Global Meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Groups for Tsunami Warning Systems (GLOBAL TWS)

24 - 27 March 2009,

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15

France

Annotated Agenda

1 WELCOME AND OPENING
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 BRIEF PRESENTATION BY ICGS ON THEIR NEEDS
4 PROPOSED GLOBAL APPROACH OF TECHNICAL ISSUES AND STANDARDS
4.1 MONITORING AND DETECTION SYSTEMS
4.1.1 Global core sea level network for tsunami and other ocean-related hazards
4.1.2 Global Seismic Networks and Tsunami Warning Systems. A coordinated effort from CTBTO, GEOFON, FSDN, IRIS, USGS
4.2 ELEMENTS OF A GLOBAL TSUNAMI FORECASTING FRAMEWORK: DETECTION TO PREPAREDNESS
4.3 RISK AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT
4.4 WARNING, DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION
4.5 COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS & READINESS
4.5.1 An annual regional Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Awareness Day/Week
5 FINDING SYNERGIES: A STREAMLINED GOVERNANCE FOR ICGs
5.1 A PROPOSAL FOR A HARMONIZED WORKING GROUP STRUCTURE THAT MAPS EASILY ACROSS ICGS
5.2 ADVICE ON COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES ON WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR TSUNAMIS AND OTHER SEA LEVEL RELATED HAZARDS
5.3 PROVIDING GLOBAL COVERAGE FOR TSUNAMI AND OTHER OCEAN-RELATED HAZARDS
5.4 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND COORDINATION: WARNING CENTERS, INFORMATION CENTERS AND SECRETARIATS
6 ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS
7 CLOSE OF THE MEETING