Tsunami risk assessment and mitigation for the Indian Ocean: knowing your tsunami risk and what to do about it
Publisher: UNESCO ; Paris ; 2009Description: 81 p; ill., tblsSubject(s): RISK | INDIAN OCEAN | UNCERTAINTY | RECOMMENDATIONS | NATURAL DISASTERS | DISASTER PREPAREDNESS | UNESCOSummary: Presents guidelines which aim to facilitate the assessment and mitigation of risks from tsunamis to coastal communities, their infrastructure and other supporting systems, as a necessary complement to various detection and warning systems under development for Indian Ocean countries within IOTWS. Describes procedures for assessing and improving awareness of the tsunami hazard and for assessing coastal communities vulnerabilities and deficiencies in preparedness. Provide recommendations for practice in the management of risks.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Grey Literature | National Documentation Centre UNESCO Collection | 00153-UNESCO (Browse shelf) | Available | 6273 |
Presents guidelines which aim to facilitate the assessment and mitigation of risks from tsunamis to coastal communities, their infrastructure and other supporting systems, as a necessary complement to various detection and warning systems under development for Indian Ocean countries within IOTWS. Describes procedures for assessing and improving awareness of the tsunami hazard and for assessing coastal communities vulnerabilities and deficiencies in preparedness. Provide recommendations for practice in the management of risks.
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