Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) was formed in response to the tragic tsunami on December 26th 2004, in which over 230,000 lives were lost around the Indian Ocean region. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) received a mandate from the international community to coordinate the establishment of the System during the course of several international and regional meetings, including the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe, Japan, 18 – 22 January 2005), and the Phuket Ministerial Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements (Phuket, Thailand, 28 and 29 January 2005). The IOC Assembly, during its twenty-third Session (21-30 June 2005), formally established the ICG/IOTWMS through Resolution IOC-XXIII-12.

Officers

Chair: Prof. Dwikorita Karnawati (Indonesia)

Vice-Chair: Dr. Yuelong Miao (Australia)

Vice-Chair: Mr. Pattabhi Rama Rao Eluri (India)

Working Groups and Task Teams

The Intergovernmental Coordination Group meets regularly to establish and implement working plans in the Indian Ocean region. To address specific technical issues it has formed the following working groups and task teams:

Working Group 1 - Tsunami Risk, Community Awareness and Preparedness

Working Group 2 - Tsunami Detection, Warning and Dissemination

Working Group 3 - Tsunami Ready Implementation

Regional Working Group for the North-West Indian Ocean 

Task Team on Scientific Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Makran Subduction Zone

Task Team on Exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2023

Secretariat

The Secretariat for the ICG/IOTWMS is hosted at the Australia Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Western Australia.

Head of Secretariat: Mr. Rick Bailey

Secretariat Support: Ms. Nora Gale

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