ICG/IOTWMS Task Team on "Tsunami Preparedness for a Near-Field Tsunami Hazard"

Chair: Dr. Mahmood Reza Akbarpour Jannat (Iran)

Vice-Chair: Mrs. Weniza (Indonesia)

Terms-of-Reference 

1. Assist Member States threatened by near-field tsunami threat to adapt and integrate their national warning chains and SOPs, particularly in relation to community preparedness for self-evacuation.

2. Guide the implementation of Indian Ocean Tsunami Ready recognition programme in the IOTWMS Member States with a near-field tsunami threat.

The Task Team will work towards enhancing Tsunami preparedness for near-field tsunami hazard including improving end-to-end national warning chains, learning from the recent tsunami events. The Task Team will be composed of representatives from WG-1, WG-2, WG-NWIO, IOTIC, interested Member States and Observers (GDRC, UNESCAP) with a chair and vice-chair to be elected.

Members

Ms. V. Sundanda Maneela (India)

Mr. AlYaqdhan Al-Siyabi (Oman)

Mr. Ameer Hyder (Pakistan)

Mr. Tariq Ibrahim (Pakistan)

Dr. Harkunti Rahayu (Chair WG-1)

Dr. Yuelong Miao (Chair WG-2)

Dr. Mohammad Mokhtari (Chair WG-NWIO)

Mr. Ardito Kodijat (IOTIC)

Invited Experts

Prof. Dilanthi Amaratunga (GDRC)

Prof. Richard Haigh (GDRC)

Representative from UNESCAP