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UNESCO/IOC National Tsunami Assessment Missions
IOC was asked for assistance of 18 countries to assess requirements and capacity
needs for effective national tsunami warning and mitigation system. Experts
from IOC, WMO and ISDR were identified support the joint missions.
http://ioc.unesco.org/indotsunami/missions/mission_calendar.htm |
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High Seismic Risk in Sumatra
According to new research findings the 28th March earthquake has significantly
increased the risk of further large earthquakes close to the shore of Sumatra.
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/news/releases/2005/1685.html |
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UNESCO
21st Century Talks: "Tsunamis: Forecasting and Prevention"
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27287&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |
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Tsunami relief
effort must be done right, used as model for future, says special
envoy Clinton at headquarters conference
Press
Release IHA/1038, 25 April 2005 |
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A resort
with no beach? Sri Lankans flout tsunami buffer
Reuters by Simon Gardner 24 Apr 2005 |
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Former
United States President Clinton, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
call for renewed commitment to tsunami region
Press
Release IHA/1034, 13 April 2005 |
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Early warning
system in the Indian Ocean
Salvano
Briceño's view on the Second International Coordination meeting
for the Development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in The Indian
Ocean. |
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Meeting in Mauritius for a tsunami early warning sytem in the Indian
Ocean
UN/ISDR
Press Release, 12 April 2005 |
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Sri Lankans Move Forward Despite Lingering Fears
By Rosemarie North, Special to RedCross.org, 11 April 2005 |
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UNESCO
appeals to Indian Ocean nations and donors to maintain momentum
in building tsunami early warning system
The March 28 earthquake that struck Sumatra has reinforced the need for a comprehensive,
durable tsunami early warning system that will provide the accurate real-time
information required by national authorities to properly warn and protect their
populations.
UNESCO Press Release, 30 March 2005 |
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The
tsunami’s impact on women
Oxfam
briefing note, March 2005
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Heightened
awareness allows effective evacuations following Sumatra earthquake
UN/ISDR Press Release, 29 March 2005 |
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High Risk of Tsunami
in the Northern Caribbean
EOS, Volume 86, Number 12, 22 March 2005 |
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Paris meeting
commits to development of Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system
UN/ISDR Press Release, 11 March 2005 |
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The Preparatory
Commission for the CTBTO holds a special session on a possible contribution
to a tsunami warning system, Vienna 07 March 2005
http://www.ctbto.org/ |
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Meeting in Paris
to plan tsunami early warning system
UN/ISDR Press Release, 1 March 2005 |
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Tsunami: A technical
seminar in Tokyo before Paris
UN/ISDR Press Release, 18 February 2005 |
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United Nations
to coordinate Early Warning System for Indian Ocean
UN/ISDR Press Release, 20 January 2005 |
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Global Early Warning
System Launched at Conference on Disaster Reduction
UN/ISDR Press Release, 19 January 2005 |
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UNESCO plans global
tsunami warning system for mid-2007
UNESCO
Press Release, 13 January 2005 |
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UNESCO to announce
global strategy for establishment of a tsunami early warning system
UNESCO
Press Release, 10 January 2005 |
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UNESCO
stands ready to extend tsunami watch system to Indian Ocean
UNESCO
Press Release, 4 January 2005 |
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10 preliminary
lessons learned from the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 |
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School
girl’s
early warning saves many families
http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/contents.php?id=150 |
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UN joins forces
to implement early warning systems in tsunami-ravaged countries
UN/ISDR
Press Release, 29 December 2004 |
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UNESCO Director-General
announces interim tsunami alert system for the Indian Ocean
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24869&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |
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Indian
Ocean countries unprepared for ten metre “walls of water” that
wiped out coastal communities following Asia quake
UN/ISDR Press Release, 27 December 2004 |
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BBC new
in depth –Tsunami
Disaster
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm |
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