The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Steering Committee (ICG/PTWS SC) Meeting
ICG/PTWS SC Meeting
Meeting
06 - 09 March 2023
Paris
France
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) was first established by the IOC in 1965 as a cooperation mechanism for countries in the Pacific whose coastal areas are threatened by tsunamis. Through the ICG, Member States have designed and developed the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System and work together to improve and sustain it.
The next ICG/PTWS Steering Committee meeting which will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, from 6 to 9 March 2023.
This meeting is crucial for the continuity of the the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System work in the region and for the preparation of the Thirtieth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXX), scheduled in September 2023.

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- 1 - Welcome and Opening
- 2 - Adoption of Agenda
ICG/PTWS-SC Prov/1.b Provisional timetable
ICG/PTWS-SC Prov/1.a Provisional Agenda - 3 - Review of Action Items from the ICG/PTWS XXIX session
ICG/PTWS-SC/3 Review of Action Items from the ICG/PTWS XXIX session - 4 - Report on the IOC EC 55th Session and TOWS-WG
4.0 Chairperson Report on IOC EC 55TH Session & TOWS-WG - 5 - Report of Tsunami Service Providers
- 5.1 - PTWC
5.1 PTWC_Report - 5.2 - NWPTAC
Report of NWPTAC - 5.3 - SCSTAC
Report of SCSTAC - 5.4 - CATAC
5.4 Report of CATAC
- 6 - Report of Working Groups
- 6.1 - Working Group 1 - Understanding Tsunami Risk
6.1 WG1_Report_Arcas_PTWS SC_2023 - 6.2 - Working Group 2 - Tsunami Detection, Warning and Dissemination
Working Group 2 - Tsunami Detection, Warning and Dissemination
6.2 Working Group 2: PTWS Task Team on TSPs - 6.3 - Working Group 3 - Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness
Presentation of Working Group 3 - Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness
Report of Working Group 3 - Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness - 6.4 - Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System on the Central American Pacific Coast
6.4 Informe-Grupo-de-Trabajo-Regional- América Central_2023-02-24 - 6.5 - Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South East Pacific Region
6.5 PTWS WG-SEP_Report - 6.6 - Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South China Sea Region
Report of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South China Sea Region - 6.7 - Pacific Island Countries and Territories Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
6.7 PTWS WG-PICT Report
- 7 - Report of Task Teams
- 7.1 - Task Team on Future Goals and Performance Monitoring
IOC/2023/TS/172 PTWS Strategy 2022-2030
Presentation on Task Team on Future Goals and Performance Monitoring
2023 Update on Global Key Performance Indicators - 7.3 - Task Team on UN Ocean Decade
Presentation on Task Team on UN Ocean Decade
- 8 - Report of ITIC
8_ITIC Report _PTWS-SC_mar23_final - 10 - Provision of Tsunami Information of the TSPs to Maritime Community for Navigational Warning
Presentation of provision of Tsunami Information of the TSPs to Maritime Community for Navigational Warning
Presentation on Provision of Tsunami Information of the TSPs to Maritime Community for Navigational Warning -PTWC - 11 - TSPs User's Guide
Report on TSPs User's Guide - 12 - Formally full operation of the CATAC
12.0 Formal Full Operation of CATAC Report_ PTWS SC_ March 2023 - 13 - Progress of Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme in the Pacific
Presentation on the Progress of Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme in the Pacific - 14 - PTWS role in the Tsunami Ready Coalition
Presentation on the role of PTWS in the Tsunami Ready Coalition - 15 - UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme - Research & Development Implementation Plan - Executive Summary
Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme - Research & Development Implementation Plan
15.0 Report of Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme Science Committee - 16 - Tsunami Warning for Atypical Tsunamis
- 16.1 - Volcano Generated Tsunamis: included the new established HTHH interim warning system
7.1.3 PTWC Interim Procedures and PTWS Products User’s Guide, Version 1.3, 25 July 2022
16.1 - 4. New Efforts to Provide Information on Volcanic Tsunamis in Japan
16.1 - 1. Report of the Ad Hoc TT Tsunami Generated by Volcanoes
16.1 -2. Report on Interim Procedures for Tsunamis from the Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha`apai Volcano
16.1 - 3. Report on Ad Hoc TT Tsunami Generated by Volcanoes (part 2) - 16.2 - Meteo-tsunamis
16.2 Report by IOC/UNESCO TOWS-WG Ad-hoc Team on Meteotsunami
- 17 - Date and Venue of the PTWS-XXX Session
Presentation on the Date and Venue of the PTWS-XXX Session - 18 - Draft Agenda of the PTWS-XXX Session
Draft Agenda for ICG/PTWS-XXX - 19 - Scientific Symposium
Presentation on proposal for Scientific Symposium in Tonga, Sept 2023 - 20 - Any Other Business
20.0 Tsunami_flag_JMA
Presentation on TsuCat updates - 21 - Closing
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Report of the ICG/PTWS-Steering Committee meeting (March 2023) | 06/09/2023 |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
Report of the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Steering Committee (PTWS SC) meeting - September 2021 | 29/11/2021 |
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Report on ICG/PTWS - 15 June 2022 | 23/02/2023 |
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IOC/ICG/PTWS-XXIX/3 | Twenty-ninth session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXIX), online, 1-2 and 7-8 December 2021 | 23/02/2023 |
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There are 24 participants associated with The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Steering Committee (ICG/PTWS SC) Meeting .
Name | Country |
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COETZEE David | New Zealand |
NISHIMAE Yuji | Japan |
STRAUCH Wilfried | Nicaragua |
Name | Country |
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ANUGRAH Suci | Indonesia |
ARCAS Diego | United States of America |
CHACON BARRANTES Silvia | Costa Rica |
FA'ANUNU 'Ofa | Tonga |
FROMONT Ashleigh | New Zealand |
FRY Bill | New Zealand |
GARAEBITI Esline | Vanuatu |
KONG Laura | United States of America |
LINTHON ALVAREZ Michael | Ecuador |
MARROQUIN Griselda | El Salvador |
MARTINEZ Margarita | Chile |
MATUS Jorge | Chile |
MCCREERY Charles | United States of America |
MCCURRACH Sarah-Jayne | New Zealand |
MELBOURNE Timothy | United States of America |
MOIHOI Mathew | Papua New Guinea |
RENGIFO BUITRAGO Mary | Colombia |
SCHINDELÉ François | France |
TAIRA Yutaro | Japan |
TALAVERA Emilio | Nicaragua |
VAIOMOUNGA Rennie | Tonga |
WANG Dakui | China |
XU Zhiguo | China |
ZUNIGA Carlos | Chile |
Name | Country |
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ARREAGA Patricia | Ecuador |
ARREAGA VARGAS Patricia | Ecuador |
KARYONO Dr. | Indonesia |
= Person has declined to participate or had their request to participate declined.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 30
Confirmed: 24
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 6
Rejected: 0
Label(s): Tsunami Official meeting
Created at 12:34 on 16 Feb 2023 by Angelos Haidar
Last Updated at 16:40 on 06 Mar 2023 by Celine TIFFAY