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International conference on tsunami warning: towards safer coastal communities

Organizer(s) Ministry of Research and Technology
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The Trans Indian Ocean Sumatran Tsunami and following natural disasters in Indonesia expressed the global vulnerability and urgent need for early warning. The disasters changed practises on how to proceed forward with hazard risk reduction, preparedness and development.

With support from other countries, Indonesia is launching the Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (Ina-TEWS) in order to protect both communities and development in the coastal regions.

Theme and topics:
The international conference for tsunami warning (ICTW) will focus on (but not limited to):
- seismic monitoring
- sea-level monitoring
- database, modelling and simulation
- information, communication and warning dissemination
- community preparedness and mitigation.

Source
http://www.pirba.ristek.go.id/index.php

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Document links last validated on: 18 December 2019

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Hazards Tsunami
Themes Community-based DRR Early warning
Country and region Indonesia Asia
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