14th session of Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG)
TOWS-WG-XIV
Meeting
25 - 26 February 2021
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris cedex 07
France
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
Through Resolution XXIV-14 the IOC Assembly at its 24th session decided on the establishment of a Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG). The group is tasked primarily to advise the IOC Governing Bodies on coordinated development and implementation activities of warning and mitigation systems for tsunamis and other hazards related to sea level of common priority to all Intergovernmental Coordination Groups on Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems.
The meeting will take place through the GoToMeeting platform, on Thursday 25 (17:00-19:00 UTC) and Friday 26 February 2021 (12:00 - 14:00 UTC).

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- 1 - OPENING AND WELCOME
- 1.1 - OPENING
- 1.3 - WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
1.3 Working arrangements
TOWS-WG-XIV_Prov_Timetable_rev - 2 - REPORTS FROM PARTICIPANT BODIES
- 2.1 - REPORT FROM IOC BODIES
Silva Chacon-Barrantes 2021-02-CARIBE-EWS-TOWS
IOTWMS for TOWS-WG 2021_final
TOWS-MEETING-25FEBRUARY2020 - 2.2 - REPORT OF NON-IOC BODIES
FDSN: An Overview - 2.2.1 - World Tsunami Awareness Day (UNDRR)
WTAD 2020 - Tsunami Survivors videos UNDRR-UNESCO/IOC
WTAD 2020 - Joining the Tsunami Ready global community - 2.2.2 - World Meteorological organisation (WMO)
Sarah Grimes TOWS WG XIV_WMO updates_25022021 - 3 - REVIEW OF PROGRESS
- 3.1 - STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION IOC-XXX/8.2
3.1 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION IOC-XXX-8.2 - 4 - REPORTS OF THE INTER-ICG TASK TEAMS
- 4.1 - INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS
TOWS 2021_TTDMP Report
TOWS 14 Session TT DMP Final Report 2021 - 4.2 - INTER-ICG TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI WATCH OPERATIONS
Report of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, TOWS-WG-XIV, 22-23 Feb 2021 (online) - 5 - UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IOC Circular Letter No 2825 - Inventory of actions being considered under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) in the field of tsunamis and other sea-level related hazards warning and mitigation
Engaging and Empowering Regional Stakeholders Synthesis of Regional Consultation Workshops (Preparation Phase 2019–2020)
A_RES_75_239 A_RES_75_239_Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 31 December 2020 - Oceans and the law of the sea
CLAUSEN ALISONTSU_WG 26_02_21
5 UN Ocean Decade - Analysis and Consolidated Inputs - Inventory of tsunami related actions x United Decade -(With reference to IOC CL 2825)
Rev_Decade presentation into for TOWS WG
ANNEX II. DRAFT RECOMMENDATION TOWS-WG-14_25.02.2021 - 6 - OTHER ISSUES
- 7 - DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING
- 8 - CLOSURE
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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IOC/TOWS-WG-XIV/3 | FINAL Report Fourteenth Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XIV), online, 25–26 February 2021 | 15/02/2022 |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
IOC/TOWS-WG-XIII/3 | Working Group on Tsunamis and other Hazards related to Sea-level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), thirteenth meeting , Paris, 20–21 February 2020 | 20/02/2021 |
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There are 32 participants associated with 14th session of Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG) .
Name | Country |
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BAPTISTA Maria Ana | Portugal |
CHACON BARRANTES Silvia | Costa Rica |
KARNAWATI Dwikorita | Indonesia |
STRAUCH Wilfried | Nicaragua |
Name | Country |
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COETZEE David | New Zealand |
MCCREERY Charles | United States of America |
Name | Country |
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BARRIENTOS Sergio | Chile |
FUCILE Enrico | Switzerland |
GRIMES Sarah | Switzerland |
HONORÉ Cyrille | Switzerland |
JANUS Christopher | United States of America |
MC CLEAN Denis | Switzerland |
Name | Country |
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ANGOVE Michael | United States of America |
BRAVO CUVI Fausto | Chile |
Name | Country |
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KONG Laura | United States of America |
NISHIMAE Yuji | Japan |
RAHAYU Harkunti | Indonesia |
SCHINDELÉ François | France |
VON HILLEBRANDT-ANDRADE Christa | United States of America |
WEST Susan | United States of America |
Name | Country |
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ALIAGA ROSSEL Bernardo | France |
BORJA Esmeralda | France |
BROME Alison | Barbados |
CHANG SENG Denis | France |
GALE Nora | Australia |
KODIJAT Ardito M. | Indonesia |
KOROVULAVULA Jiuta | France |
SCHMID Fiona | France |
SLAOUI Salim | France |
TIFFAY Celine | France |
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 32
Confirmed: 32
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Label(s): no labels
Created at 09:25 on 05 Feb 2021 by Esmeralda Borja
Last Updated at 09:55 on 18 May 2021 by Esmeralda Borja