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Training workshop report on : "Coastal Hazard Assessment: Applications in Risk Assessment, Management and Mitigation"
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-02)
<p>The overall objective of this Training Workshop is to raise the levels of awareness and understanding amongst participants of coastal hazards, in particular tsunami risk and mitigation. The workshop will address the ...
Risk assessment and mitigation within a Tsunami forecasting and early warning framework : case study Port City of Galle
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-20)
<p>The primary objective of this report is to present the results of a case study on tsunami risk assessment and management for a coastal city, on this occasion for the port city of Galle in the southern province of Sri ...
Tsunami wave height forecasting at coastlines with complex geometries : an integrated approach for the analysis of results from early warning systems and inundation modelling for risk assessment
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-20)
<p>A Tsunami Warning System must alert all persons on every vulnerable coast of imminent danger, covered by the system. The response of such a system must be rapid (as soon as possible), accurate (minimize false warning), ...
Remembering the 1945 Makran Tsunami : interviews with survivors beside the Arabian Sea
(UN. ESCAP ; UNESCO. IOC, 2015-01-01)
<p>Tsunamis waves of local origin, which account for most fatalities due to tsunami worldwide24, pose a natural hazard on shores of the Arabian Sea18. The main source of this hazard is the Makran subduction zone, an active ...