Global Tsunami Model network team: How models can contribute to tsunami awareness

…having in mind the goal of reducing the impact of these extreme events, saving lives, and providing a well-founded basis for the development of effective risk reduction measures.   Source: http://unisdr.tumblr.com/post/152767793739/global-tsunami-model-network-team-how-models-can#.WCA94vmLTct…

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ICG

…Member States in the region. Currently, these are ICGs for tsunami warning and mitigation systems in the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Caribbean and adjacent regions, and the north-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas. (http://www.ioctsunami.org/)…

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ITIC

…assessment and mitigation activities, works with the World Data Service for Geophysics to collect historical event data, and serves as a resource for the development, publication, and distribution of tsunami education and preparedness materials. (http://www.tsunamiwave.info)…

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ITSU Master Plan

…that need to be improved in order to reduce tsunami risk. The first edition of the ICG/PTWS Master Plan was released in 1989. The third edition was released in 2004 (IOC/INF-1124 Rev). (http://www.unesco.org/ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?catno=117788&set=50C4D77D_0_77&gp=1&lin=1&ll=1)…

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JMA

…around Japan and the northwest Pacific, and interim services for the South China Sea region, in close coordination with the PTWC. From 2005-2012, JMA and PTWC provided interim services for the Indian Ocean. (http://www.jma.go.jp/jma)…

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UNESCO

…and institutional capacities in diverse fields. The UNESCO Constitution states: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.” (http://www.unesco.org/)…

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