Two Decades After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Reflection and the Way Forward

11–14 November 2024 Banda Aceh, Indonesia
2nd UNESCO IOC Global Tsunami Symposium
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The UNESCO-IOC and BMKG have initiatives to hold the UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium on the Reflection of the Two Decades Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Commemoration. The symposium will bring together scientists, engineers, practitioners, and policy-maker from all over the globe to discuss the state of the art and the latest advances in tsunami science and engineering for better tsunami disaster preparedness, and mitigation.
Objective
To commemorate 2 decades after 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
To reflect what has been achieved by each regional tsunami warning and mitigation system in two decades.
To identify gaps, challenges and priorities for tsunami early warning.
To identify synergy with global challenges and coherence with global commitments. Shared learnings between countries and application in the Regional Oceans.
To gather global tsunami community.
Scopes
Pre-Event (8–9 November 2024): International Scientific Workshop hosted by IABI in collaboration with USK-TDRMC.
Main Event (11–14 November 2024): the 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium.
Special Event: Posters Sessions, Exhibitions and Ignite Stages.

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Steering Commitee

To guide the Programme Organizing Committee on the substance of symposium: the themes, topics, programme, expertise and speakers, etc.

Prof. Dwikorita Karnawati, Ph.D.

Head of BMKG
Chair of UNESCO IOC/ICG IOTWMS

Letjen TNI Suharyanto, S.Sos., M.M.

Head of BNPB

Ms. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa

Director of UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Jakarta

Mr. Bernaldo Aliaga

Head Tsunami Resilience Section UNESCO-IOC
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Schedule

8–9
Nov
Pre Event
International Scientific Workshop hosted by IABI in collaboration with USK-TDRMC
Special Events: Tsunami United, Drawing Competition
11–14
Nov
Main Event
2nd UNESCO IOC Global Tsunami Symposium

Special Events: Poster Sessions, Exhibitions and Ignite Stages

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Nov
Post Event
ICG IOTWMS XIV Session
Special Events: Open access edited UNESCO IOC book

Main Event Schedule

8:30 - 9:00

James Doe

Registration

Conference Room A

9:00 - 10:00

Welcoming Ceremony

Conference Room A
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10:10 - 10:15

Welcoming Remarks

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10:15 - 10:40

Pre Session

Photo session, press conference, and coffee break

10:40 - 12:00

Session 1

Review of the tsunami warning and mitigation systems over the pas 2 decades.
  • Learning from Mega Tsunamis: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and 2011 Tohoku Tsunami.
  • Panel on history of IOTWMS (Past and present chairs ICG/IOTWMS, PTWC Representative, JMA Representative, UNESCAP, UNDRR Representative.
  • Gaps, challenges, and priorities in tsunami risk, detection, warning and dissemination, awareness and preparedness including the needs for disruptive technologies (AI and 4.0)

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch Break

Break

13:00 - 16:30

Session 2

Non-Seismic Tsunami in response to UN ODTP UN Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme
  • Progress, gaps and emerging challenges of detecting and warning for tsunamis generated by non-seismic sources
  • Developing awareness and preparedness of communities for tsunamis generated by non-seismic sources

9:00 - 13:00

Session 3

Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment
  • Evaluating seismic and non-seismic generated tsunami hazards (3 speaker)
  • Identifying communities at-risk (3 speakers)

13:00 - 15:00

Session 4

Tsunami Detection, Warning and Dissemination
  • How to Enchance Timeliness and Accuracy of Tsunami Warnings? (3 speakers)
  • How Do We Ensure Tsunami Warnings Reach All in the Community (3 speakers)

14:00 - 15:00

Session 5

Achieving 100% Communities at Risk to be Prepared for and Resilient to Tsunami by 2030
  • Progress of UNESCO IOC Tsunami Ready recognition programme (3 speakers)
  • Synergizing Tsunami Ready with national programmes for tsunami preparedness (3 speakers)
  • Tsunami Ready Coalition (2 speakers)

16:15 - 17:30

Session 6

Other Critical Issues
  • Social and Humanities perspective in Tsunami Science and Tsunami Early Warning System
  • Critical infrastructure ready for tsunami: design, implementation, and maintenance
  • Tsunami Disaster Governance, Policy, and Justice
  • Mainstreaming DRR into Urban Planning
  • MHEWS
  • Cascading and compound hazards, systemic risk

9:00 - 12:00

Excursion

Three places will be visited
  • The Tsunami Museum of Aceh
  • Affected area: Lampuu
  • Tsunami Ready Village: Inauguration Tsunami Ready and Tsunami Drill

8:30 - 10:00

Session 7

Contibutions of TEWS to global initiatives: UN OCean Decade, SDGs, SFDRR, COP28, EWS4ALL, MCR2030

10:00 - 12:00

Session 8

Wrap up/Synthesis/Way Forward
  • An outcome document, drawing upon achievements, gaps, challenges, and priorities from each session, including pre-event  7 session moderators present brief summaries  input for the draft Banda Aceh Declaration
  • Round Table Discussion on Way Forward (Chairs and TIC representatives each ICG, IUGG expert, Chair ODTP Science Committee)

13:00 - 15:00

Closing Ceremoy

  1. Indigenous Story-Teller – Pak Ngah
  2. Hand-over price to the Indian Ocean Youth Tsunami Conversation and Campaign (IOYTCC) Winners (4 Indian Ocean competition regions)
  3. Winner announcement for best poster presentation
  4. Winner announcement for school children art/drawing competition
  5. Closing remarks:
    • Head of BMKG
    • Representative of the Local Goverment
    • Representative of UNESCO IOC
    • Representative of the Goverment (Officially Closed the Event)
    • Banda Aceh Declaration (in one powerful sentence)
  6. Press Conference

16:15 - 17:30

Session 6

Other Critical Issues
  • Social and Humanities perspective in Tsunami Science and Tsunami Early Warning System
  • Critical infrastructure ready for tsunami: design, implementation, and maintenance
  • Tsunami Disaster Governance, Policy, and Justice
  • Mainstreaming DRR into Urban Planning
  • MHEWS
  • Cascading and compound hazards, systemic risk
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Day 1 & Day 2

Banda Aceh Convention Hall

Location

Day 1 and day 2 event wil be held in Banda Aceh Convention Hall, Jl. T. Panglima Nyak Makam, Kota Baru, Kec. Kuta Alam, Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh.

Day 4

Hermes Palace by Bencoolen Hotel

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Day 4 event wil be held in Hermes Palace by Bencoolen Hotel, Jl. T. Panglima Nyak Makam Banda Aceh, Aceh 23117 Indonesia

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