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Tsunamis can be deadly, but they needn’t be. Early warning and early action are effective tools to protect people, saving lives, and preventing the hazard from becoming a disaster. To be effective, tsunami early-warning systems must cover every at-risk person, they must be multi-hazard, and communities must be prepared so they can act quickly.

Yellow tsunami hazard zone warning sign in Bali, Indonesia
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How business can contribute to tsunami preparedness: Examples from Fiji, Haiti, and Sri Lanka

In support of government efforts to raise awareness and prepare vulnerable communities for the possible occurrence of a tsunami, stakeholders such as business networks may organize activities to contribute to tsunami preparedness.
Connecting Business initiative
Tonga drill
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Tonga strengthens early warnings on World Tsunami Awareness Day

The Pacific Island of Tonga is stepping up action on early warnings and preparedness following a powerful tsunami last year.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
a hazard sign on a beach in Tel Aviv with sirens to facilitate early warnings systems
Statements and messages

Head of UNDRR message on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023

Tsunamis can in an instant destroy entire towns and erase decades of development.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Local communities walk their tsunami evacuation route in the in the Quatre-Sœurs area in Mauritius
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Get to high ground!

Early warning systems alert communities that a tsunami is on its way – but the public needs to be prepared to act and reduce the risk. A new UNDRR initiative inspires tsunami preparedness.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Head of UNDRR Mami Mizutori for IDDRR 2022
Statements and messages

Head of UNDRR's message on World Tsunami Awareness Day

On this World Tsunami Awareness Day, let us commit to closing these gaps by achieving Target G of the Sendai Framework to expand early warning and early action for everyone.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay
Statements and messages

Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Tsunami Awareness Day

On 5 November, World Tsunami Awareness Day, the international community comes together to remember the lives lost to tsunamis, and to inform and protect over 700 million individuals living in areas vulnerable to ocean hazards around the world.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters

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