EDMO Code
Sea Regions of Study
Indian Ocean
Activities
The UNESCO-IOC Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Coordination Group of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS):
- Supports meetings of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami warning & Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS).
- Facilitates the liaison among the various national contact points and national tsunami warning centres.
- Maintains a current list of operational national contact points and facilities and make it available on request to all Member States.
- Organises the liaison between ICG/IOTWMS and the ICG/ITSU, with the PTWC and with other tsunami warning centres to facilitate best practices in tsunami warning.
- Initiates and support training activities and enhance and enrich tsunami warning in the Indian Ocean.