Programs Donors: ESCAP
Reducing risks of tsunami, storm surges, large waves, and other natural hazards in low elevation coastal zones
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About 3% of Asia’s land area is classified as a low elevation coastal zone, yet it is home to 13% of the region’s population and 18% of its urban population. Of the top 10 countries in the world with the largest population counts in low elevation coastal zones, eight are in Asia. Reducing risks through…
Enhancing coastal hazard early warning and response: tools and institutional strengthening
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The project aimed at building tsunami risk assessment capacities in Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Key activities included on-the-job training on near-shore bathymetric, topographic, and exposure surveys; training on tsunami hazard and risk assessment using RIMES’ web-based tool for tsunami risk assessment (named INSPIRE); training on evacuation mapping using RIMES’ web-based tool for evacuation…
Establishment of RIMES regional facility for tsunami watch provision
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The project aims to establish RIMES regional center for tsunami warning, with capabilities to receive and process seismic, sea level, and deep ocean data; evaluate data to assess tsunamigenic potential, and prepare and disseminate earthquake alerts and tsunami watch to RIMES Member States. Key activities include the design of tsunami watch provision system, which includes…
End-to-end Early Warning of Tsunamis and other Natural Hazards for Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia: Phase 2
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The project aims to enhance RIMES tsunami early warning capability by developing numerical tsunami modeling capacity within RIMES regional early warning center and preparing tsunami inundation maps. Key activities include the review of current and emerging seismological techniques for rapid estimation of earthquake parameters; the evaluation of available tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation models; training…
Establishment of a network of 6 near real-time sea level stations in Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam
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The project aims to establish 6 near real-time sea level stations in Philippines (3), Thailand (1), and Vietnam (2) for monitoring sea level changes, for tsunami early warning. Key activities include site survey to determine location appropriate for tsunami warning; the design and construction of sea level station platform; equipment acquisition; on-site installation, telemetry, and…
Establishment of a network of 4 real-time seismic stations in Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam
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The project aims to establish 4 real-time sea-level stations in Myanmar (1), the Philippines (1), and Vietnam (2) for monitoring earthquakes, for tsunami early warnings. Key activities include site survey to determine location appropriate for tsunami warning; the design and construction of seismic vaults; equipment acquisition; and on-site installation, telemetry, and reliability testing