Fourth Meeting of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the Southwest Pacific (ICG/PTWS WG-SWP-IV)

22 - 23 August 2016,

Honiara
Solomon Islands

Annotated Agenda

1 Welcome and Opening
2 Organization of the Session
3 ICG PTWS decisions &, recommendations relevant to PTWS Regional Working Group for Southwest Pacific
3.1 ICG PTWS XXVI (April 2015) Outcomes
3.2 PTWS Steering Committee (June-July 2016) Outcome
3.3 Regional WG for Southwest Pacific – Terms of Reference
4 REVIEW OF TSUNAMI DETECTION, WARNING AND RESPONSE AND TSUNAMI MITIGATION ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION
4.1 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS
4.2 REPORT FROM PTWS WG2 TASK TEAM ON SEISMIC_TT Chair – Esline
4.3 REPORTS FROM PTWS TSUNAMI SERVICE
4.3.1 PTWC REPORT_Laura Kong
4.3.2 JMA REPORT
4.4 RESPONDING TO LOCAL TSUNAMIS – GOOD PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES FOR DETECTION, WARNING AND RESPONSE, AND WAY FORWARD
5 TSUNAMI TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE REGION
5.1 REPORT FROM ITIC_Laura Kong
5.2 COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRE OPERATIONAL STAFF_Ofa Fa’anunu
5.3 CREATING PRACTICAL, RELIABLE TSUNAMI EVACUATION MAPS, PLANS, AND PROCEDURES (TEMPP)_Laura Kong
6 INVENTORY OF SEISMIC & SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC REGION & PRIORITIZATION OF ADDITIONAL SEISMIC & SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE REGION
7 COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 PRESENTATION ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS_Ed Young
7.2 PRESENTATION ON CAP
8 PACIFIC WAVE EXERCISES_Laura Kong
8.1 RESULTS OF PAST PACIFIC WAVE EXERCISES (PACWAVE2015, PACWAVE2016)
8.2 PACIFIC WAVE EXERCISE 2017 (PACWAVE17)
9 INTERNATIONAL / PACIFIC TSUNAMI READY PROGRAM (P-TR) – ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS_Laura Kong
10 NEW INITIATIVES ON END-TO-END MULTI-HAZARD EWS
11 DISCUSSION ON WORKING GROUP PRIORITIES AND FUTURE ACTION PLAN
12 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER BODIES
12.1 PACIFIC METEOROLOGICAL COUNCIL AND PACIFIC ISLANDS MARINE AND OCEAN PANEL
12.2 WMO TROPICAL CYCLONE COMMITTEE
12.3 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
13 OTHER BUSINESS
14 CLOSURE OF MEETING