Thirteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

24 - 27 April 2018,

Willemstad, Curacao



Agenda



1 WELCOME AND OPENING
2 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
2.1 ADOPTION OF AGENDA
2.2 DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR (S)
2.3 CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION
3 REPORT ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
3.1 CHAIR’S REPORT
3.2 CARIBE-EWS SECRETARIAT REPORT
3.3 REPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN TSUNAMI INFORMATION CENTER (CTIC)
3.4 REPORTS FROM UN AND NON-UN ORGANISATIONS (WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY WTAD)
3.5 STATUS OF OTHER ICGs
3.6 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS
3.7 TSUNAMI SERVICES PROVIDER REPORT (PTWC)
3.8 REPORT OF CARIBE WAVE 2018
4 WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORTS
4.1 WORKING GROUP 1: MONITORING AND DETECTION SYSTEMS
4.1.1 Task Team GNSS
4.2 WORKING GROUP 2: HAZARD ASSESSMENT
4.3 WORKING GROUP 3: TSUNAMI RELATED SERVICES
4.4 WORKING GROUP 4: PREPAREDNESS, READINESS AND RESILIENCE
5 SPECIAL INVITED LECTURES: COMMUNITY BASED TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM
5.1 CURACAO PRESENTATION ON COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS
5.2 OTHER PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HURRICANE IRMA AND MARIA AND LESSONS LEARNT FOR EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
6 POLICY MATTERS
6.1 EXERCISE CARIBE WAVE 2019
6.2 REPORT OF THE TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI READY PROGRAMME
6.3 REPORT OF THE TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI PROCEDURES FOR VOLCANIC CRISES
6.4 REPORT OF THE TASK TEAM ON TSUNAMI EVACUATION MAPPING
6.5 GROUP OF EXPERTS ON WORK AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ENHANCE THE WARNING SYSTEM BY INCLUDING OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS
6.6 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2018-2023
7 PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2018–2019
8 NEXT SESSIONS
8.1 CONFIRMATION OF DATE AND PLACE OF ICG/CARIBE EWS-XIV
8.2 TARGET DATE FOR ICG/CARIBE EWS-XV
9 OFFICERS ELECTION
10 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
11 ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
12 CLOSE OF THE SESSION