The Snapshots aim to bring the work of the IOC UNESCO REGIONAL Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) to a wider audience. This project of the IOC UNESCO Tsunami Section takes place within the framework of the United Nation Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and its Safe Ocean Outcome. It complements the more specialized fact sheets by highlighting actions, communities, officials, events, tsunami service providers and tsunami information centers.

The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS) was established in 2005 and currently comprises 28 IOC Member States, 12 Territories, 7 Associate Member States of UNESCO and 1 Observer Member State. The ICG/CARIBE-EWS coordinates international tsunami warning and mitigation activities, including the issuance of timely and understandable tsunami bulletins in the Caribbean and adjacent regions.