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| Titel |
The UNESCO-IOC framework – establishing an international early warning infrastructure in the Indian Ocean region |
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J. Lauterjung, P. Koltermann, U. Wolf, J. Sopaheluwakan |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 10, no. 12 ; Nr. 10, no. 12 (2010-12-20), S.2623-2629 |
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250008541
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-10-2623-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake with a magnitude of 9.3, and the subsequent
destructive tsunami which caused more than 225 000 fatalities in the region
of the Indian Ocean, happened on 26 December 2004. Less than one month later, the
United Nations (UN) World Conference on Disaster Reduction took place in
Kobe, Japan to commemorate the 1995 Kobe earthquake. The importance of
preparedness and awareness on regional, national and community levels with
respect to natural disasters was discussed during this meeting, and resulted
in the approval of the Hyogo Declaration on Disaster Reduction. Based on
this declaration the UN mandated the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and
Cultural Organization), taking note of its over 40 years of successful
coordination of the Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PTWC), to take on the
international coordination of national early-warning efforts for the Indian
Ocean and to guide the process of setting up a Regional Tsunami Early
Warning System for the Indian Ocean. |
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