The Pacific must systematically integrate geohazards into regional resilience efforts through sustained investment, stronger national and regional capabilities, and deeper regional cooperation to address interconnected hazards and cascading disruption.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
The theme of World Tsunami Awareness Day 2026, on 5 November, is “Be Tsunami Ready: Resilience Starts With You”. It builds on WTAD 2025’s emphasis on investment in preparedness by focusing on individual and community action.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
This is a conference report of the Fifth World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC5) which was held on 14 October 2024 during the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR 2024) in the Philippines.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
This child-friendly booklet is for kids who are 6-12 years old to. It generates tsunami awareness among children through animated characters and simple but strong messages.
Building on the previous World Tsunami Museum Conferences, the Fourth World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC4) was held at the International Research Institute for Disaster Science in Tohoku University in City of Sendai, Japan, on 15 December 2022.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University 東北大学 災害科学国際研究所
