The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System 10 years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Achievements, Challenges, Remaining Gaps and Policy Perspectives
Indian Ocean Tsunami 10th Anniversary Conference

Conference

24 - 25 November 2014

Location

Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG)
Jl. Angkasa 1 No.2
DKI Jakarta
10610
Indonesia


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Open attendance.

The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System 10 years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Achievements, Challenges, Remaining Gaps and Policy Perspectives
Summary

The 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami will occur on 26th December 2014. The disaster resulted in the loss of over 230,000 lives including over 2,500 foreign tourists, and the displacement of over 1.6 million people around the Indian Ocean, with economic losses of about $14 billion. Following the disaster, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO was given the mandate to develop and implement an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS). An Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the IOTWS was established by the IOC Assembly in July 2005 (Resolution IOC-XXIII-12). Further mandates were given to IOC UNESCO by the UN General Assembly through Resolutions 61/132 and 62/91. After 8 years of international collaboration and development, facilitated and coordinated by IOC UNESCO, the IOTWS became fully operational on 31st March 2013 with Regional Tsunami Service Providers (RTSPs) established by Australia, India and Indonesia. The 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami provides an opportunity to organise a high level policy conference to recognise the achievements of the last 10 years, to highlight work that still needs to be done, and to seek re-commitment to continued investment in the IOTWS. The conference will offer high level perspectives and panel discussions from decision makers and scientists. It is expected that the conference will provide input to the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (14-18 March 2015, Sendai, Japan). Finally there will be a formal launch of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre (IOTIC).

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Report
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IOC/BRO/2015/2 Summary Statement of the International Conference to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami 03/03/2015
Agenda Documents
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1.2 Development of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning & Mitigation System since 2004, Rick Bailey 10/12/14
1.2 Interim Advisory Service provided for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center April 2005- March 2013, Charles McCreery 03/12/14
1.2 Interim Advisory Service Report by JMA, Takeshi Koizumi 03/12/14
1.2 ICG/IOTWS Pillar 1 Risk Assessment and Reduction, Sam Hettiarachichi 03/12/14
1.2 ICG/IOTWS Pillar 2 Tsunami Detection, Warning and Dissemination, Srinivasa Kumar 03/12/14
1.2 ICG/IOTWS Pillar 3 Tsunami Awareness and Response, Harkunti P. Rahayu 03/12/14
1.3 Indonesian Master Plan on Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction, Wisnu Widjaja 03/12/14
1.3 The progress and its challenges to the new technology in the establishment of Oman Tsunami Early Warning System, Sultan Al-Yahyai 03/12/14
1.3 The implementation of the French tsunami warning system in La Réunion: scope for a sub-regional cooperation, François Schindelé 03/12/14
1.3 Gaps and Future Needs for Tsunami Research to Support the Early Warning Systems, Danny Hilman Natawidjaja 03/12/14
2.1 The USAID Contribution to the IOTWS - Looking Back and Learning for the Future, Jenna Jadin 03/12/14
2.1 Nations and communities are in danger, but we are better prepared - Summary of UNDP’s work in the region and future strategic priorities, Rajesh Sharma 03/12/14
2.1 Pooling Donor Resources to Strengthen Early Warning - ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness, Alf Blikberg 03/12/14
2.1 The German contribution to IOTWS and outlook on further co-operation, Joern Lauterjung 03/12/14
2.2 Capacity Development Strengthening Community Preparedness and Tsunami Early Warning in Indonesia, Harald Spahn 03/12/14
2.2 Resource mobilisation for training and capacity development needs, Richard Haigh 03/12/14
2.2 Maintenance Needs of the IOTWS and Financial Models for Sustaining the System, Daniel Jaksa 03/12/14
2.2 Governance of the IOTWS: IOC's mandate and global experience, Thorkild Aarup 03/12/14
2.3 Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre, Ardito Kodijat 03/12/14
2.3 Building responsible and reliable Tsunami Warning Systems through shared best practice: ITIC's 10 years supporting the IOTWS, Laura Kong 03/12/14
2.3 WMO Contribution to the IOTWS within a multi-hazard approach, David Thomas 03/12/14
2.3 IOC-UNESCO's role in coordinating the ICG/IOTWS since 2005, Tony Elliott 03/12/14
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There are 161 participants associated with The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System 10 years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Achievements, Challenges, Remaining Gaps and Policy Perspectives .

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Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 161
Confirmed: 161
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Group(s): IOC, Tsunami.
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Created at 11:52 on 01 Jul 2014 by Tony Elliott
Last Updated at 15:33 on 17 Oct 2018 by Astrid de Lichtervelde