WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
COORDINATION MEETING ON GTS UPGRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
to support multi-hazard early warning systems, including Tsunami warning 

Geneva, 17-19 October 2005   

WMO Secretariat Contact:   Jean-Michel Rainer  jmrainer@wmo.int

    OUTCOME:

Strengthening the GTS in the Indian Ocean rim to meet data exchange requirements for multi-hazard Early Warning Systems and especially Tsunami Warnings:  Summary status, national plans and requirements for GTS upgrade projects  

Project document: “Strengthening the WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS) in the Indian Ocean”

      REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

      

      WORKING DOCUMENTS - Last update: 28/10/2005

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List of participants

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Information to participants

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n/a Meeting's goals Secretariat
1.2 Agenda Secretariat
2 Status of Implementation and Operation of the GTS on the Indian Ocean Rim:
Region I (Africa), Region II (Asia), Region V (South-West Pacific)  (ppt)
 Secretariat
3.1 & 3.2

WMO Expert team missions for on-site assessment for upgrading/strengthening national GTS components

Secretariat
3.1 Reports of GTS Expert team missions to Asian countries: UPDATED
BangladeshMaldivesMyanmarPakistanSri Lanka
GTS Expert team
3.2 Reports of GTS Expert team missions to African countries:                 NEW
Comoros,  DjiboutiKenyaTanzania.
 GTS Expert team
3.3 RTHs' and other NMCs' plans   participants
3.4(1) WMO GTS dissemination of Tsunami Watch Information (TWI) (ppt)  
3.4(2) Results of communication tests of Tsunami Watch Information (TWI)
and table attachment (xls)
JMA
4 Further Development of the GTS in the Indian Ocean participants
5 Potential Resources for the Implementation of GTS Components Upgrade Projects on the Indian Ocean Rim participants