Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

15 - 17 March 2010,

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Managua,
Nicaragua



Agenda



1 WELCOME AND OPENING
1.1 Head of Tsunami Unit, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
1.2 Dr. Lorna Inniss: Deputy Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit CZMU - Barbados, ICG/CARIBE EWS Chair
1.3 Welcome Address by National authorities
2 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
2.1 ADOPTION OF AGENDA
2.2 DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR
2.3 CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION
3 REPORT ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
3.1 IOC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S REPORT
3.2 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
3.3 CARIBE EWS SECRETARIAT REPORT
3.4 REPORT OF THE CARIBEAN TSUNAMI INFORMATION CENTER (CTIC)
3.5 REPORTS FROM UN AND NON UN ORGANISATIONS
3.6 STATUS OF OTHER ICGs
3.7 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS
3.8 INTERIM ADVISORY SERVICES REPORT (PTWC)
4 WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORTS
4.1 WORKING GROUP 1 PROGRESS REPORT: MONITORING AND DETECTION SYSTEMS, WARNING GUIDANCE
4.2 WORKING GROUP 2 PROGRESS REPORT: HAZARD ASSESSMENT
4.3 WORKING GROUP 3 PROGRESS REPORT: WARNING, DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION
4.4 WORKING GROUP 4 PROGRESS REPORT: PREPAREDNESS, READINESS AND RESILIENCE
5 ESPECIAL INVITED LECTURES: COMMUNITY-BASED TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM
5.1 TUMACO, COLOMBIA
5.2 MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO, UNITED STATES (TSUNAMY READY)
5.3 MASACHAPA, NICARAGUA
6 POLICY MATTERS
6.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARIBBEAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
6.2 CARIBEAN TSUNAMI EXERCISE (CARIBE WAVE 11)
6.3 Haiti Earthquake and tsunami 12th January 2010
7 UPDATES TO THE CARIBE EWS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
8 PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2012-2013
9 NEXT MEETING
9.1 CONFIRMATION OF DATE AND PLACE OF ICG/CARIBE EWS-VI
9.2 TARGET DATE FOR ICG/CARIBE EWS-VII
10 OFFICERS ELECTIONS
11 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
12 ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
13 CLOSE OF THE MEETING