Alexander Guerra
Team 10: Coordinating with Global Tsunami Preparedness Efforts and
Developing Funding Strategies
References
Eisner, R. K. (2005). Planning for tsunami: Reducing future losses
through mitigation. Natural Hazards, 35(1), 155. Retrieved 9/20/05,
This is a fantastic example of how organizations have come
together to try to educate land owners, and officials on the effects of
tsunamis. It focuses on building tsunami safe buildings, and
placing them is smart areas.
McCreery, C. S. (2005). Impact of the national tsunami hazard
mitigation program on operations of the richard H. hagemeyer pacific
tsunami warning center. Natural Hazards, 1(35), 73.
This article analyses the effect of the NTHMP has had on the
Tsunami warning center. New tsunameters and a more advanced
communication network provides quicker warnings of seismic activity
that can cause a tsunami.
Talandier, J. (1993). French polynesia tsunami warning center (CPPT).
Natural Hazards (Historical Archive), 7(3), 237.
The French Polynesia tsunami warning center is biased in Tahiti, and
uses advanced computational systems to predict tsunami activity.
The tsunami evaluation coalition. (2005). Retrieved 9-21, 20005 from
http://www.alnap.org/tec/
A very good site that I think will be very useful. The
org.’s mission is to “develop procedures for the future
establishment of such an evaluation coordination mechanism that could
facilitate such an approach.” The site has information and contact from
many UN comities and organizations.
ReliefWeb tsunami (2005). Retrieved 9-21, 2005 from
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=TS-2004-000147-LKA&rc=3#show
A great resource with many news articals and information sorted
by countries and there involvement. Even has lists of countries
and the amount of funding they are giving.
Kintisch, E. (2005, 21 January 2005). DISASTER PREPAREDNESS:
global tsunami warning system takes shape Science Magazine,
307(5708)Retrieved 9-21,
This article talks about the American response to the UN’s
promise to increase funding to update the tsunami network. The
president has promised to help the international network to make a
tsunami warning system.
World bank. (2005). Retrieved 9-21, 2005 from http://www.worldbank.org/
The world bank is an organization that provides loans to
developing countries along with providing money to many international
organizations.
UN thailand: Tsunami response. (2005). Retrieved 9-21, 2005 from
http://www.un.or.th/tsunami/
A good site that has periodically updated situation
reports. Can be used to study a country trying to recover from a
tsunami. Excellent case study.