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

02 - 04 June 2009,

Fort-de-France, Martinique
France

Annotated Agenda

1 WELCOME AND OPENING OF FIRST SESSION
2 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
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 REPORTS FROM UN AND NON UN ORGANISATIONS
3.4.1 CTBTO REPORT ON AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO IMS DATA
3.5 STATUS OF OTHER ICGs
3.6 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS
3.7 INTERIM ADVISORY SERVICES REPORT (PTWC)
3.8 ITIC REPORT (TSUNAMI SIGNAGE)
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 POLICY MATTERS
5.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARIBBEAN TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
5.2 ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARIBBEAN TSUNAMI INFORMATION CENTER (CTIC)
5.3 SECRETARIAT TO ICG/CARIBE EWS
5.4 ICG/CARIBE EWS COMMENTS TO THE WG TOWS REPORT
6 UPDATES TO THE CARIBE EWS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
7 PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2010-2011
8 NEXT MEETING
8.1 CONFIRMATION OF DATE AND PLACE OF ICG/CARIBE EWS-V
8.2 TARGET DATE FOR ICG/CARIBE EWS-VI
9 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
10 ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
11 CLOSE OF THE MEETING