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Experts
warn ecosystem changes threaten development
30 March - A landmark study launched worldwide
today shows that approximately 60 percent of the ecosystem
services that support life on Earth are being degraded
or used unsustainably. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
(MA) Synthesis Report,* compiled by 1,300 scientists
in 95 countries, warns that the harmful consequences
of this degradation could grow significantly worse in
the next 50 years. (More)
Website: Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment
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UNESCO
appeals to Indian Ocean nations and donors to maintain
momentum in building tsunami early warning system
30 March -The earthquake that struck Sumatra,
Indonesia, on March 28, has reinforced the need for a
comprehensive, durable tsunami early warning system that
will provide the accurate real-time information required
by national authorities to properly warn and protect their
populations, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura
said today. (More)
Website: Indian
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Tsunami
Warning and Mitigation System in the Indian Ocean
The participants at the International Coordination Meeting
for the Development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation
System for the Indian Ocean within a global framework
held in Paris on 3-8 March 2005, adopted the Terms of
Reference of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group
for the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the Indian
Ocean (ICG/IOTWS). (More) |
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Chile:
lessons from a tragedy The
tsunami that devastated the Indian Ocean’s coastline clearly
demonstrated the need to create at the global level a
warning system similar to that used in the Pacific Ocean.
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Patricio
Bernal : A global system is needed to detect tsunamis
The devastating tsunami of December 2004 prompted the
mobilisation of the international community and greatly
raised international awareness of this phenomenon. Patricio
Bernal, Executive Secretary of UNESCO's Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
calls for good governance. (More)
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Areas
of UNESCO's Intervention
UNESCO is actively participating in the aid to those affected
by the tsunami under coordination of the United Nations.
The organization´s mandate is centered on medium and long-term
reconstruction, focusing especially on prevention of this
type of catastrophe. More |
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UNESCO
Bangkok’s response to the Tsunami disaster
As a regional bureau for education, UNESCO Bangkok’s primary
contribution to the emergency phase of the UN response
has been the support of ministries of education in their
assessments of damage and need in areas such as health
education, and disaster awareness and preparedness (e.g.,
in the development of educational materials). More |
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Information
on Indian Ocean Tsunami:
On 26 December, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake occured
on the seafloor near Aceh in northern Indonesia. This
earthquake generated a huge tsunami wave, hitting the
coasts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, India,
Sri Lanka, Maldives and even Somalia. The image on the
left shows how the wave moved towards the surrounding
coasts. Consult the International Coordination Group
for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, a Programme
of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
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Banda
Aceh before and after the tsunamis
Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra is situated
only 65 km from the epicentre of the submarine earthquake
that occurred on 26 December. Before and after satellite
photos provided by Digitalglobe show the devastation
to Banda
Aceh's shoreline and to the village of Gleebruk
(where plantations, orchards and aquaculture have been
obliterated). Note the extensive reclamation of land
by the sea.
UNESCO
mourns 12 biosphere reserve employees
UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme offers
its deepest condolences to the families of 12 staff
members whose bodies have been found in the Gunung Leuser
Biosphere Reserve. (More)
Satellites
enable scientists to measure the height of the tsunami
After reviewing data from four Earth-orbiting radar
satellites, NOAA scientists announced on 10 January
that they were able to measure the height of the devastating
tsunami that erupted in the Indian Ocean. At 2 hours
after the quake, the wave was 60 cm high. (More)
News
from the UN News Center
Tsunamis
- The Great Waves - designed and published with
UNESCO support
Other
UNESCO Documents and Publications about Tsunamis
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Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission
Patricio Bernal : A global system is needed to detect
tsunamis The devastating tsunami of December 2004
prompted the mobilisation of the international community
and greatly raised international awareness of this phenomenon.
Patricio Bernal, Executive Secretary of UNESCO's Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission (IOC) calls for good governance.
More
Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami
Warning System in the Pacific - Satellites enable
scientists to measure the height of the tsunami After
reviewing data from four Earth-orbiting radar satellites,
NOAA scientists announced on 10 January that they were
able to measure the height of the devastating tsunami
that erupted in the Indian Ocean. At 2 hours after the
quake, the wave was 60 cm high. More
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MAB
Programme
Tsunami in the Asian Region: Report from UNESCO Jakarta
Office The UNESCO office in Jakarta managed to contact,
via telephone on 03/01/05, colleagues/friends in the
field, specially from Gunung Leuser Biosphere Reserve.
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Education
Enhancing public awareness of natural disasters through
education Education plays a key role in preparing
people to deal with natural disasters. The issue was
discussed at the recent World Conference on Disaster
Reduction (Kobe, Japan). UNESCO co-organized a session
on "Knowledge, Innovation and Education to Build a Culture
of Safety and Resilience". More
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Culture
UNESCO offers tsunami assistance to countries in
South Asia The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro
Matsuura, has offered UNESCO’s support to the countries
devastated by the earthquake off the coast of Sumatra
and the ensuing tsunami, and expressed his sorrow at
the tragic loss of life in the region. More
World
Heritage
World Heritage sites in regions hit by the recent earthquake
and tsunami Several sites inscribed on UNESCO’s
World Heritage List are located in the afflicted region.
UNESCO, along with experts from the World Heritage community
and local authorities, is mobilizing all efforts to
evaluate damage to these sites. More
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Tsunami
in South Asia
UNESCO offers its support to Tsumani affected countries.
This
link provides resources in the area of communication
and information. How can ICT help? Disaster recovery
resources - Libraries and archives in affected countries
- News - Photos
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