UNESCO Reviews Tsunami Warning Systems

08 February 2018UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) will hold an international symposium from 12 to 14 February to take stock of lessons learned concerning tsunami preparedness over the past 13 years, and challenges ahead. The first meeting on the subject took place in March 2005, following the deadly Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004. The symposium reflects the determination of the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, to rally the international community’s support for the development of tsunami warning systems, prevention through education and public campaigns…

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