Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacents Regions (CARIBE-EWS), Implementation Plan 2013–2017. Version 2.0.
This current version of the Implementation Plan (ImpPlan) 2013–2017 updates on the status of the system, specifications of the requirements for designing and establishing the system for Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS). It incorporates the work and views of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) and of the sessional and inter-sessional Working Groups (WGs), namely of the WG 1 (Monitoring and Detection Systems, Warning Guidance), of the WG 2 (Hazard Assessment), of the WG 3 (Warning Dissemination and Communication), and of the WG 4 (Preparedness, Readiness and Resilience). The structure of the ImPlan is based on the participation of each WG in the development of the Early Warning System (EWS). The 2008–2011 ImPlan proposed two phases of implementation. The Initial Phase involved the real-time seismic and sea level data exchange between existing Regional Seismic Networks (RSN) followed by the establishment of one or more Caribbean Tsunami Information Center (CTIC) and one or several regional tsunami warning centres (RTWC). The Second Phase CARIBE-EWS (Fully-fledged CARIBE-EWS) was to focus on the full development of the Early Warning System, which would cover both distant and local earthquake generated tsunamis and, as science permits, tsunamis generated by volcanic activity or by landslides, in cooperation with regional networks with this area of expertise. Currently, the first phase can be considered to almost have been met. The new ImPlan will thus focus on the second phase including: (1) Vulnerability, (2) Hazard Assessment, (3) Monitoring and Detection Systems, (4) Tsunami Services, and (5) Public Awareness, Education and Resilience. It is to be noted that the implementation of the CARIBE-EWS is a complex process involving the Member States through their agencies and institutions as well as international organizations and local communities. In addition to the ICG Working Groups, the tasks are also to be completed thru task teams. This complexity implies that changes and on-the-way corrections are to be taken into account for this Implementation Plan in the course of the realization of the system, since implementation priorities, requirements or details may have to be adapted to new circumstances. Hence, the Implementation Plan will be at the same time a reference document, providing guidelines; and a dynamic document, reflecting the current status of the implementation of the Tsunami Warning System (TWS) at a given time. Updated versions of the Implementation Plan will be maintained at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) website and distributed at ICG/CARIBE-EWS sessions.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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UNESCO-IOC
2013
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| Subjects: | Tsunami warning, CARIBE-EWS, ASFA_2015::T::Tsunamis, ASFA_2015::H::Hazards, ASFA_2015::W::Warning systems, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/42092 |
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| Summary: | This current version of the Implementation Plan (ImpPlan) 2013–2017 updates on the status of the system, specifications of the requirements for designing and establishing the system for Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS). It incorporates the work and views of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) and of the sessional and inter-sessional Working Groups (WGs), namely of the WG 1 (Monitoring and Detection Systems, Warning Guidance), of the WG 2 (Hazard Assessment), of the WG 3 (Warning Dissemination and Communication), and of the WG 4 (Preparedness, Readiness and Resilience). The structure of the ImPlan is based on the participation of each WG in the development of the Early Warning System (EWS). The 2008–2011 ImPlan proposed two phases of implementation. The Initial Phase involved the real-time seismic and sea level data exchange between existing Regional Seismic Networks (RSN) followed by the establishment of one or more Caribbean Tsunami Information Center (CTIC) and one or several regional tsunami warning centres (RTWC). The Second Phase CARIBE-EWS (Fully-fledged CARIBE-EWS) was to focus on the full development of the Early Warning System, which would cover both distant and local earthquake generated tsunamis and, as science permits, tsunamis generated by volcanic activity or by landslides, in cooperation with regional networks with this area of expertise. Currently, the first phase can be considered to almost have been met. The new ImPlan will thus focus on the second phase including: (1) Vulnerability, (2) Hazard Assessment, (3) Monitoring and Detection Systems, (4) Tsunami Services, and (5) Public Awareness, Education and Resilience. It is to be noted that the implementation of the CARIBE-EWS is a complex process involving the Member States through their agencies and institutions as well as international organizations and local communities. In addition to the ICG Working Groups, the tasks are also to be completed thru task teams. This complexity implies that changes and on-the-way corrections are to be taken into account for this Implementation Plan in the course of the realization of the system, since implementation priorities, requirements or details may have to be adapted to new circumstances. Hence, the Implementation Plan will be at the same time a reference document, providing guidelines; and a dynamic document, reflecting the current status of the implementation of the Tsunami Warning System (TWS) at a given time. Updated versions of the Implementation Plan will be maintained at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) website and distributed at ICG/CARIBE-EWS sessions. |
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