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Author(s)	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Summary	The CARIBE WAVE exercise is conducted within the framework of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunamis and other Coastal Hazards for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS) with the purpose of improving and validating tsunami readiness. The exercise took place on March 11, 2021 in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CARIBE WAVE 21 was held successfully with a participation of forty-seven of its forty-eight Member States and Territories*. It was left up to the Member States and Territories to determine if any additional activity would be carried out and whether to use the simulated messages for one of the two scenarios: Jamaica and Northern Lesser Antilles. According to preliminary information, more than 300,000 people across the entire Caribbean basin participated in the CARIBE WAVE 21 exercise. The majority of the participants were from National, State, and Local government, followed by preparedness organizations, and K- 12 schools. The high participation rate reflects the importance the countries are giving to tsunami preparedness despite the ongoing a pandemic.
Doc Type	Report
Status	Published
Keywords	CARIBE EWS, CARIBE WAVE, tsunami
This document is in the list(s):	ICG/CARIBE EWS Caribe Wave Exercises
This document is used in the event(s):	CARIBE WAVE 2021 Exercise in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

TS-157(2)

Exercise CARIBE Wave 2021. A Caribbean and Adjacent Region Tsunami Warning Exercise, 11 March 2021 (Jamaica and Northern Lesser Antilles Scenarios). Volume 2: Summary Report.