prevention, preparedness, response to natural and man-made disasters prévention, préparation, réponse aux désastres naturels et humains 9 th PPRD South prevention and preparedness workshop for staff-level officials Tsunami emergency preparedness in Mediterran ean coastal zones in partnership with the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) NEAMTIC North Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Tsunami Information Centre Stromboli (Messina) Italy La Sirenetta Park Hotel Via Marinaa 33 28 May - 4 June 2012 Purpose: (i) to raise awareness on the progress of the activities in the Mediterranean of the Intergovernmental Coordinationn Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS); (ii) to raise awareness and seek participation among all countries bordering the Mediterranean in the ICG/NEAMTWS network and in its associated tsunami warning exercises in 2012 (i.g. NEAMWave12). Draft Agenda Monday, 28 May 2012 Arrival of participants at Fiumicino Airport (Rome) and accommoda ation in Cicerone Hotel in Rome Tuesday, 29 May 2012 Morning session at the Italian Civil Protection Headquarters: 9:30-9:45 Opening remarks from Italian Civil Protection representatives 9:45-10:00 Instructions for the deployment to Stromboli 10:00-10:30 Walk participants through the Tsunami risk and the role of Civil Protection in case of Tsunami : work group exercise 10:30-11:30 Overview of main EU fundedd projects related to Tsunami risk 1 1 SCHEMA (Scenarios for Hazard-induced Emergencies Management); SAFER (Seismic Early Warning for Europe); NEAREST (Integrated Observations from Near Shore Sources of Tsunamis: toward an early warning system); TRANSFERR (Tsunami Risk and Strategies for the European Region).
Alessandro Candeloro, PPRD South Media and Information Expert 11:30-12:30 Transfer to the Hotel and Check out 14:00 Departure from Rome to Napoli by bus 2 20.00 Departure by boat from Napoli toward Stromboli island (overnight travel) Wednesday, 30 May 2012 06:30 Arrival at Stromboli island, breakfast and free time until lunch at La Sirenetta Park Hotel Introduction setting the scene (chaired by: Pierluigi Soddu) 14:00-14:10 Welcome speech from the Lipari municipality Marco Giorgianni, Mayor of the Lipari municipality 14:10-14:20 Welcome speech from the Italian Civil Protection Department Franco Gabrielli, Head of the Italian Civil Protection Department (TBC) 14:20-14:30 The EU approach to the tsunami risk management (title to be confirmed/specified by P. Billing) Peter Billing, Deputy Head of Crisis Response Unit. DG ECHO, European Commission 14:30-14:40 The IOC-UNESCO approach to the tsunami risk management Francesca Santoro, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 14:40-14:50 Introduction to the PPRD South training workshop purpose and objectives Pierluigi Soddu, PPRD South Executive Director 14:50-15:00 Introduction of participants 15:00-15:30 Key note speech (title to be specified by P. Billing) Peter Billing 15:30-16:15 Tsunami Phenomena: generation, propagation and coastal impact François Schindelé, Chair Person of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS), France, Commissariat à l'energie Atomique et aux energies alternatives CEA 16:15-16:45 Coffee break 16:45-17:30 Tsunami Hazard and Social Perception in the Euro-Mediterranean Region Stefano Tinti, Co-chair of the NEAMTWS Working Group on Public Awareness, Preparedness and Mitigation, University of Bologna, Italy 2 Exact schedule will be communicated as soon as possible 2
20:30 Dinner at the hotel Thursday, 31 May 2012 Block 1: Tsunami Early Warning Systems - design and operation (chaired by: Peter Billing) 09:00-09:30 PPRD South Programme and the ICG/NEAMTWS mechanism: collaboration, synergies and upcoming opportunities Pierluigi Soddu 09:30-10:30 Governance, status and architecture of the tsunami warning system in the NEAM Region (North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas) François Schindelé 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-11:30 Tsunami Alert decision matrix, warning messages, transmission and dissemination of alerts as seen from the view of the Tsunami Watch Providers (TWP) Luís Manuel Matias, Co-chair of the Task Team on Communication Test and Tsunami Exercises, Institution Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Dom Luiz, Institute Geofisico, Portugal 11:30-12:00 Reception of alerts and the management of incoming information as seen from the view of the Tsunami Watch Receivers (Tsunami National Contact TNC / Tsunami Warning Focal Point - TWFP) Fabrizio Curcio, Director of the Emergency Management Office, Italian Civil Protection Department 12:00-12:30 Questions & Answers/Discussion 14:00-16:00 Presentations by national representatives of civil protection agencies on existing national tsunami awareness and tsunami risk management TBD 16:00-16:30 Coffee break Block 2 - Tsunami Early Warning Communication Test (chaired by: Luís Manuel Matias) 16:30-17:00 Communication Tests Exercises of NEAMTWS Öcal Necmioğlu, Co-chair of the Task Team on Communication Test and Tsunami Exercises, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Turkey 17.00-17:30 Questions & Answers/Discussion 20:30 Dinner at the hotel Friday, 1 June 2012 Block 3 NEAMWave12 exercise (chaired by: François Schindelé) 09:00-10:00 NEAMWave12 Part 1: exercise goals and scenarios 3
Öcal Necmioğlu 10:00-10.30 NEAMWave12 Part 2: introduction of the draft manual for the exercise Luís Manuel Matias 10.30-11:00 Questions & Answers/Discussion 11:00-11:30 Coffee break Block 4: practicing Tsunami Early Warning Systems in the Mediterranean (chaired by: Stefano Tinti) 11:30-12:15 The Tsunami Analysis Tool (TAT) of the European Commission Joint Research Centre Alessandro Annunziato, Action Leader, Crisis Monitoring and Management Tools (CRITECH) team of the Global Security and Crisis Management (GLOBESEC) Unit of the Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), EC JRC 12:15-12:45 Big tsunami events in the Mediterranean sea: a case-study approach using the TAT Alessandro Annunziato 12:45-13:00 Questions & Answers/Discussion 13:00-14:30 Lunch 14:30-17:00 Free time to rest and get prepared for the field visit to the volcano s active craters 17:00-21:00 Field visit to the volcano s active craters 21:00 Dinner at the hotel Saturday, 2 June 2012 Block 5: Visit to the Civil Protection Laboratory in Stromboli (chaired by: Pierluigi Soddu) 09:00 09:30 Transfer to the COA (Advanced Operative Centre of the Italian Civil Protection Department) 09:30-10:30 The Civil Protection Laboratory in Stromboli - interface with the scientific community: the COA (Advanced Operative Centre of the Italian Civil Protection Department) Domenico Mangione & Antonio Ricciardi, Seismic and Volcanic Risk Office, Italian Civil Protection Department 10:30-11:00 Transfer back to the hotel 11:00 11.30 Coffee break 11:30 12.30 The Civil Protection Laboratory in Stromboli - interface with the local authority & the citizens (emergency planning and management) Antonella Scalzo, Emergency Management Office, Italian Civil Protection Department 12:30-13:00 Questions & Answers/Discussion 4
13:00-14:30 Lunch Block 6: communicating the tsunami risk in the Mediterranean (chaired by: Öcal Necmioğlu) 14:30-15:30 Information and awareness raising activities in the NEAMTIC project Francesca Santoro 15:30-16.00 Cooperation between the ICG/NEAMTWS and the Civil Protection community: next steps Round table facilitated by Pierluigi Soddu and François Schindelé 16:00-16:30 Summary, conclusions & official closure Pierluigi Soddu, François Schindelé Sunday, 3 June 2012 09.05-14:00 Departure by boat from Stromboli towards Naples; 14:00 17:30 Transfer from Naples to Rome and accommodation in Cicerone hotel in Rome 3 Monday, 4 June 2012 Departure from Rome to Fiumicino airport 4 3 Exact schedule and logistic details will be communicated as soon as possible 4 Exact schedule will be communicated as soon as possible 5