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ASEAN-CHINA WORKSHOP
ON
EARTHQUAKE-GENERATED TSUNAMI WARNING
Beijing, 25-26, January 2005
Action Plan to Formulate the
Technology Platform for
Earthquake-Generated Tsunami
Warning System
As a follow-up action to the announcement of Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao at the Special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Aftermath of Earthquake and
Tsunami in Jakarta, Indonesia on 6 January to help ASEAN countries to establish
strong earthquake and Tsunami Warning Network, the ASEAN-China workshop on
Earthquake-Generated Tsunami Warning was held in Beijing on 25-26 January 2005.
The workshop was aimed at the
exchange of experiences and lessons learned of the recent Indian Ocean tsunami
disaster, information exchange of the technology in the field of tsunami warning
and explore the ways to enhance cooperation to carry out joint activities in the
field of tsunami early warning through earthquake monitoring. The workshop was
attended by officials, emergency response managers and scientists from ASEAN
countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Maldives, New Zealand,
Seychelles, Sri Lanka and USA and the representatives from international
organizations such as OCHA/UN, UNESCO, ESCAP/UN, ISDR/UN, WMO/UN, ASIA Disaster
Preparedness Center (APDC) and Asian Seismological Commission (ASC).
The workshop was addressed by Mr Hui
Liangyu, Vice Premier of the State Council, who called for the establishment of
Indian Ocean tsunami warning system through global planning and coordination,
and reaffirmed Chinese commitment to supporting the capacity building of
earthquake-generated tsunami monitoring in ASEAN countries.
The country reports and technical
presentations by ASEAN countries and the international organizations covered the
wide spectrum of tsunami-related issue ranging from extent of damage of the
Indian ocean tsunami, state-of-the-art of earthquake and tsunami monitoring,
capacity building of warning system in the region to post-tsunami emergency
response.
After the extensive discussion and
consultation among the participants of the workshop, an action plan was
formulated as follows for the establishment of earthquake-generated tsunami
warning system in this region:
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It
is agreed that due to lack of the tsunami warning system in Indian Ocean
basin, all the countries along the Indian basin recognize the urgency in
putting the early tsunami warning system in place at the earliest date through
the coordination by UNESCO and other international agencies, and a concrete
timetable should be worked out towards this end;
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It is agreed that earthquakes are
the major force behind the local and distant tsunamis that are threatening the
countries around the Indian Ocean basin, therefore rapid enhancing of the
earthquake monitoring capability is the first step toward the establishment of
the tsunami warning system in the region;
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It is agreed that for rapid,
accurate and effective warning, an integrated region-wide seismic network
should be set up for rapid data exchange;
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It is appreciated that the Chinese
Government will further intensify the cooperation in earthquake monitoring,
tsunami warning and earthquake studies between the China and ASEAN countries
under the framework of the United Nations in form of technical and equipment
support as required, and the cooperative mechanism will be further explored;
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It is appreciated that in view of
the various national disasters China has suffered from and the experiences and
lessons drawn from them, the Chinese Government will organize the training
courses for ASEAN countries and other interested parties at an early date
agreed upon to expedite the technology transfer and information sharing, to
prepare for the establishment of the tsunami warning system.
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ASEAN-CHINA WORKSHOP
on Earthquake-Generated Tsunami Warning
Beijing, 25-26, January 2005
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Working Report of
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