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Discover UNESCO stories and reports about our work in the field.News and storiesFilterIOC Tsunami ProgrammeOceanClear all filtersCountries Filter Brunei DarussalamCambodiaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCyprusEcuadorFijiFranceGreeceHaitiIcelandIndiaIndonesiaItalyJapanMalaysiaMicronesia (Federated States of)MoroccoNew ZealandPhilippinesSingaporeSpainSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTimor-LesteTongaTürkiyeUnited States of AmericaViet NamThemes Filter Information and communicationNatural sciences (-)OceanAdriatic SeaAegean SeaAtlantic OceanBaltic SeaBiodiversityBiosphere reservesBlack SeaCaribbean SeaChina SeaDisaster preventionDisaster Risk Reduction (DRR)Earth NetworkFloodsGuidelines and toolsIndian OceanInternational Day for Biosphere ReservesInternational Day for Disaster ReductionInternational Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove EcosystemMan and the Biosphere (MAB) ProgrammeMangrove areasMediterranean SeaNatural disastersNorth SeaPacific OceanProgramme implementationSharing knowledgeStormsTsunamiUN & International cooperationWarning systemsWorld Tsunami Awareness DayLists & Data Filter Compendium of ECCE good practicesCreative citiesICD SurveyIntangible Cultural HeritageIntercultural DialogueKnowledge HubLearning CitiesLegal InstrumentsMan and the BiosphereMemory of the WorldMemory of the World CommitteesMoWLACObservatory of Killed JournalistsOpen Science ResourcesPolicy Monitoring PlatformRight to education LibraryROAMxUNESCO ChairsWorld Book Capital NetworkWorld Heritage ListWorld Radio DayWorld Trend Report Data CatalogueCountry groups Filter Small Island Developing States (SIDS)Least Developed Countries (LDCs)Partners Filter European CommissionGovernment of NorwayNorwayYear Filter 202420232022Field units Filter UNESCO Office in Bangkok and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in San JoséWebsites Filter Biodiversity Portal CampaignDiversity of Cultural Expressions (2005 Convention)Global Education Cooperation Mechanism (SDG4)Intangible Culture Heritage (ICH)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) (-)IOC Tsunami ProgrammeMan and the Biosphere - 50th AnniversaryMedias & Information Literacy curriculum for teachersObservatory of documentary and digital heritage for UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (MoWLAC)Report on Public Access to Information (SDG 16.10.2) 2021The UNESCO CourierUNESCO.orgUNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC)World Heritage Convention (WHC)BCEFGHIJMNPSTUV News Cyprus on the path to making Larnaca Tsunami Ready14 May 2024 News First Tsunami Ready Communities in the North Pacific3 May 2024 News CARIBE WAVE 24 successfully conducted on 21 March 202425 April 2024 News Strengthening Coastal Resilience: UNESCO-IOC Initiative Gathers Momentum22 April 2024 News UNESCO recognizes Büyükçekmece as first “Tsunami Ready” community of Türkiye22 March 2024 News PTWC Procedures and PTWS Products for Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai Volcanic Tsunami Hazard Response13 March 2024 News Remembering March 11, 2011: Honoring the Resilience, Reflecting on the Loss12 March 2024 News Seventeenth Meeting of TOWS-WG Concludes with Key Recommendations for Tsunami Preparedness12 March 2024 News Seventeenth Meeting of TOWS-WG Concludes with Key Recommendations for Tsunami Preparedness29 February 2024 News CoastWAVE Project Partners and Stakeholders Take Stock of Key Project Achievements and Discuss the Implementation of Tsunami Ready Programme in the North-East Atlantic & Mediterranean26 February 2024 News Eighteenth Session of the NEAMTWS Held in Paris, France Praise for NEAMTWS Advances Amidst Emerging Challenges10 February 2024 News Cannes Municipality Achieves Historic Recognition as UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Community25 January 2024 News Monitoring the Recent Volcanic Activity in Svartsengi: Insights and Updates16 January 2024 News UNESCO's IOWave23 Exercise Strengthens Indian Ocean Tsunami Preparedness17 November 2023 News UNESCO and partners celebrate World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023 with #GetToHighGround campaign3 November 2023 News National Stakeholders in Larnaca Town Gathered to Decide on the State-of-the-Art Mapping Tools for Tsunami Evacuation30 October 2023 Story Applying AI-based models to predict tsunamis17 October 2023 News Upcoming Tsunami Exercise for the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean13 October 2023 News Indian Ocean Countries Get Ready for IOWave23 Tsunami Preparedness Exercise28 September 2023 News UNESCO and Partners Train Experts to Keep Pacific and Caribbean Safe from Tsunamis30 August 2023 News Preserving the Story of the 1995 Tsunami in Dili, Timor-Leste9 August 2023 News Spain holds First Workshop on Standard Operating Procedure for Tsunami Warning and Emergency Response20 July 2023 News Tsunami Awareness Activity Raises Preparedness Among Samos Island's Students23 June 2023 News CARIBE WAVE 2023 Exercise in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions9 June 2023 News Empowering Coastal Children: Building Resilience and Awareness in French Schools25 May 2023 News El Jadida One Step Closer to Become ‘Tsunami Ready’9 May 2023 News UNESCO delivers “Tsunami Ready” Training for Coastal Communities in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean28 April 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 Deadly and Damaging Earthquake in Türkiye and Syrian Border, Tsunami-related Sea Level Anomalies Detected in Türkiye20 February 2023 News Dialogue on the Implementation of the New ICG/NEAMTWS 2030 Strategy to Further Advance NEAMTWS2 February 2023 News The First Regional Training in Nadi, Fiji to move the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme forward1 February 2023 News UNESCO & The Pacific Community release new report on 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai Tsunami12 January 2023 News Developing an Early Warning System for Harmful Algal Blooms in Morocco16 December 2022 News UNESCO and the European Commission organise workshop to improve local tsunami warnings14 November 2022 Story New Zealand, India, Ecuador and Colombia enhance their tsunami readiness18 January 2022 Story Fort-Liberté (Haiti) declared ‘Tsunami Ready’14 January 2022 Story Improving tsunami readiness around the South China Sea13 January 2022
News PTWC Procedures and PTWS Products for Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai Volcanic Tsunami Hazard Response13 March 2024
News Seventeenth Meeting of TOWS-WG Concludes with Key Recommendations for Tsunami Preparedness12 March 2024
News Seventeenth Meeting of TOWS-WG Concludes with Key Recommendations for Tsunami Preparedness29 February 2024
News CoastWAVE Project Partners and Stakeholders Take Stock of Key Project Achievements and Discuss the Implementation of Tsunami Ready Programme in the North-East Atlantic & Mediterranean26 February 2024
News Eighteenth Session of the NEAMTWS Held in Paris, France Praise for NEAMTWS Advances Amidst Emerging Challenges10 February 2024
News Cannes Municipality Achieves Historic Recognition as UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Community25 January 2024
News UNESCO and partners celebrate World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023 with #GetToHighGround campaign3 November 2023
News National Stakeholders in Larnaca Town Gathered to Decide on the State-of-the-Art Mapping Tools for Tsunami Evacuation30 October 2023
News UNESCO and Partners Train Experts to Keep Pacific and Caribbean Safe from Tsunamis30 August 2023
News Spain holds First Workshop on Standard Operating Procedure for Tsunami Warning and Emergency Response20 July 2023
News UNESCO delivers “Tsunami Ready” Training for Coastal Communities in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean28 April 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 Deadly and Damaging Earthquake in Türkiye and Syrian Border, Tsunami-related Sea Level Anomalies Detected in Türkiye20 February 2023
News Dialogue on the Implementation of the New ICG/NEAMTWS 2030 Strategy to Further Advance NEAMTWS2 February 2023
News The First Regional Training in Nadi, Fiji to move the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme forward1 February 2023
News UNESCO & The Pacific Community release new report on 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai Tsunami12 January 2023
News UNESCO and the European Commission organise workshop to improve local tsunami warnings14 November 2022