Tonga Tsunami Ready Stakeholder Workshop and Tsunami Warning Training

Training Course

15 - 16 July 2026

Location

Nuku'alofa
Tonga


Organiser(s) & Staff
Organiser
Participation

By invitation only.

Tonga Tsunami Ready Stakeholder Workshop and Tsunami Warning Training
Summary

To strengthen the tsunami early system and the capacity of the Tongan national and local government offices in guiding communities towards preparedness and achieving ‘Tsunami Ready’ recognition, the International Tsunami Information Centre and the IOC are leading 1-day tsunami warning center technical workshop, and 1 2-day workshop on Tsunami Ready.

 

  • One 14 July 2026, a Tsunami Warning Center training focusing on warning operations and tsunami forecasting will be held.
  • On 15-16 July 2026, a Tsunami Ready Stakeholder workshop will be held. The workshop will overview of the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme, share best practices and case studies in assessment, warning and preparedness, and discuss Tonga’s strategies, gaps, and challenges to making communities prepared and resilient to tsunami. 

 

The workshops are supported by United States Department of State Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and its International Tsunami Information Centre (a joint partnership between the IOC and NOAA).

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Agenda Documents: 15
Background Documents: 5
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Agenda Documents
Agenda Code Name Updated on Action
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1 Tonga Tsunami Ready Stakeholder Workshop Provisional Agenda 15/07/26
14 JULY 2026 Tonga Tsunami Ready Tsunami Warning Center Training Provisional Agenda 15/07/26
2.1 Saving Lives from Tsunamis 17/07/26
2.2 PTWS Alerts by TSPs 17/07/26
3.1 Framework, Background and History 17/07/26
3.2 Tsunami Ready Recognition Process - National Tsunami Ready Board Roles and Functions 17/07/26
3.3 Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme Application 17/07/26
3.4 Tsunami Ready Available Tools and Support 17/07/26
4.1 TR ASSESS-1: Tsunami Hazard Map 17/07/26
4.2 TR ASSESS 2 & 3 17/07/26
5.1 PREPARENESS 1: Evacuation Map – Guidelines, Map Standards 17/07/26
5.1 PREPARENESS 2: Signage – Type, Sizes, Colors, Placement 17/07/26
5.2 PREPAREDNESS 3, 4 & 5: Outreach, Public Awareness, Education – Types, Target Audience 17/07/26
6.1 RESPONSE 1-4 17/07/26
6.2 PREPAREDNESS 5: Exercises-Components, Types, Documentation 17/07/26
Background Documents
Agenda Code Name Updated on Action
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Standard guidelines for the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (IOC MG 74, 2022) - Eng, Fr, Sp, Arabic 11/09/2024
Preparing for community tsunami evacuations: from inundation to evacuation maps, response plans and exercises (IOC MG 82, 2020) - Eng, Sp 11/09/2024
How to plan, conduct and evaluate UNESCO/IOC tsunami wave exercises (IOC MG 58, 2012) - Eng, Sp 11/09/2024
Multi-annual community tsunami exercise programme: guidelines for the tsunami and other coastal hazards warning system for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOC MG 86, 2021) - Eng, Fr, Sp 11/09/2024
Standard guidelines for the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (IOC MG 74, including Toolkit, revised 2026, draft) - Eng 17/07/2026

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Created at 00:32 on 07 Jul 2026 by Tammy Fukuji
Last Updated at 19:43 on 13 Jul 2026 by Tammy Fukuji