Fifteen Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards related to Sea Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XV), 24–25 February 2022
TOWS-WG-XV

Meeting

24 - 25 February 2022

Location

7 place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France


Organizer & Staff
Organizer
Staff
Participation

Open attendance.

Fifteen Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards related to Sea Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XV), 24–25 February 2022
Summary

Through Resolution XXIV-14, the IOC Assembly at its 24th session decided on the establishment of a Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG). The group is tasked primarily to advise the IOC Governing Bodies on coordinated development and implementation activities of warning and mitigation systems for tsunamis and other hazards related to sea level of common priority to all Intergovernmental Coordination Groups of Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems.

The TOWS-WG meeting will be hosted online on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 February 2022

Website: https://ioc.unesco.org/
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Final Report
Agenda Documents: 42
Background Documents: 2
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Report
Code Name Upd. On Action
IOC/TOWS-WG-XV/3 Report of the Fifteenth Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XV) 17/02/2023
Agenda Documents
Agenda Code Name Upd. On Action
Agenda Code Name Upd. On Action
1.2 TOWS-WG-XV.1.2.a Prov. Provisional Agenda 18/02/22
1.2 TOWS-WG-XV.1.2.c Prov. Provisional List of Documents 18/02/22
1.2 TOWS-WG-XV.1.2.b Prov. Provisional Annotated Agenda 22/02/22
1.3 TOWS-WG-XV.1.2.c Prov. Provisional Timetable 18/02/22
2.1.1. Final Report of the ICG/CARIBE EWS XV session, 27-29 April 2021 07/09/22
2.1.1. Presentation of ICG/CARIBE-EWS for TOWS-WG-XV 23/02/22
2.1.2. Presentation of ICG/IOTWMS for TOWS-WG-XV 23/02/22
2.1.3. ICG/NEAMTWS XVII Session Report 18/02/22
2.1.3. Presentation of NEAMTWS to TOWS-WG-XV 25/02/22
2.1.4. Presentation on PTWS for TOWS-WG-WG 24/02/22
2.1.4. IOC/ICG/PTWS-XXIX/3 Twenty-ninth session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXIX), online, 1-2 and 7-8 December 2021 23/02/23
2.1.5. Report from IODE: Revision of IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 21/02/22
2.1.6. Report on GOOS 21/02/22
2.2.1 Presentation of IUGG to TOWS-WG-XV 29/03/22
2.2.2 Report of UNDRR to TOWS-WG-XV 29/03/22
2.2.3 Presentation of WMO to TOWS-WG-XV 29/03/22
3.1 A-31/3.4.1 IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1 - Warning Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards 17/11/21
3.1 3.1 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1 22/02/22
4.1 IOC Tsunami Ready Guidelines and Tsunami Ready Logo 18/02/22
4.1 TT DMP 3.2_TsunamiReadyViewer 21/02/22
4.1 Graphical standards and logo toolkit 21/02/22
4.1 Tsunami Ready Website 21/02/22
4.1 Tsunami Ready programme - Proposal for endorsement by IOC 24/02/22
4.1 Presentation of TT DMP to the TOWS-WG-XV 25/02/22
4.1 24/04/24
4.1 IOC M&G 74 IOC Manuals and Guides No. 74 Standard Guidelines for the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme 26/02/22
4.2 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Letter addressing Updates on the Joint Task Force (JTF) on SMART submarine cables, 10 September 2021 16/02/22
4.2 Proposed new WTSA Resolution on SMART Submarine Cable Systems 23/02/22
4.2 Presentation of the TT TWO to the TOWS-WG-XV 25/02/22
4.2 Report of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, TOWS-WG-XV 15/04/22
5 IOC Circular Letter No 2825 - Inventory of actions being considered under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) in the field of tsunamis and other sea-level related hazards warning and mitigation 20/02/21
5 Protecting Communities from the World-s Most Dangerous Waves - A Framework for Action under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 15/02/22
5 5. Background Document - Co-designing the Science We Need for the Ocean We Want: Guidance and Recommendations for Collaborative Approaches to Designing & Implementing Decade Actions 23/02/22
5 5. Background Document - DECADE ACTIONS (October 2021 round of endorsements) 23/02/22
5 5. Background document - The Science We Need For The Ocean We Want, UN Ocean Decade 23/02/22
5 5. Background document: Ocean Decade Implementation Plan 24/02/22
5 Presentation on the UN Ocean Decade - Julian Barbiere 25/02/22
5.1. Report of UN Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Scientific Committee (ODTP-SC) 24/02/22
5.2. TT DMP_Tsunami Ready Coalition Meeting 4 Oct 2021_final 14/02/22
5.2. Tsunami Ready programme - Proposal for endorsement by IOC 24/02/22
5.2. 5.2 Presentation of the Tsunami Ready Coalition ToRs 29/03/22
5.4 5.4 Review of contributions to the decade 23/02/22
Background Documents
Agenda Code Name Upd. On Action
Agenda Code Name Upd. On Action
A-31/3.4.1 IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1 - Warning Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards 17/11/2021
CL 2866: Fifteenth Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards related to Sea Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XV), 24–25 February 2022 18/02/2022
There are 35 participants associated with Fifteen Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards related to Sea Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XV), 24–25 February 2022 .

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TOWS-WG Members
Name Country
BAPTISTA Maria Ana Portugal
KARNAWATI Dwikorita Indonesia
BELOV Sergey Russian Federation
TUMMALA Srinivasa Kumar India
NISHIMAE Yuji Japan
COETZEE David New Zealand
JANUS Christopher United States of America
SIDDORN John United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
FROLOV Alexander Russian Federation
ANGOVE Michael United States of America
MCCREERY Charles United States of America
ZUNIGA Carlos Chile
CHACON BARRANTES Silvia Costa Rica
COOK Rosalind Belgium
GRIMES Sarah Switzerland
HADDOUCH HASSAN Switzerland
HONORÉ Cyrille Switzerland
Observers
Name Country
ACHARYA Raja India
ARIWIBOWO Fajar Indonesia
BROME Alison Barbados
HOWE Bruce United States of America
JABOUR Nacer Morocco
KONG Laura United States of America
KULA Taaniela Tonga
SCHINDELÉ François France
VAIOMOUNGA Rennie Tonga
VON HILLEBRANDT-ANDRADE Christa United States of America
WEST Susan United States of America
Secretariat
Name Country
BAILEY Rick Australia
BORJA Esmeralda France
CHANG SENG Denis France
HAIDAR Angelos France
KODIJAT Ardito M. Indonesia
KOROVULAVULA Jiuta France
TIFFAY Celine France
= Person has confirmed their participation and been approved to participate.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 35
Confirmed: 35
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Group(s): IOC, IOC-Perth-Office, ITIC, JCOMM, Tsunami.
 Label(s): Created at 17:02 on 11 Nov 2021 by Esmeralda Borja
Last Updated at 11:09 on 21 May 2022 by Bernardo Aliaga Rossel