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
UNESCO-IOC
7 place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
Open attendance.
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

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- 1 - OPENING AND WELCOME
- 1.1 - OPENING
- 1.3 - WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
TOWS-WG-XV.1.2.c Prov. Provisional Timetable
- 2 - REPORTS FROM PARTICIPANT BODIES
- 2.1 - REPORT FROM IOC BODIES
- 2.1.1. - ICG CARIBE-EWS Report
Final Report of the ICG/CARIBE EWS XV session, 27-29 April 2021
Presentation of ICG/CARIBE-EWS for TOWS-WG-XV - 2.1.2. - ICG IOTWMS Report
Presentation of ICG/IOTWMS for TOWS-WG-XV - 2.1.3. - ICG NEAMTWS Report
ICG/NEAMTWS XVII Session Report
Presentation of NEAMTWS to TOWS-WG-XV - 2.1.5. - IODE Report
Report from IODE: Revision of IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy - 2.1.6. - GOOS Steering Committee Report
Report on GOOS
- 2.2 - REPORT OF NON-IOC BODIES
- 2.2.1 - International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Presentation of IUGG to TOWS-WG-XV - 2.2.2 - World Tsunami Awareness Day (UNDRR)
Report of UNDRR to TOWS-WG-XV - 2.2.3 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Presentation of WMO to TOWS-WG-XV
- 3 - REVIEW OF PROGRESS
- 3.1 - STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IOC DECISION A-31/4.3.1
A-31/3.4.1 IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1 - Warning Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards
3.1 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1
- 4 - REPORTS OF THE INTER-ICG TASK TEAMS
- 4.1 - INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS
IOC Tsunami Ready Guidelines and Tsunami Ready Logo
TT DMP 3.2_TsunamiReadyViewer
Graphical standards and logo toolkit
Tsunami Ready Website
Tsunami Ready programme - Proposal for endorsement by IOC
Presentation of TT DMP to the TOWS-WG-XV
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IOC/2021/MG/74 IOC Manuals and Guides No. 74 Standard Guidelines for the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme - 4.2 - INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI WATCH OPERATIONS
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Letter addressing Updates on the Joint Task Force (JTF) on SMART submarine cables, 10 September 2021
Proposed new WTSA Resolution on SMART Submarine Cable Systems
Presentation of the TT TWO to the TOWS-WG-XV
Report of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, TOWS-WG-XV
- 5 - UN OCEAN DECADE TSUNAMI PROGRAMME
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
Protecting Communities from the World-s Most Dangerous Waves - A Framework for Action under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
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
5. Background Document - DECADE ACTIONS (October 2021 round of endorsements)
5. Background document - The Science We Need For The Ocean We Want, UN Ocean Decade
5. Background document: Ocean Decade Implementation Plan
Presentation on the UN Ocean Decade - Julian Barbiere- 5.1. - REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT 10-YEAR SCIENCE PLAN
Report of UN Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Scientific Committee (ODTP-SC) - 5.2. - TORS FOR THE TSUNAMI READY COALITION
TT DMP_Tsunami Ready Coalition Meeting 4 Oct 2021_final
Tsunami Ready programme - Proposal for endorsement by IOC
5.2 Presentation of the Tsunami Ready Coalition ToRs - 5.3 - TORS FOR THE TOWS-WG
- 5.4 - REVIEW OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DECADE ON THE TSUNAMI ISSUES
5.4 Review of contributions to the decade
- 6 - OTHER ISSUES
- 7 - DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING
- 8 - CLOSURE
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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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 |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
A-31/3.4.1 | IOC Decision A-31/3.4.1 - Warning Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards | 17/11/2021 |
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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 |
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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 .
Name | Country |
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BAPTISTA Maria Ana | Portugal |
KARNAWATI Dwikorita | Indonesia |
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 |
TUMMALA Srinivasa Kumar | Australia |
COOK Rosalind | Belgium |
GRIMES Sarah | Switzerland |
HADDOUCH HASSAN | Switzerland |
HONORÉ Cyrille | Switzerland |
BELOV Sergey | Russian Federation |
Name | Country |
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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 |
Name | Country |
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BAILEY Rick | Australia |
BORJA Esmeralda | France |
CHANG SENG Denis | France |
HAIDAR Angelos | France |
KODIJAT Ardito M. | Indonesia |
KOROVULAVULA Jiuta | France |
TIFFAY Celine | France |
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 35
Confirmed: 35
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Label(s): no labels
Created at 17:02 on 11 Nov 2021 by Esmeralda Borja
Last Updated at 11:09 on 21 May 2022 by Bernardo Aliaga Rossel