UNESCO IOC Regional Secretariat for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions Sub-Commission IOCARIBE – Colombia
Christa G. Von Hillebrandt-Andrade – p.wills-velez@unesco.org
Participants in TAC workshops recommended the Co-Design, Co-Production and Co-Delivery of Integrated Multiple Coastal Hazard Early Warning System and Services for the Tropical Americas and Caribbean (TAC). The project will prioritize the integration of existing and new coastal hazards early warning systems and services considering four components: Monitoring and Warning, Risk Knowledge, Warning Dissemination and Communication, and Response Capabilities, supported by capacity development.
Linkages to regional and international efforts and national and local priorities would be maximized and strengthened. Many ocean-related hazards and their impacts would be considered, including Tropical Cyclones, Climate Change, Tsunami, Sargassum, Wastewater, Oil Spills, and Coral Bleaching, mindful of the impacts and lessons from COVID-19.
Regional, national and local impacts will be identified and common features of the underlying infrastructure elements will be enhanced and optimized.
Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, UN Office of Disaster and Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Regional Early Warning Systems Consortium (REWS),Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency(CDEMA)
Caribbean Tsunami Information Center, Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Early Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (UNESCO/IOC ICG CARIBE-EWS)
Coordination Centre for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)
Global Ocean Observing System (IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU)Coordination Centre for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)
International Tsunami Information Center Caribbean Office (ITIC-CAR)
Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, UN Office of Disaster and Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
Coordination Centre for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)
Etat-Major Interministériel de la Zone de Défense et de Sécurité Antilles (EMIZA)
Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Early Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (UNESCO/IOC ICG CARIBE-EWS)
Caribbean Tsunami Information Center (UNESCO/IOC)
WMO Regional Association III (South America)
WMO Regional Association IV (North America, Central America, and the Caribbean)
Global Ocean Observing System (IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU)
Sargassum Information Hub (GEO Blue Planet, IOCARIBE, AtlantOS, and the AIR Center)
Pan American Health Organization
Regional Early Warning Systems Consortium CREWS (Climate Risk Early Warning System)
Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
Caribbean Meteorological Organization
Meso America and Caribbean Hydrographic Commission
Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross
Central America Tsunami Advisory Center (CATAC at INETER, Nicaragua)
US NOAA National Hurricane Center
CCCC (Caribbean Community Center for Climate Change)
National HYDROMET Services (NHMS)
National Disaster Management Organizations
National Tsunami Warning Centers
Local Emergency Management Organizations
University of the West Indies (Seismic Research Center, Trinidad and Tobago; Jamaica)
University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez, School of Medicine, Public Health, Rio Piedras)
National University Costa Rica (SINAMOT-UNA)
French West Indies University (Guadeloupe)
National University of Mexico (Sea Level and Seismic Centers)