IOC Assembly 25th Session, June 2009

4.5.2.4 Twenty-Third Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the Pacific (ICG/PTWS). The re-elected Vice-Chairman of the ICG/PTWS, Mr Yohei Hasegawa (Japan), introduced this item. Established as a Subsidiary Body of the Commission by Resolution IV.6, ICG/PTWS reported on its work pursuant to Rule of Procedure 48.3. Mr Hasegawa reported on the main results of the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG/PTWS-XXIII; Apia, Samoa, 16–18 February 2009). The ICG adopted the PTWS Medium-term Strategy and a new PTWS Working Group structure and reviewed the progress on the PTWS Implementation Plan.

The ICG/IOTWS, ICG/NEAMTWS, ICG/CARIBE-EWS and ICG/PTWS reported on their intersessional activities. IOC Assembly 25th Session, 4.5 Prevention and Reduction of the Impacts of Natural Hazards (High Level Objective 1) Summary Reports.