{"id":352735,"date":"2025-12-26T16:23:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352735"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:53:28","slug":"tsunami-ready-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tsunami-ready-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami Ready Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News: <\/strong>India is set to have over 100 villages certified as tsunami-ready in the Indian Ocean region. This achievement will make India the first country in the Indian Ocean region to have such a large number of tsunami-ready villages.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">About Tsunami Ready Programme<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tse2.mm.bing.net\/th\/id\/OIP.5klg3fuZSU2o8pUEDcP8RwHaDB?rs=1&amp;pid=ImgDetMain&amp;o=7&amp;rm=3\" alt=\"UNESCO\/IOC Tsunami Ready Programme \" width=\"474\" height=\"193\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: UNESCO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">It is an <strong>initiative led by UNESCO<\/strong> t<strong>o strengthen community resilience against tsunami hazards<\/strong> through preparedness and awareness strategies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UNESCO\u2019s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)<\/strong> has developed and published Standard Guidelines for the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Aim:<\/strong> To protect lives, livelihoods, and property by improving the readiness of coastal communities exposed to tsunami risks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Objectives\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The primary objective is <strong>to enhance coastal community preparedness for tsunamis and minimize potential loss of life and economic damage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The programme <strong>promotes the achievement of a standard level of tsunami preparedness<\/strong> through the fulfilment of clearly defined and established indicators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Nature of the Programme<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Tsunami Ready<strong> is a voluntary, performance-based community recognition programme<\/strong> rather than a regulatory or enforcement mechanism.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>programme emphasizes readiness as a continuous and collaborative process<\/strong> involving national and local warning agencies, emergency management authorities, scientists, community leaders, and the general public.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The tsunami-ready initiative is driven primarily by community participation and local engagement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Certification and Criteria<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"783\">Tsunami-ready villages are <strong>certified based on high levels of tsunami awareness<\/strong> and preparedness.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"947\">Certification criteria include <strong>hazard mapping, public display of evacuation maps,<\/strong> functional 24-hour warning systems, and regular participation in mock drills.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1042\">The certification is awarded by <strong>UNESCO\u2019s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>National-Level Implementation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In India, the <strong>Ministry of Earth Sciences has established a National Tsunami Ready Board<\/strong> to guide and oversee the programme\u2019s implementation.<\/li>\n<li>It is responsible for <strong>promoting the initiative, coordinating national tsunami preparedness exercises, and linking the programme with the biennial IOWave exercise<\/strong> organized by the ICG\/IOTWMS.<\/li>\n<li>India is <strong>expected to soon have more than 100 villages designated as tsunami-ready<\/strong> across the Indian Ocean region.\n<ul>\n<li>With this achievement, <strong>India will become the first country in the region<\/strong> to attain such a large number of tsunami-ready villages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Progress Across States and Union Territories<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>At present, <strong>24 coastal villages across six districts have already received tsunami-ready certification.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Odisha<\/strong> is preparing to <strong>add 72 more villages<\/strong> to the list of certified tsunami-ready communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other states and Union Territories such as<\/strong> Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have also identified villages for the programme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kerala<\/strong> has <strong>proposed nine coastal villages<\/strong> for tsunami-ready recognition by March or April 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1585\"><strong>Role of INCOIS<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1744\">The <strong>Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS),<\/strong> Hyderabad, plays a central role in implementing the tsunami-ready initiative in India.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1907\"><strong>INCOIS operates the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC),<\/strong> which monitors earthquakes worldwide and issues tsunami warnings for the Indian Ocean region.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"2030\"><strong>INCOIS serves as the coordinating institute<\/strong> for the implementation of the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready programme in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India is set to have over 100 villages certified as tsunami-ready in the Indian Ocean region. This achievement will make India the first country in the Indian Ocean region to have such a large number of tsunami-ready villages. 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