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.