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Recommendation ITSU-XIX.4: Working Group on the Tsunami Warning System in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean

Recommendation ITSU-XIX.4: Working Group on the Tsunami Warning System in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean [endoresed by the IOC Executive Council at its 37th Session in June 2004]

Recommendation ITSU-XIX.4

WORKING GROUP ON THE TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN

The International Co-ordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific,

Recognizing that the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean has a significant threat from both local and distant tsunamis;

Further recognizing that some areas of this region are not covered by the PTWC;

Noting the interest of Member States in the Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific regions to enhance their tsunami warning services;

Acknowledges that Indonesia has decided to develop its National Tsunami Warning System with already existing and planned upgrades to seismic and sea-level networks and that the PTWC provides distant tsunami warnings for the Southwest Pacific;

Further acknowledging that there may be mutual benefits to these regions and to the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific from the establishment of this system;

Decides to establish an intersessional Working Group on the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean with the following Terms of Reference:

-                      to evaluate capabilities of countries in these regions for providing tsunami warning services;

-                      to ascertain requirements from countries in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean for the tsunami warning services.

Requests Australia and ITIC to prepare a draft prior to the next SOPAC meeting for consideration by the Working Group.

Recommends that the Group be composed of representatives from Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Japan, Observer from Papua New Guinea and the Directors of ITIC and PTWC and Chaired by the Representative of Indonesia.

Acknowledges that ITSU is the Co-ordination Body for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (TWSP) and encourages non-ITSU Member States to contact the IOC Secretariat to request membership of the ICG/ITSU.

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Financial implications:

US$ 5,000 for 2004; US$ 5,000 for 2005.

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