Summary

Effective tsunami warning for all in the community requires rapid and reliable processes for detection and monitoring, the decision to warn, the generation of a warning by the national warning provider, and dissemination of the warning along a functioning national tsunami warning chain to reach communities at-risk in a timely manner. Integrated and timeline driven Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all levels for organisations involved are essential to achieve this.

This hybrid two-day SOP training workshop for NWIO Member States during 7 – 8 August 2023 will provide an opportunity to review the development and status of SOPs along the tsunami warning chain at all levels, and provide detailed training on Tsunami Service Provider (TSP) products for the entire Indian Ocean generated by Australia, India and Indonesia. Accordingly, it is essential for each Member State to have representatives from the designated National Tsunami Warning Centre (NTWC) and from all the National, Provincial and Local Disaster Management Organisations (N/P/LDMOs) involved in the national tsunami warning chain.