Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS)
Origins
It was established in 2005 as a response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Resolution XXIII-13 of the 23rd Session of the UNESCO-IOC General Assembly created it as the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS).
ICG/NEAMTWS Chairman
Research Director
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Italy
ICG/NEAMTWS Vice-Chairman
Coastal Management and Engineering Researcher
Environmental Hydraulics Institute of Cantabria
ICG/NEAMTWS Vice-Chairman
President
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries of Egypt
Working Groups
The ICG/NEAMTWS meets regularly to establish and implement working plans in the region.
It has formed four Working Groups to address specific technical issues:
Working Group 1
Working Groups 2 & 3
Working Group 4
Task Teams
The ICG/NEAMTWS has assigned four Task Teams:
Co-chairs:
Ceren Özer Sozdinler (Turkey)
Marinos Charalampakis (Greece)
Co-chairs:
Alessio Piatanesi (Italy)
Fernando Carrilho (Portugal)
Co-chairs:
Nikos Kalligeris (Greece)
Stefano Lorito (Italy)
Co-chairs:
Ignacio Aguirre Ayerbe (Spain)
Elena Daskalaki (Greece)
Documents & publications
