NOAA
World Tsunami Awareness Day - 5 November 2023
For 2023, World Tsunami Awareness Day will focus on Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future to raise awareness on the underlying disaster risk drivers - poverty, inequality, and vulnerability - that make tsunamis more deadly for those most at risk.
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Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
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| ... Coastal populations must be prepared to face tsunamis at all levels ... This also means addressing the inequalities that can make tsunamis more devastating for certain populations: isolated communities, migrants and refugees, women, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly. ... UNESCO and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction are jointly calling for all individuals, schools and communities to raise awareness of tsunami risk – by sharing information and knowledge to overcome inequalities, by organizing drills, by taking part in simulation exercises and by walking tsunami evacuation routes, as part of the #GetToHighGround campaign. |
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UNDRR World Tsunami Awareness Day
UNESCO/IOC World Tsunami Awareness Day
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Playlist
WTAD 2023 - Fighting inequality for a resilient future - explainer video
Reaching remote communities in Madagascar
Person with disability saved lives in Indonesia
Local language and inclusion in Nicaragua
Indigenous communities in Indonesia
Young children understanding tsunami risk in the Mediterranean
Tonga strengthens early warnings on WTAD 2023 (inclusive tsunami drill)
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Quick Links
Resources
Tsunami Awareness Poster
Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Singalese.
Global & Regional Hazard Maps
Tsunami Sources, Significant Earthquakes, Significant Volcanic Eruptions, Tsunami Icosohedron Globe.
TsunamiTeacher USA
Tsunami Basics
Also on YouTube
(w/closed captioning)
Learn the basics of tsunamis. Available in English, Samoan.