Tsunami Warning and Emergency Response, Kiribati, April 2018

Tsunami Warning and Emergency Response Using the PTWC Enhanced Products for National Tsunami Threat Decision-Making

Tarawa, Kiribati
16-18 April 2018

April 16-17
The training workshop will cover tsunami warning operations and the use of the PTWC Enhanced Products for tsunami threat decision-making, with specific attention on the warning and emergency response plan and standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Kiribati. Topics will include warning and response, decision support tools, warning messages and alerting, evacuation concepts and planning, and awareness strategies. The goal of this training is to increase the capacity of first responder operational staff to efficiently and effectively respond to tsunamis.

April 18
This seminar provides a basic understanding of tsunamis, hazard assessment, warning and dissemination, and preparedness, mitigation and response strategies to effectively reduce tsunami risk. Topics cover science and assessment tools used to build tsunami resilient communities, the tsunami detection and warning process, and the products and methods used to warn all levels of government and coastal communities. Effective response requires pre-event planning and preparation to ensure that the public knows what to do and where to evacuate to before destructive waves arrive, and that afterward, knows when it is all-clear and safe to return.

 Informational Documents