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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.

Statements and messages

3 Noviembre 2022

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

Update

1 Noviembre 2022

Towards more inclusive disaster risk-management policies

November 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day. The aftermath of the 2004 event showed that tsunamis, like all disasters, are not gender-neutral; a disproportionate percentage of the fatalities were female.

World Bank, the

Update

1 Noviembre 2022

Here’s how Japan is using technology to mitigate disasters

The Great East Japan Earthquake, which took place on 11 March 2011, was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, reaching a magnitude of 9.0 and bringing unprecedented disaster to the Tohoku region and other areas.

World Economic Forum

Update

20 Octubre 2022

Young people for resilience: the global gathering resumes

At the High School Students Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2022 in Niigata, Japan, students from around the world gathered – both virtually and in person – to discuss, learn, and reaffirm their commitment to disaster risk reduction.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

Update

5 Noviembre 2021

“Once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve tsunami detection”

Over 500 people joined an online high-level event to mark the 6th World Tsunami Awareness Day today. The accent was very much on science and youth, and the inclusion of tsunami risk in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Statements and messages

5 Noviembre 2021

UNDRR chief marks World Tsunami Awareness Day

The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction's message on World Tsunami Awareness Day

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)