Thirtieth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

11 - 15 September 2023,

Nuku’alofa
Tonga

Annotated Agenda

1 WELCOME AND OPENING
2 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
2.1 Adoption of agenda
2.2 Designation of rapporteur
2.3 Conduct of the session, timetable and documentation
3 REPORT ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
3.1 Chairperson report
3.10 Reports from UN and non-UN organisations
3.2 Secretariat report
3.3 TOWS-WG report
3.4.1 Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC)
3.4.2 Northwest Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre (NWPTAC)
3.4.3 South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre (SCSTAC)
3.4 Tsunami service providers reports
3.5 ITIC report
3.6 National progress reports
3.7 Working Group and Task Team reports
3.8 Report of Pacific Wave Exercise 2022
3.9 Status of progress in other ICGs
4 POLICY MATTERS
4.1 PTWS status report
4.10 Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme (ODTP)
4.11.1 PTWS PROCEDURES AND PRODUCTS FOR THE NEXT HTHH EVENT
4.11.2 MONITORING AND WARNING SYSTEM AGAINST A TSUNAMI GENERATED BY VOLCANOES IN THE PACIFIC
4.11 TSUNAMI GENERATED BY VOLCANOES
4.2 Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
4.3 Minimum competencies for national tsunami warning centres
4.4 Integration of PTWS sensors networks for tsunami detection and characterisation
4.5 Expansion of the PTWS earthquake source zone
4.6 Provision of tsunami information services for the maritime community
4.7 Revised user's manuals and services overview document
4.8 Pacific Wave Exercise 2024
4.9 Central America Tsunami Advisory Centre (CATAC)
5 PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2024-2025
6 NEXT SESSION
6.1 Confirmation of date and place of ICG/PTWS-XXXI
6.2 Target date for ICG/PTWS-XXXII
7 ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS
8 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
9 ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
10 CLOSURE