Palau Tsunami Warning and Preparedness - Palau Tsunami Ready

19 - 20 January 2026,

Palau

Annotated Agenda

1 Welcome, Self-Introductions, Workshop Goal
2 Refresher: Palau Tsunami Hazard Assessment, Tsunami Inundation Modelling
3 Refresher: TSP Products
3.1 PTWC Products
3.2 NWPTAC Products
4 Review recent events: TSP products and Palau response (challenges, gaps, needs)
4.1 2 Dec 2023 and 2025 - off-Philippines - 'local' tsunami
4.2 29 July 2025 - Kamchatka event - 'regional/distant' tsunami
5 Review and Revision of Existing Tsunami Operations Documents. How to strengthen, minimize challenges, overcome gaps and needs
5.1 Update existing SOPs, Alert Criteria, Messages, Communications Flow Chart
5.2 Event Staffing during events (PTWC, NWPTAC, WFO Guam, WSO, NEMO)
5.3 Strengthening Local Tsunami Procedures
5.4 Adding 'advisory' level language to existing products
6 Sustaining Readiness through Regular Tsunami Communication Exercises
6.1 Review of IOC Resources
6.2 Establish Palau Tsunami Exercise Program (regular communication exercises with TSP products)
7 Tabletop Tsunami Exercises
8 Wrap-up and next steps