Advancing Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation Capacities in North-African Countries

The workshop on Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System: Preparing for the next Tsunami in the western Mediterranean region held in Rabat, 15-16 November highlighted the considerable advance in Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS) since its establishment in 2005. Participants shared knowledge and experiences regarding existing national early warning systems.

The tsunami workshop was held back-to-back with the meeting on Identification and Prioritization of Capacity-Building Actvities related to Natural Hazards in Rabat, Morocco from 12-14 November 2018 hosted by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the IOC and UNESCO at the ISESCO Headquarters in Rabat.

The workshops were attended by more than 40 participants coming from Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Tunisia, as well as experts from NEAMTWS existing Tsunami Warning Centers , universities and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Agenda and presentations available at:

http://www.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=2305