Title: Implementation and Sustainability of the UNESCO/IOC Tsunami Ready Program

Presenter(s):Wendy Prudencio

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET

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Abstract:

Tsunamis are natural hazards that are caused by other hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, submarine landslides, and meteorites. Tsunamis can be life-threatening, and therefore, mitigation and preparedness for these events are necessary. In 2001, the National Weather Service (NWS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) established the Tsunami Ready Program in coordination with the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) to assist coastal communities throughout the United States (Bernard, 2005). The Tsunami Ready Program promotes mitigation, awareness, preparedness, and response to tsunamis through community-based efforts. This program has paved the way for the International Tsunami Information Center to support the piloting, establishment, and ongoing implementation of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme. Implementation and sustainability of the Tsunami Ready Program are crucial to coastal communities in order to improve resiliency and reduce the impact on life, property, and livelihoods.

The results are from the NOAA EPP/MSI CSC NERTO graduate internship project that was conducted with NOAA mentor Dr. Christa G. von Hillebrandt-Andrade of the International Tsunami Information Center Caribbean Office of NWS. The NERTO aligns with the NOAA CSC Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II (CESSRST II) goal to Conduct NOAA mission-aligned collaborative research. The NERTO Implementation and Sustainability of the UNESCO/IOC Tsunami Ready Program also deepened the intern’s understanding of NOAA’s tsunami hazard mitigation strategies, which enhanced their capacity to support coastal community preparedness and resilience initiatives effectively