Task Team Future Goals and Performance

Sea Level Monitoring

TSU/MAB Coastal Hazards Project

Task Team Future Goals and Performance

The new Framework has been developed to align with the goals and priorities of the
Medium-term strategy: Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS MTS), 2014-
2021 (IOC/2013/TS/108), and the global targets and priorities for action of the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015–2030. Specifically, the framework is
aligned closely to Target G of the SFDRR, which aims to “Substantially increase the availability
of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and
assessments to the people by 2030”. In addition, the Framework contributes to the EC decision
EC-LI/3.3.

Task Team Future Goals and Performance

About the Tsunami Programme

The Indonesian coast, between Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, after the earthquake and the tsunami of 26 December 2004. Photo by Evan Schneider © UN Photo

UNESCO supports Member States in improving capabilities for tsunami risk assessment, implementing early warning systems and enhancing preparedness of communities at risk. UNESCO works closely with national institutions and promotes inter-institutional and regional cooperation. Specialized regional centers provide tsunami information that, together with national analysis, is the basis of the warnings issued for the public. In addition, UNESCO promotes community-based approaches in the development of response plans and awareness campaigns which strongly involve education institutions and end-users.

Fifteenth meeting of the working group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-XV), 24–25 February 2022 (online)

Multi-Annual Community Tsunami Exercise Programme: Guidelines for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (available in French)