World Tsunami Awareness Day, we call on countries, international bodies, and civil society to increase understanding about the threat and share innovative approaches to reduce risks.  We can build on progress achieved – ranging from better outreach to tsunami-exposed communities around the world, to the inclusion of a Tsunami Programme in the U…
  Time:   11:00 Victoria / Port Louis | 10:00 Nairobi / Antananarivo / Moroni  Interpretation: French-English Watch the webinar recording           BACKGROUND The World Tsunami Awareness Day on 5 November has been celebrated as a reminder of the risk and deadly effects of Tsunamis, since it was…
On an early December morning 17 years ago, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake triggered 100-feet high waves that slammed into the coast of Aceh in the northern end of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, as it became known, killed more than 230,000 people across the Indian Ocean countries, mainly in the Indonesian archipelago. Ne…
As hotels grab prime seafront land along Barbados’ west coast, the road through Mullins offers an increasingly rare “window to the sea” with unhindered views over the blond beach and shallow Caribbean waters beyond.   But for Kimberley Agard, who chairs the local district emergency organization, it’s this proximi…
Suva – International collaboration must be made stronger to make communities resilient to tsunamis, which are among the deadliest of natural hazards. This is especially important for the Pacific countries which are experiencing both arise in sea levels due to climate change, and the need to manage compounded and cascading disasters. This was the mes…
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The best emergency plans need to be comprehensive yet simple. Including early warnings, safe areas, and escapes routes in your tsunami escape plan is essential. Tsunamis typically travel 20 to 30 miles per hour with waves anywhere between 10 to 100 feet/meters high. The waves kill and injure, destroying and wiping out buildings and infrastructure as th…
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Tsunamis are only devastating if people and their livelihoods get in the way, as suggested by the largest tsunami ever recorded which only killed five people. Tsunamis are natural events and disasters are not natural. These series of powerful waves are only devastating if people and their livelihoods get in the way. To measure the impact of a tsunami y…
ASEAN Region Consultation on the Zero Draft of the Asia-Pacific Action Plan 2021-2024 Background The current regional Action Plan (2018-2021) of the Asia Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is coming to a close and work is underway to develop a new action plan, the Asia-Pacific Action Pla…
For the urban coastal city of Hong Kong, typhoons are a regular occurrence from May to October. Consequently, Hong Kong’s infrastructure is designed to cope with the strong winds, floods, and storm surges they bring. Recently, however, the territory experienced two powerful storms in consecutive years. In 2017, Super Typhoon Hato struck the region, and…
New York - Over 500 people joined an online high-level event to mark the 6th World Tsunami Awareness Day today. The accent was very much on science and youth, and the inclusion of tsunami risk in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. In his keynote speech, the Executive Secretary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commiss…

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