United States Agency for International Development USGS / Pacific Tsunami Early Warning Systems / Abbreviations Tsunami Early Warning Systems / Tsunami Early Warning Systems / Contents Tsunami Early Warning Systems / Development Bank ACDM / Monitoring Systems / Effective Communication Systems / /
Continent
Asia / /
Country
Thailand / Nepal / Turkey / United States / Sweden / Norway / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Business Partnership / Reorganization / /
Facility
RCB UNDP Regional Centre / /
IndustryTerm
communication technology / /
NaturalFeature
Tsunami Warning System BIMSTEC Bay / Indian Ocean / /
Organization
Indonesian State Ministry of Research and Technology / Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific / office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs / Indian Ocean IOC UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission / Civil Society / office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs PAGER Prompt Assessment / Regional Tsunami Watch Provider SAARC South Asian Association / United Nations / ESCAP Publications Office / United Nations Development Programme UNDP / World Meteorological Organization / SAARC Disaster Management Centre / Asian Development Bank / National Earthquake Information Center / Asian Disaster Response and Recovery Network ASEAN Association / ESCAP MultiDonor Voluntary Trust Fund on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements / ESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia / Information Centre JCOMM Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography / Warning Service / ESCAP Tsunami Regional Trust Fund / Association of Southeast Asian Nations / NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / USAID United States Agency / Publications Board / Committee on Meteorology / Fund’s Advisory Council / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization / /
ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations and serves as the main economic and social development centre for the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific. Its mandate is to foster cooperation between its