Concept note: World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025

The World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025 Campaign is dedicated to advancing tsunami resilience through alignment with the Tsunami Ready Programme, a global initiative aimed at strengthening community resilience through awareness and preparedness strategies.

This campaign seeks to highlight the importance of proactive measures in mitigating tsunami risks, fostering collaboration among all stakeholders - governments, academia, local leaders, and the public to enhance tsunami preparedness.

Calls for action:

1. We call on national and local governments, finance ministries, development banks, insurers, and private investors to commit multi-year financing for tsunami preparedness and multi-hazard early warning systems.
2. We call on coastal municipalities, community groups, school systems, tourism operators, and media partners to elevate tsunami readiness, enrol in recognized community frameworks, and showcase real-world success stories.
3. We call on disaster management authorities, educators, NGOs, and local media to co-develop and distribute tsunami risk-communication toolkits, and to institutionalize regular public education and community drills aligned with readiness indicators.
4. We call on mayors, civil protection leads, school principals, health and port authorities, and faith/youth leaders to serve as visible champions for tsunami preparedness in their communities.
5. We call on research institutions, technology providers, and public agencies to promote international awareness and knowledge-sharing of disaster-risk-reduction technologies adapting and piloting them in high-risk coastal areas.