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water crisis22 March 2023 Story Maraya Jiménez, guardian of the Costa Rican South Caribbean14 February 2023 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 Story New Zealand, India, Ecuador and Colombia enhance their tsunami readiness18 January 2022 Story Improving tsunami readiness around the South China Sea13 January 2022 News Chile hosts tsunami early warning experts from the Caribbean, Pacific and Europe in first-ever joint training programme13 August 2018 News Dealing with tsunamis in the Caribbean - practical workshops2 November 2017 News Former IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary leads new ocean research institute at Dalhousie University7 October 2016 News Building Pacific capacities to promote and facilitate marine scientific research15 December 2015 News Earthquake and Tsunami in Chile: massive evacuation and building codes to reduce loss of life17 September 2015
News The UNESCO celebrates Chile's 70th anniversary as a member state and presents cooperation strategy for the period 2023-20277 July 2023
News Costa Rica leads session on advances in tsunami warning systems and other coastal threats in the Caribbean and adjacent regions25 April 2023
News Chile hosts tsunami early warning experts from the Caribbean, Pacific and Europe in first-ever joint training programme13 August 2018
News Former IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary leads new ocean research institute at Dalhousie University7 October 2016
News Building Pacific capacities to promote and facilitate marine scientific research15 December 2015
News Earthquake and Tsunami in Chile: massive evacuation and building codes to reduce loss of life17 September 2015