Working Group Five: Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation in the South East Pacific Region

Terms of Reference:

1.      To evaluate capabilities of countries in the South East Pacific Region for providing end-to-end tsunami warning and mitigation services,

2.      To ascertain requirements from countries in the Southeast Pacific Region for the tsunami warning and mitigation services,

3.      To promote and facilitate tsunami hazard and risk studies in the region,

4.      To facilitate cooperation in the establishment and upgrading of seismic and sea level stations and networks and communication systems in the region, and their interoperability in accordance with ICG/PTWS requirements,

5.      To improve the education programs with a regional criteria based on the regional social, cultural and economical reality, 

6.      To facilitate capacity building and the sharing of tsunami information in the region, including the free and open exchange of data,

Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South East Pacific Region - Chair Lt Fausto Bravo (Chile) and Vice-Chair Mr Marcelo Acosta (Ecuador)

The following applies for all working groups:

Languages:  English, Spanish and French

Meetings:  Meet intersessionally.

Coordinator and Elections:  Follow the rules of procedures applying to IOC Subsidiary Bodies.  Chair and at least one vice chair who will be elected either by the ICG/PTWS or the members of the working group for two years with possible reelection of one term in the same position.

Members and appointment:  Nominated by member states in accordance with the rules of procedures applying to IOC Subsidiary bodies.  Technical experts can be invited at the discretion of the Chair.

Calendar of Intersessional work should be determined by the working group at the working group meeting and included in the report.

Duration of the WG:  Two years.

Reports:  A final report has to be submitted two months before the parent body meeting and for each working group meeting within the two following months.  

Financial resources:  At national expense. 

Amendments:  As warranted by the working groups.

WG-South East Pacific Region