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Acknowledgement of donors:

The European Commission and the Governments of Finland, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have contributedgenerously – through the UN Flash Appeal for Indian Ocean Earthquake – Tsunami 2005 – to support the UN/ISDR coordinated initiative:“Evaluation and Strengthening of Early Warning Systems in countries affected by the 26 December 2004 Tsunami”.

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ISDR-BIBLIO is a bibliographic compilation ofpublications available at the ISDR System Library andrelated to a specific hazard or aspect of disaster reduction.

The first edition of ISDR-BIBLIO, is on tsunamisliterature in commemoration of the devastating earthquakeof 26 December 2004 that triggered a giant tsunamithroughout the Indian Ocean causing the death of mostly300,000 people as well as extensive damages. Thiscatalogue lists major academic, technical and scientificpublications on tsunami as well as reports produced byUnited Nations agencies.

The ISDR System Library will regularly issue ISDR-BIBLIO based on the theme of the World DisasterReduction Campaign and upon request for a specific event.

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Geological Hazards - TsunamiApplied Geomorphology for Mitigation of Natural Hazards. Oya Masahiko. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . .6Caribbean Tsunamis, A 500-Year History from 1498-1998: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research.

Karen Fay O'Loughlin and James F. Lander. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Developing tsunami-resilient communities. E.N. Bernard. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP), 2005 . . . .6Disaster reduction: living in harmony. Julio Kuroiwa, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction. Jochen Zschau and Andreas N. Küppers. Springer-Verlag, 2003. . .7Floods (Volume II). D.J. Parker. Routledge, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Furious Earth. The Science of Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis. Ellen J. Prager. McGraw-Hill, 2000. . . . . . .8Great disasters: tsunamis. Nancy Harris. Greenhaven Press, 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Know Risk. Inter-Agency secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR). United Nations,

2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Living with Risk. A global review of disaster reduction initiatives. Inter-Agency secretariat for the International Strategy for

Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR). United Nations, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning. David Godschalk and Edward J.Kaiser. Island

Press, 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Natural Hazard Risk in Perth, Western Australia: Comprehensive Report. Government of Australia, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Nature's fury: tsunamis. John Hamilton. ABDO Publishing Company, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Perspectives on Tsunami Hazard Reduction: Observation, Theory and Planning. Gerald Hebenstreit. Kluwer

Academic Publishers, 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Promoting Community Resilience in Disasters: the role for schools, youth, and families. Kevin Ronan and David Moore

Johnston. Springer, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Submarine mass movements and their consequences. Jacques Locat and Jürgen Mienert. Kluwer Academic

Publishers, 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The New York Times Book of Natural Disasters. Nicholas Wade. The Lyons Press, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Tsunami glossary. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). UNESCO, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Tsunami Research at the End of a Critical Decade: advances in natural and technological hazards research.

Gerald Hebenstreit. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Tsunami Risk Reduction for the United States: A Framework for Action. Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction

(SDR) and the United States Group on Earth Observations, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Tsunami! Walter C. Dudley and Min Lee. University of Hawaii Press, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Tsunami: progress in prediction, disaster prevention and warning. Yoshito Tsuchiya and Nobuo Shuto. Kluwer

Academic Publishers, 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Tsunami: the Great Waves. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). UNESCO, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D.. S.L. Soloviev, O.N. Solovieva, C.N. Go, K.S. Kim

and N.A. Shchetnikov. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Tsunamis, case studies and recent developments: advances in natural and technological hazards research.

Kenji Satake. Springer, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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2The Indian Ocean Disaster, 26 December 20041 Year in Memory of Tsunami: 26 December 2005, Thailand. Subcommittee of Public Relations and Images Building.

Government of Thailand, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Aceh and Nias One Year After the Tsunami: the recovery effort and way forward. World Bank, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Aceh emergency response and transitional recovery programme: Tsunami one year commemoration report.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15After the tsunami, Human Rights of Vulnerable Populations. East-West Center, Human Rights Center. University

of California, Berkeley, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16After the tsunami: rapid environmental assessment. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16An Interim Appraisal of the German Contribution to Reconstruction: One Year after the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Assessment of capacity building requirements for an effective and durable tsunami warning and mitigation system in

the Indian Ocean: Consolidated report for countries affected by the 26 December 2004 tsunami. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

A Time To Heal, A Reflection of MERCY Malaysia's Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami. By MERCY Malaysia. The Writers' Publishing House, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Building Back Better: A 12-month update on UNICEF's work to rebuild children's lives and restore hope since the tsunami. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Children and the Tsunami: engaging with children in disaster response, recovery and risk reduction. Learning from children's participation in the tsunami response. Plan, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Earthquake-Tsunami Response: ILO Proposals for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery. By the International Labour Office (ILO), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

From Commitments to Action: Advancements in Developing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Evan Schneider. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Hope for Renewal: photographs from Indonesia after the Tsunami. East-West Center, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Human Development Report 2005: International cooperation at a crossroads aid, trade and security in an unequal

world. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Humanitarian Exchange, Number 32, December 2005. Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) and Overseas

Development Institute (ODI), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19International Coordination Meeting for the Development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the

Indian Ocean within a Global Framework: workshop report No. 196. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). UNESCO, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Maldives: Post-Tsunami Environmental Assessment. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005. . . . . . . . 20Moving beyond the tsunami. World Health Organization (WHO), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Responding to communicable diseases following the tsunami in South-East Asia. World Health Organization

(WHO), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Responses to young children in post-emergency situations. Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Seychelles: post-tsunami environmental assessment. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005. . . . . . . 21Sri Lanka: post-tsunami environmental assessment. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005. . . . . . . . . . .22Sri Lanka: post-tsunami recovery and reconstruction. Government of Sri Lanka and development partners, 2005. . . . . . . .22Status of Coral Reefs in Tsunami Affected Countries: 2005. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), 2006. . . . . . 22Survivors of the tsunami, One Year Later: UNDP assisting communities to Build Back Better. United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP), 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23The EU's contribution to the international response to the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Achievements, next steps and

lessons learned. European Commission, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23The Maldives: One Year After the Tsunami. Ministry of Planning and National Development. Government of

Maldives, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Topics Geo annual review: Natural catastrophes 2004. Munich Re Group, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Tsunami 12 Months After. Plan, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Tsunami 26.12.2004: a tribute, un hommage, un homenaje. International Federation of Red Cross and Red

Crescent Societies (IFRC), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Tsunami Evaluation Coalition: Initial Findings. Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance

(ALNAP), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Tsunami Thailand, One Year Later: national response and the contribution of international partners. United Nations

Country Team in Thailand. World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . .25Working Out of Disaster: improving employment and livelihood in countries affected by the tsunami. International

Labour Organization (ILO), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25World Disasters Report 2005: focuses on information in disasters. International Federation of Red Cross and

Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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3Coastal and mangrove managementCoastal managementCoastal zone management handbook. John R. Clark. Lewis Publishers, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Coastal zone space: prelude to conflict ? Edward D. Goldberg. UNESCO Publishing, 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Environmentally Friendly Coastal Protection. Edited by Claus Zimmermann, Robert G. Dean, Valeri Penchev and

Henk Jan Verhagen. Springer, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27GIS for coastal zone management. Darius Bartlett and Jennifer L. Smith. CRC Press, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Sea-level changes and their effects. John Noye and Marcus Grzechnik. World Scientific Publishing, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Mangrove managementMangrove management and conservation, present and future. Marta Vannucci. United Nations University, 1994. . . . . . . . .28

4EducationEducational Kit on 'Earthquakes and Tsunamis'. International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC), Servicio Hidrografico

Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile (SHOA) and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). UNESCO,1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Riskland Game and Educational Kit: "Lets learn to prevent disasters!". United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Inter-Agency secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Tsunami disaster in Indonesia, 2004. Natural Disasters. John Albert Torres. Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Tsunami education kit. World Vision of Australia, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Tsunami, lessons learnt from Japanese story "Inamura No Hi". Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC).

Government of Japan, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Tsunamis. Margaret W. Carruthers. Watts Library, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Tsunamis. Peggy J. Parks. KidHaven Press, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Tsunamis. Natural disasters. Luke Thompson. Children's Press, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Tsunamis. Natural disasters. Samantha Bonar. Capstone Books, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31What's Derolin ? A story of earthquake and tsunami. Kouzou Shindou. Tsunami Research Center, Port and Airport

Research Institute (PARI), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

5OceanographyAn implementation strategy for the coastal module of the Global Ocean Observing System, GOOS. Report No.148.

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). UNESCO, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Big waves: tracking deadly tsunamis. Laura Kong. World Book, 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Waves, tides and shallow-water process. Evelyn Brown. The Open University, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

6Multimedia1. VideosEverybody's business: Film on the Hyogo Framework for Action. Inter-Agency secretariat for the International

trategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Le dessous des cartes: Tsunamis, un phénomène naturel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Lessons save life: Story of Tilly Smith. Inter-Agency secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster

Reduction (UN/ISDR), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35The power of knowledge: Story of a little boy from Semilieu, Indonesia action. Inter-Agency secretariat for the

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

2. CD-Roms120 Days After Tsunami Dec 26, 04: experiences and lessons learned of Thailand. Health Technical Office, Bureau

of Policy and Strategy, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Luecha Wanaratna, MD, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Save Your Lives from Tsunami! Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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ID: 153Applied Geomorphology for Mitigationof Natural HazardsSeries Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 15 By Masahiko OyaKluwer Academic Publishers, 2001167 pagesISBN 0792367197

There are many natural hazards such asfloods, landslides, volcanoes andearthquakes in the Asia-Pacific region.Nevertheless, there are few studies ofsuch natural hazards in this region andknowledge about their mitigation is of theutmost importance. This book documentsthe use of geomorphological mapsshowing the state of flooding which allowspredictions to be made.

The author has compiled geomorpholo-gical maps and documentation of theirvalidation, and the maps allow not onlyestimation of flooding, but also predictionof soil liquefaction caused by earthquakes.The results of the discussions in this bookapply not only to geographers,consultants, engineers and policy makersin Japan and Southeast Asian countries,but also to those from Europe, NorthAmerica, and Africa.

Areas: Geomorphological studies ineurope; validation of a geomorphologicalsurvey map; relationships betweengeomorphic units and flood types of riverbasins; flooding in semi-frigid zones;differences in geomorphology and floodingbetween the left and right banks of riversalong the median dislocation line;estimation of land collapse in Japan'smountainous and volcanic regions;Japan's coastal lakes; flood control inTokyo, Osaka and Nagoya; determiningareas at risk of soil liquefaction during anearthquake; use of geomorphological landclassification maps in technical assistanceto developing countries.

ID: 9414Caribbean Tsunamis, A 500-YearHistory from 1498-1998Series Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 20 By K.F. O'Loughlin and James F. LanderKluwer Academic Publishers, 2004280 pagesISBN 1-4020-1717-0

Caribbean Tsunamis - A 500-YearHistory from 1498-1998 broadlycharacterizes the nature of tsunamis in theCaribbean Sea, while bearing in mind bothscientific aspects as well as potentialinterest by the many governments andpopulations likely to be affected by thehazard. Comprehension of the nature oftsunamis and past effects is crucial for theawareness and education of populations atrisk.

Audience: This book provides athorough, yet highly accessible review oftsunamis in the Caribbean. It is of interestnot only to tsunami and natural hazardsspecialists at academia and governmentalinstitutes, but also to policy makers and tothe general public.

Written for: Tsunami and naturalhazards specialists at academia andgovernmental institutes, policy makers,general public.

ID: 8772Developing Tsunami-ResilientCommunitiesEdited by E.N. Bernard, The NationalTsunami Hazard Mitigation ProgramSpringer, 2005VI-186 pagesISBN 1-4020-3353-2

Tsunamis remain an ever-present threatto lives and property along the coasts ofmost of the world's oceans. Because ofthe geographical extent of U.S. coastlines,an earthquake in Alaska can generate alocal tsunami for Alaskans and, hours later,a distant tsunami for communities inHawaii and along the Pacific Coast. Thisvolume chronicles the development andaccomplishments of a joint State/Federalpartnership that was forged to reducetsunami hazards along U.S. coastlines -the National Tsunami Hazard MitigationProgram. By integrating hazardassessment, warning guidance, andmitigation activities, the program hascreated a roadmap and a set of tools todevelop communities more resilient tolocal and distant tsunamis. Among the setof tools are tsunami forecasting,educational experiments, early alertingsystems, and design guidance for tsunami-resilient communities.

Written for: Coastal communityplanners, emergency managers,responders, natural hazard policy makers,partnership builders, researchers inoceanography, seismology, and socialscience, educators, and otherresearchers/practitioners in the field ofnatural hazard impacts and riskassessment.

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ID: 8678Disaster reduction: Living in harmonywith natureBy Julio Kuroiwa, 2004496 pagesISBN 9972-9999-0-4

The main focus of the book is ondisaster reduction, a subject that isaddressed from a multidisciplinary andcomprehensive viewpoint.

The effect of life-threatening hazardsdepends on how their magnitude orintrinsic intensity acts on the series ofprecautionary measures taken to confrontthem. There is, therefore, a historicprocess of foresight, strengthening of thesocial structure, and recognition of thegeographic environment, which removes -or at least attenuates - the vulnerability ofthe human condition. The vulnerability ofthe human species and its organizations isnot necessarily fatal. It is possible tocontrol the extent of the damage that canbe caused by a given hazard. The lessvulnerable the human group has become,the less serious will be the impact of thethreatened hazard once it strikes.

Where intense or extreme naturalphenomena occur, man can save his life,reduce vulnerability and minimize theelement of risk inherent to hisconstructions by locating his dwellingplaces in low-hazard areas. This is why wemust learn to live in harmony with Nature,listening to her wisdom, and taking carenot to destroy the defences she has tooffer.

A recurring theme that is emphasized inevery chapter is that disaster preventionand mitigation must be carried out byapplying the lessons we have learned fromNature itself.

ID: 5980Early Warning Systems for NaturalDisaster ReductionEdited by Jochen Zschau and Andreas N. KüppersSpringer-Verlag, 2003834 pagesISBN 3-540-67962-6

This book offers a comprehensiveaccount of early warning systemsdeveloped for hydro-meteorologicaldisasters such as floods, storms, etc. andfor geological disasters such asearthquakes, volcanic activity or mountainhazards. One major theme is theincreasingly important role in early warningsystems played by the rapidly evolvingfields of space and information technology.

Based on 109 selected contributions byoutstanding experts in the relevantscientific and technical fields, presented atthe International IDNDR Conference: EarlyWarning Systems for Natural DisasterReduction (EWC8) at theGeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam,Germany, the authors offer acomprehensive overview and in-depthinsight into the state of the art and futureperspectives for early warning systems.This book is intended for decision-makersin the political arena, scientists, engineersand those responsible for publiccommunication and dissemination ofwarnings.

ID: 7258Floods (Volume II)By D.J. Parker Routledge, 2000317 pagesISBN 0-415-22743-7

This book is one of several on the themeof hazards and disasters which are beingwritten and published by Routledge as anew millennium dawns. These volumescoincide with the end of the United NationsInternational Decade for Natural DisasterReduction (IDNDR) (1990-2000), and werepartly inspired by that internationalinitiative. At a time when flood hazards aregrowing in the world, Floods provides anopportunity to draw together and to assessfindings from a wide range of research andpractical experience in managing floodhazards and disasters. The volumes aredesigned to bring together both new andlandmark research from leading expertsworldwide. They include contributions fromthe very wide range of disciplines whichshould make contributions to flood hazardand disaster management, and includesome contributions by practitioners.

Floods presents the mostcomprehensive collection to date of newresearch, providing a rich body of theoryand experience and drawing togethercontributions from over fifty leadinginternational researchers in the field. Anextensive range of case-studies coveringmajor floods and regions prone to floodingworldwide are included.

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ID: 9408Furious Earth: The Science of Nature ofEarthquakes, Volcanoes and TsunamisBy Ellen J. PragerMcGraw-Hill, 2000235 pagesISBN 0071351612

The Science Behind the Earth's MostCatastrophic Phenomena.

If our planet is a sleeping giant, itslumbers fitfully and awakens in powerfulstarts. Our familiar landscape bears thescars of hidden forces at work deepbeneath it. Furious Earth contains thelatest science on these forces and thecataclysmic phenomena they produce -earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.

Furious Earth sheds light on the life-threatening power and magnitude ofnature's mighty trio. With the latestresearch findings from top scientists in thefield, as well as insider's information fromthe U.S. Geological Survey, this is acomprehensive and fascinating guide tothe world of earthquakes, volcanoes, andtsunamis.

ID: 9560Great Disasters: TsunamisBy Nancy HarrisGreenhaven Press, 200391 pagesISBN 0737718773

Tsunamis or seismic sea waves are thelargest and most powerful waves in theworld. These monstrous waves, which cantravel back and forth across oceans, reachspeeds of 300 to 600 miles per hour.Although tsunamis can go unnoticed in theopen sea, their heights can reach 100 to200 feet in shallow water where theycontinue to travel inland with tremendousdestructive force. Tsunamis are triggeredby earthquakes, submarine volcanoes,landslides, or more rarely, by meteoriteimpacts.

ID: 8672Know Risk By the Inter-Agency secretariat of theInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (UN/ISDR)United Nations, 2005376 pagesISBN 92-1-132024-0

Knowing about risks that lead todisasters, understanding how they affectour livelihoods and environment, anddedicating collective efforts to managethose conditions are crucial to protect ourlives, our possessions, our social assetsand indeed the land, water and naturalresources on which human life depends.This is the world of risk that Know Riskaddresses.

Know Risk presents a selection ofexamples and experiences of disasterreduction that responds to the need foridentifying good practices and sharingexperiences and information, identified bymany - including Governments - during thepreparatory process for the WorldConference on Disaster Reduction(WCDR). It highlights efforts and practicesbeing undertaken in disaster reductionthrough practical examples of the review ofthe Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Actionfor a Safer World adopted in 1994, drawnfrom communities, academic and technicalinvolvements as well as governments atnational and more local levels.

Know Risk is a fully illustrated, 376 pagebook dealing with the risks associated withnatural hazards. Drawing on theexperience of 160 authors it is the productof an innovative public-private partnershipbetween the ISDR secretariat and TudorRose.

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ID: 7732Living with Risk. A global review ofdisaster reduction initiatives By the Inter-Agency secretariat of theInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (UN/ISDR)United Nations, 2004429 pages (Vol. I), 126 pages (Vol. II)ISBN 92-1-101064-0

While the world has witnessed a drop inthe number of deaths per year due todisasters over the past ten years, morepeople are being affected and economiccosts are escalating more than ever.

Earthquakes are inevitable, but death inan earthquake is not. Floods are a fact oflife, but they need not wash away health,hope and livelihoods. This book isintended for people who have an interestin and practice disaster risk managementand sustainable development. It providesguidance, policy orientation andinspiration, as well as serving as areference for lessons on how to reducerisk and vulnerability to hazards and tomeet the challenges of tomorrow.

Natural hazards can affect anyone,anywhere. People are threatened byhazards because of their social, economicand environmental vulnerability, whichmust be taken into account if sustainabledevelopment is to be achieved. Disasterrisk reduction therefore concernseveryone, from villagers to heads of state,from bankers and lawyers to farmers andforesters, from meteorologists to mediachiefs.

This book brings to light the urgent needfor action to be taken - and the peoplewho are doing so - towards buildingsustainable societies in an increasinglydisaster-prone world.

ID: 8661Natural Hazard Mitigation: RecastingDisaster Policy And PlanningBy David Godschalk and Edward J.KaiserIsland Press, 1999450 pagesISBN 1559636025

Natural Hazard Mitigation describes andanalyzes the way that hazard mitigationhas been carried out in the U.S. under thenational disaster law, the Robert T.Stafford Disaster Relief and EmergencyAssistance Act. It is the first systematicstudy of the complete intergovernmentalsystem for natural hazard mitigation,including its major elements and thelinkages among them. The book is aninformative and eye-opening examinationfor planners, policymakers, students ofplanning and geography, and professionalsworking for government agencies that dealwith natural hazards.

Written for: planners, policymakers,students of planning and geography, andprofessionals working for governmentagencies that deal with natural hazards.

ID: 9563Natural Hazard Risk in Perth, WesternAustralia: Comprehensive ReportBy the Government of Australia, 2005352 pagesISBN 1-920871-43-8

The Cities Project Perth is a naturalhazard risk assessment study conductedby Geoscience Australia and its Federal,State and local collaborators. The projectis primarily targeted at emergencymanagers, risk managers and land useplanners who are responsible for reducingnatural hazard risk in the most denselypopulated areas of Western Australia. Theproject is nationally important because itexposes many risks to Australia's fourth-largest city and recommends mitigationactions, as well as providing best practicemethodologies of benefit to all Australianjurisdictions. The four-year projectestimated the impact on the Perthcommunity of several, sudden onsetnatural hazards.

While the world recovers from the worstnatural disaster to strike the region inmodern history, a positive step has beentaken in Australia's fourth largest cityrevealing how to reduce the impact ofnatural hazards on its community - Perth.

Produced by Geoscience Australia inpartnership with the Bureau ofMeteorology and Western Australian stateand local agencies, the report assessesthe possibility of natural hazards such asflood, severe wind, coastal erosion,earthquake and tsunami, affecting Perth inthe future and recommends a number ofstrategies to minimise the damage fromthem.


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ID: 9582Nature's Fury: TsunamisBy John HamiltonABDO Publishing Company, 200532 pagesISBN 1596793333

Have you ever been inside a tornado?Heard a blizzard roar by your window, oran avalanche thunder down amountainside? Experienced a flood? Seenrivers of fire from a volcano, or a brilliantflash of a lightning strike? Have you everfelt an earthquake shake, or taken coverfrom a hurricane's wrath? The Nature'sFury series is an inside look at some ofnature most violent disasters. Where dothese events happen? How can they bepredicted? What happens after a disaster?Famous storms of the past, up-to-dateforecasting technologies, and how to staysafe are included in this book.

ID: 148Perspectives on Tsunami HazardReduction: Observation, Theory andPlanningSeries Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 9By Gerald HebenstreitKluwer Academic Publishers, 1997218 pagesISBN 0-7923-4811-7

Tsunamis remain an ever-present threatto lives and property along the coasts ofmost of the world's oceans. This volume,comprising papers presented at the 17thInternational Tsunami Symposium,highlights critical advances in key areas oftsunami hazard reduction. One group ofpapers describes observational aspects oftsunami research, including reconstructionof events during specific tsunamis, andadvanced techniques for measurementsand for improving our overall knowledge oftsunami events. Another section appliesnumerical and observational methods tounderstanding tsunami generation andpropagation and the prediction of tsunamieffects in coastal zones. A final partexamines the evolving efforts to providerapid, accurate, and comprehensivewarnings to coastal populations. Thisemphasises the interdisciplinary nature oftsunami research and its ultimate focus:reducing coastal hazards.

Audience: This book will be of interestto researchers and graduate studentsinvolved in natural hazards research,physical oceanography, seismology,environmental impact assessment and riskassessment.

ID: 9866Promoting Community Resilience inDisasters: The Role for Schools, Youth,and FamiliesBy Kevin Ronan and David Moore JohnstonSpringer, 2005XII-212 pagesISBN 0-387-23820-4

When large-scale disasters occur, theytypically strike without warning-regardlessof whether the cause is natural, such as atsunami or earthquake, or human-made,such as a terrorist attack. And immediatelyfollowing a hazardous event or massviolence, two of the most vulnerablegroups at risk are a community's childrenand their family members.

This book offers both clinicians andresearchers guidance on hazardpreparation efforts as well as earlyresponse and intervention practices. Itemphasizes an evidence- and prevention-based approach that is geared towardreadiness, response, and recovery phasesof natural and human-made disasters.

This book is specifically geared towardassisting those who work in school orcommunity settings-including schoolpsychologists and counselors, emergencymanagers and planners, and all mentalhealth professionals-not only to increaseresilience after a disaster, but to respondand intervene as quickly as possible whencatastrophe strikes. It will assist thosecharged with the responsibility for helpingothers respond to and rebound from majortraumas, especially clinicians and otherprofessionals who work with children andtheir family members.

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ID: 9415Submarine Mass Movements and TheirConsequences: First InternationalSymposiumSeries Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 19 Edited by Jacques Locat and Jürgen MienertKluwer Academic Publishers, 2003, 552p ISBN 1-4020-1244-6

Did you know that the Grand Bankearthquake of 1929 triggered a hugesubmarine mass movement which brokesubmarine cables over a distance of up to1000 km from its source and generated atsunami which devastated a small village inNewfoundland killing 27 people? The samehappened in Papua New Guinea in 1998with more than 2000 casualties. Submarinemass movements of various sizes andstyles are shaping the sea floor and are ofconcern for many facets of human activitiesboth onshore and offshore. These includethe development of natural resources,energy and communication transport,coastal infrastructures and communities.

This book provides a world-wideperspective of submarine mass movementsand their consequences. This has beenmade possible by assembling excellentcontributions from active researchers,groups, or institutions, thus providing fullcoverage of the many scientific andengineering aspects of this type of marineand coastal geo-hazard. It coversfundamental as well as site specific studiesfrom many areas including the Atlantic andPacific oceans, inner seas like theMediterranean Sea, and fjords using themost recent technologies from multibeamsonar imaging techniques, 3D seismicanalysis, slope stability analysis, to debrisflow and tsunami modeling.

ID: 8829The New York Times Book of NaturalDisastersBy Nicholas WadeThe Lyons Press, 2001216 pagesISBN 1-58574-393-3

For more than twenty years, the ScienceTimes section of The New York Times hasprovided up-to-the-minute coverage of themost newsworthy discoveries in science.This book gathers together the paper'sfinest stories detailing humankind's questto understand and predict these awesomeevents. Natural disasters claim the lives ofabout one million people every decade.Earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanoesare as terrifiying and powerful as ever, but,as this collection shows, modern sciencehas made astonishing discoveries in theeffort to predict where and when they willoccur. Readers will also learn about thecomplex set of weather conditions thatcontribute to tornadoes and microbursts,and about the swiftness and severity oftsunamis. Potential causes for and effectsof global warning are explored, as is thesurprising force of nature's fury in suchphenomena as avalanches, hurricanes,floods, storms, forest fires, sinkholes, viralpandemics, and others.

ID: 8801Tsunami GlossaryBy the International Tsunami InformationCenter (ITIC), IntergovernmentalOceanographic Commission (IOC),UNESCO and International Co-ordinationGroup for the Tsunami Warning System inthe Pacific (ICG/ITSU)ITIC, 2005, 20 pages

The phenomenon we call "tsunami"(soo-NAH-mee) is a series of travelingocean waves of extremely long lengthgenerated by disturbances associatedprimarily with earthquakes occurring belowor near the ocean floor. Underwatervolcanic eruptions and landslides can alsogenerate tsunamis. In the deep ocean,their length from wave crest to wave crestmay be a hundred miles or more but witha wave height of only a few feet or less.They cannot be felt aboard ships nor canthey be seen from the air in the openocean. In deep water, the waves mayreach speeds exceeding 500 miles perhour.

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ID: 9413Tsunami Research at the End of aCritical DecadeSeries Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 18Edited by Gerald T. HebenstreitSpringer, 2002304 pagesISBN 1-4020-0203-3

This volume, derived from the 1999International Tsunami Symposium,presents a unique look at the state oftsunami research at the end of the 20thcentury.

It displays recent progress both in datarecovery and reconstructions of historicaltsunamis and in detail examination ofrecent disasters. It shows the tsunamicommunity using both traditional methodsof data gathering - searching archives andattempting to simulate past events - andintegrating modern technologies - side-scan sonar, GPS, global communications,supercomputers - in the quest tounderstand tsunamis and improvemankind's ability to mitigate the disastrousconsequences of these unpredictable andunstoppable events. It chronicles recentadvances in mitigation efforts whileilluminating the continuing need forincreased efforts.

The papers range from descriptive textsfor the non-specialists to fairly technicaldiscussions for those familiar with tsunamiresearch.

Audience: This book will be of interestto researchers and graduate studentsinvolved in natural hazards research,physical oceanography, seismology,environmental impact assessment and riskassessment.

ID: 9867Tsunami Risk Reduction for the UnitedStates: A Framework for ActionBy the Subcommittee on DisasterReduction (SDR) and the United StatesGroup on Earth Observations, 200527 pages

Tsunamis are low probability but highimpact events, and the Indian Oceantsunami of December 26, 2004demonstrated international vulnerability.Over the past year investments in tsunamidetection and warning have madeindividuals safer in their homes and placesof work. SDR working with its national andinternational partners, also produced thenational plan for tsunami risk reduction toprovide a framework for ongoing federalinvestment in activities that will continue toreduce risks to life and property.

ID: 9557Tsunami!By Walter C. Dudley and Min LeeUniversity of Hawaii Press, 1998362 pages, 2nd editionISBN 0-8248-1969-1

This new edition retains a mix ofpersonalized information, scientific data,and history told in a style that satisfiesboth technical and lay readers.

The first edition of Tsunami!, published in1988, provided readers with a completeexamination of the tsunami phenomenonin Hawaii. This second edition adds manyeyewitness accounts of the tsunamis of1946 and 1960 and expands its coverageto include major tsunamis in theMediterranean and off the coasts of Japan,Chile, Indonesia, Fiji, Alaska, California,Newfoundland, and the Caribbean, as wellas the 1998 devastation in Papua NewGuinea. Dramatic photographs andaccounts of experiencing a tsunamifirsthand are placed within the frameworkof the how and why of tsunamis, ourscientific understanding of thesephenomena, and the current status of theTsunami Warning System, which is widelyused to forecast and measure tsunamisand prepare coastal areas for potentiallydeadly tsunami strikes.

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ID: 9556Tsunami: Progress in Prediction,Disaster Prevention and WarningSeries Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 4 Edited by Yoshito Tsuchiya and Nobuo ShutoKluwer Academic Publishers, 1995368 pages ISBN 0-7923-3483-3

The Sixteenth International TsunamiSymposium, TSUNAMI '93, drew morethan 150 scientists, engineers andspecialists in tsunami research anddisaster mitigation from 13 countries. Theleading contributions to the symposium,selected after a rigorous reviewingprocess, are presented here under threebroad headings: • Tsunami generation, propagation

and inundation: their prediction andsimulation.

• Tsunami disasters: their preventionand mitigation.

• Tsunami observations, and warningsystems and plans for improvement.

Audience: Scientists, engineers andgraduate students interested in theprediction of earthquakes and tsunamis,tsunami disasters and their prevention andmitigation. Professionals in the field ofcoastal management and protection.

ID: 8804Tsunami: the Great WavesBy the U.S. Department of Commerce,National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA), National WeatherService (NWS), IntergovernmentalOceanographic Commission (IOC) and theInternational Tsunami Information Center(ITIC)IOC, Revised 2005, 12 pages

This 12-page glossy brochure providesinformation on what a tsunami is, how fastand how big they can be, what causesthem, and describes programs undertakento mitigate this hazard, including thedevelopment of tsunami warning centers,research programmes, and safety rulesdescribing what to do when a tsunamiattack your coastline. This brochure (4thedition) was last updated and revised inJune, 2005. It is also available in Spanishand French.

Tsunamis are a threat to life andproperty to anyone living near the ocean.For example, in 1992 and 1993 over 2,000people were killed by tsunamis occurringin Nicaragua, Indonesia and Japan.Property damage was nearly one billiondollars. The 1960 Chile Earthquakegenerated a Pacific-wide tsunami thatcaused widespread death and destructionin Chile, Hawaii, Japan and other areas inthe Pacific. Large tsunamis have beenknown to rise over 100 feet, whiletsunamis 10 to 20 feet high can be verydestructive and cause many deaths andinjuries.

ID: 5628Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea2000 B.C.-2000 A.D.Series Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research, Vol. 13 By S.L. Soloviev, O.N. Solovieva, C.N. Go, K.S. Kim and N.A. ShchetnikovKluwer Academic Publishers, 2000260 pagesISBN 0-7923-6548-8

This volume contains descriptions ofabout 300 tsunamis and of similar knownphenomena in the Mediterranean Sea.Earthquakes and other processesgenerating tsunami are also described.The intensity of tsunami waves isestimated, and the causes of tsunamigeneration are given together with thereliability of the information. The literarydata are given on coordinates andmagnitudes of tsunamigenic earthquakes.18 zones of tsunami generation areidentified, which have been subdivided intofour groups according to the maximumintensity and periodicity.

Audience: The book should be ofinterest to seismologists, oceanographers,volcanologists, geographers, andspecialists investigating natural hazardsand their consequences.


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ID: 9411Tsunamis, Case Studies and RecentDevelopmentsSeries Advances in Natural and TechnologicalHazards Research, Vol. 23 Edited by Kenji SatakeSpringer, 2005VIII-343 pagesISBN 1-4020-3326-5

Twenty papers comprise a timely review ofstate-of-the-art tsunami research. Variousapproaches are taken to study tsunamis: field-surveys of recent tsunamis; analysis of tide-gauge records; numerical simulations of tsunamigeneration and propagation, tank experiments,and geological studies of tsunami deposits. Thepapers are also divided into two parts: casestudies and recent developments.

The first part reports on tsunamis generatedby volcanic eruptions and earthquakes aroundthe Pacific Ocean. The papers includesummaries of post-tsunami surveys in the lastdecade; reports on the two tsunamis in 2003which occurred in Fiordland in New Zealand andTokachi-oki, Japan; reports and mechanism oftsunamis from the 1994 Rabaul, 1883 Krakatauand 1741 Oshima eruptions; resonance anddelayed peaks observed on the Sanriku coast ofnorthern Japan; studies of tsunami deposits inJapan and Russia used to infer paleotsunamisalong the Kuril trench; estimation of tsunamienergy along the Aleutian-Alaska and Canadiancoast based on historical data.

The second part reports recent developmentsin numerical computations, monitoring, andassessments of coastal hazards. The papersinclude assessments of future tsunami impacts,based on the past tsunami or marine surveydata, for the Ecuador, Portuguese and Koreancoasts; adjoint technique for waveform inversionof source parameters; experimental design tostudy underwater landslides; numerical andexperimental studies to evaluate the effects ofcoastal vegetation and control forests ontsunamis; proposals of new tsunami monitoringtechniques using acoustic waves andelectromagnetic signals.

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ID: 98041 Year in Memory of Tsunami: 26December 2005, ThailandBy the Subcommittee of Public Relationsand Images BuildingGovernment of Thailand, 200572 pages

The 26 December 2004 tsunami isdescribed as one of the worst naturaldisasters in the history of mankind. It killedmore than 280,000 in the affectedcountries. In Thailand, six Andamancoastal provinces, namely Phuket, Phang-nga, Krabi, Trang, Satun, and Ranong,were affected, with the death toll rising toabout 5,400. More than 50,000 people or12,000 families were also affected.Thousands of houses and 6,000 fishingvessels were totally or partially destroyed.

While the situation in Thailand was lesssevere than in many other countries, thecatastrophe still cost much in terms oflives and property. The worst of thedamage was concentrated in the resorttown of Khao Lak in Phang-nga.

Immediately after the disaster, the ThaiGovernment worked closely with theprivate sector and non-governmentalorganizations in providing immediate reliefand temporary shelters for displacedvictims.

ID: 9795Aceh and Nias One Year After theTsunami: The Recovery Effort and WayForwardBy the World Bank, 2005205 pages

On December 26, 2004, an earthquakestruck 150 km off the coast of Aceh. It wasthe most powerful the world has seen in ageneration. Forty-five minutes later thetsunami wave hit Aceh and within minutes itswept clean an 800 km coastal strip ofAceh - equivalent to the coastline from SanFrancisco to San Diego. Some 130,000people were killed and 37,000 remainmissing.

The March 28 earthquake added to thetoll in Nias, Simeulue and southern parts ofAceh. The power of nature in these eventsis scarcely comprehensible. To give justone illustration: the December earthquakecaused the 2000 sq km island of Simeulue,with its 78,000 inhabitants, to sink aboutone meter, while the March earthquakecaused it to rise two meters - more, in someparts. Being able to walk through exposedcoral reefs is a stark reminder of the surrealtransformations nature can bring.

These events caused immense social,economic and environmental devastation toareas that were already poor, whilesparking unprecedented emergencysupport. Before the tsunami, more than athird of the population of Aceh and Niaslived in poverty. Now, almost half live belowthe poverty line or are dependent on foodaid. Full recovery will take years. Thecalamity also unleashed an unprecedentednational and international response foremergency needs. The Indonesian militaryand military forces from various countriesled the search and rescue, relief distributionand immediate clean-up activities.

ID: 9763Aceh emergency response andtransitional recovery programme:Tsunami one year commemorationreportBy the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP), 200551 pages

The Emergency Response andTransitional Recovery (ERTR) Programmecommenced activities in January 2005 inthe immediate aftermath of the tsunamidisaster of 26 December 2006. Since thefirst deployment of staff andcommencement of activities within twoweeks of the disaster, the Programme hassince expanded to cover activities in over330 villages across the region affected bythe tsunami.

The ERTR Programme builds on theproposals submitted by UNDP in theUnited Nations Indian OceanEarthquake/Tsunami Flash Appeal whichwas launched by the UN SecretaryGeneral in Indonesia on 6 January 2005.The priorities identified for UNDP supportthrough the Flash Appeal - immediateemployment and recovery of livelihoods;housing and settlements; and capacitybuilding - have since become thecornerstones of UNDP's programming inthe Province.

UNDP's Government counterpart for theProgramme is the Badan RehabilitasidanRekonstruksi (BRR) NAD-Nias, theGovernment authority responsible foroverall reconstruction efforts in Aceh andNias. The Programme is working with over50 partners, including national and localGovernment departments, local andinternational NGOs, private sector firms,and UN agencies, towards achieving theprogramme's objectives and supportingthe recovery process in Aceh and Nias.

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ID: 9451After the Tsunami, Human Rights ofVulnerable PopulationsBy the East-West CenterUniversity of California, 2005109 pages

After the Tsunami: Human Rights ofVulnerable Populations is based oninterviews conducted by research teams inMarch and April 2005 with hundreds oftsunami survivors, government officials,human rights activists, and aid workers infive tsunami-affected countries-India,Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, andThailand.

Survivors continue to suffer from inequitiesin aid distribution and substandard shelterthroughout countries affected by theDecember 2004 tsunami. It also documentsnumerous violations of human rights in thewake of the tsunami, including arbitraryarrests, recruitment of children into fightingforces, discrimination in aid distribution,enforced relocation, and sexual and gender-based violence. Tsunami survivors reportedwidespread inequities in aid distribution onthe part of some government agencies as aresult of favoritism and political influence,bureaucratic inefficiencies, and casteaffiliation. Government authorities rarely, ifever, investigated such abuses. Finally,government agencies and aid organizationsoften failed to consult people in affectedcommunities about aid distribution andreconstruction.

The study recommends that governmentsin tsunami-affected countries shouldcommission an independent study toinvestigate reports of inequities in aiddistribution; increase accountability andtransparency of public and private aidproviders; and develop mechanisms that willenable tsunami survivors to participate inreconstruction planning and implementation.

ID: 8956After the Tsunami: RapidEnvironmental AssessmentBy the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), 2005140 pages ISBN 92-807-2565-3

This report is the product of closecooperation between UNEP and nationalenvironmental authorities and experts. Itprovides a preliminary ground-level look atthe tsunami's impact on various sectors ofthe region's environment. It highlightsproblems in need of immediate attention,underscoring the strong link betweenenvironment and sustainable livelihoodand the need for improved early warningand disaster preparedness systems.

The earthquake and tsunami of 26December 2004 devastated coastalcommunities in 12 countries in the IndianOcean region, with Aceh Province,Sumatra, Indonesia the hardest hit. Thisreport details the findings of the UNEPAsian Tsunami Disaster Task Force, set upto help national environmental authoritiesin the affected countries with theirassessment and response to theenvironmental impact of the disaster.

It summarises the interim findings fromongoing assessments in Indonesia, theMaldives, the Seychelles, Somalia, SriLanka, Thailand and Yemen, includingevidence of environmental concerns thatrequire immediate action.

The short term clean-up programmemust be coupled with policy developmentand strengthened institutions, and therecovery agenda will require the clean-upof contamination hotspots, andrehabilitation of critical livelihoods andecosystems.

ID: 9845An Interim Appraisal of the GermanContribution to Reconstruction: OneYear after the Indian Ocean Tsunami,BMZ Topics 151By the Federal Ministry for EconomicCooperation and Development (BMZ) 37 pages

One year after the tsunami disaster inthe Indian Ocean, the BMZ is presentingan overview of the German supportprovided to the people in the countriesaffected. It looks both at support from theGerman Government and at assistanceprovided by German churches, civil societyorganizations, and political foundations.

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ID: 9761Assessment of Capacity BuildingRequirements for an Effective andDurable Tsunami Warning and MitigationSystem in the Indian Ocean: ConsolidatedReport for Countries Affected by the 26December 2004 TsunamiBy the United Nations EducationalScientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO), 2005, 195 pages

Between May and September 2005,national assessments of 16 countries inthe Indian Ocean were conducted toidentify capacity building needs andsupport requirements for developing anIndian Ocean Tsunami Warning System.National assessments were conducted byinternational expert teams workingtogether with experts from eachparticipating country. Three-day missionswere conducted to each country to meetwith national experts from governmentagencies and non-governmentalorganizations involved in tsunami ornatural disaster management to completea questionnaire covering all aspects oftsunami warning and mitigation system.

The national assessment missionsprovided an opportunity to define thecomponents and implementation actions oftsunami early warning and mitigationsystems and to identify related capacitybuilding opportunities, and the reportprovides a summary of the types ofguidance documents and capacity buildingactivities that will help to catalyze nationalactions.

ID: 9870A Time To Heal, A Reflection of MERCYMalaysia's Response to the IndianOcean TsunamiBy MERCY MalaysiaThe Writers' Publishing House, 2005239 pagesISBN 983-3633-00-5

This book is an in-depth look at howMERCY Malaysia responded to the 26December 2004 tsunami.

This book is a small tribute to theselfless men and women who worked toquell the humanitarian crisis with anoutpouring of service and mercy. It is not abook of achievement but rather, acollection of human stories of the survivorsand those who have reached out to helpthose in need.

ID: 9796Building Back Better: A 12-monthupdate on UNICEF's work to rebuildchildren's lives and restore hope sincethe tsunamiBy the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), 200517 pages

One year after the tsunami, UNICEFrecounts its role in providing immediaterelief and ongoing care to the thousands offamilies and children affected. Helpingbring children back to school, providingimmunization services, and assisting withregistration, placement and reunification ofthe separated are but a few of theactivities UNICEF undertook in the past 12months. The report provides country-by-country breakdowns that includeexpenditure, plans and challenges, whilehighlighting children's stories and keypartners in relief and recovery.

A unique international relief effortprevented any major outbreaks of diseaseand has since provided for the generalhealth and well-being of hundreds ofthousands of people.

The work is far from over. Almost 12months later, tens of thousands of familiesare still in temporary encampments andthe process of rebuilding is really justbeginning to move from conference roomsand drawing boards to bricks and mortar.

Yet every week has brought progress.People have been kept alive and healthy.Families have been reunited. More than 90per cent of children were back in schoolwithin three months. Temporary schoolsand health centres have been built. Andwhile these basic services have takenshape - often with community consultation- policies and standards are being put inplace by national legislatures and localgovernments.

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ID: 9619Children and the Tsunami: Engagingwith children in disaster response,recovery and risk reduction, Learningfrom children's participation in thetsunami responseBy Plan, 200546 pages

This academic report is a call forgovernments, international institutions andaid agencies to change their perception ofchild participation and include it in thedisaster response, recovery and riskreduction.

ID: 9598Earthquake-Tsunami Response: ILOProposals for Reconstruction,Rehabilitation and RecoveryBy the International Labour Office (ILO),200575 pages

The UN Secretary-General described theDecember 26, 2004 catastrophe as "thelargest natural disaster the Organizationhas had to respond to on behalf of theworld community, in the 66 years of ourexistence". Twelve countries in Asia andAfrica were affected.

The tsunamis flooded coastal areas,wiped away homes and buildings, roadsand bridges, water and electricity supplies,crops, irrigation and fishery infrastructure,productive assets and small businesses.The disaster affected poor communitieswhere people mainly lived off the sea andmarginal land, as well as destroying orbadly damaging a number of towns. Theirlivelihoods have been destroyed and theyhave been stripped of their meagrepossessions.

The disaster has weakened or destroyedlabour market institutions or hampered theirfunctioning. For instance many public andprivate education and training institutions andemployment offices have ceased to exist orfunction or need considerable change tomatch the post-disaster needs. The ILO has anumber of tools that could be used to do quickfirst assessment on the adverse impact on thelabour market. Labour market information canbe set up and oriented to meet the post-disaster needs, including evaluating thevolume and types of job seekers and the skillsneeds for humanitarian, reconstruction andrecovery operations. The results of such alabour market assessment will underpinidentification of training needs andopportunities for income generation andemployment creation.

ID: 9830From Commitments to Action:Advancements in Developing an IndianOcean Tsunami Warning and MitigationSystemUNESCO/Evan SchneiderIOC, 200630 pages

This brochure will guide you through ouradvances so far in implementing acomplete end-to-end Tsunami Warningand Mitigation System in the IndianOcean. The success and efficiency of sucha system will always depend in the end onthe good governance of each country andon long-term support from nationalauthorities. National centres must moveaway from their present minimalconfiguration to develop their own nationaldetection networks, their own risk-assessment and preparednessprocedures, and their own nationaleducational or awareness plans.

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ID: 9621Hope for Renewal: Photographs fromIndonesia after the TsunamiBy the East-West Center, 200552 pages ISBN 978-0-86638-202-1

Hope for Renewal: Photographs fromIndonesia after the Tsunami was createdas a tribute to those who died during theIndian Ocean tsunami and to the survivorsof the disaster. It is a catalogue inspired bythe summer 2005 East-West CenterGallery exhibition of the same name. Itchronicles important stages in theaftermath of the disaster, from rescue andrecovery to the rebuilding of communitiesthat continues today.

ID: 9420Human Development Report 2005:International cooperation at acrossroads aid, trade and security in anunequal worldBy the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP), 2005388 pagesISBN 0-19-530511-6

Within days of the tsunami, one of theworst natural disasters in recent historyhad given rise to the world's greatestinternational relief effort, showing what canbe achieved through global solidarity whenthe international community commits itselfto a great endeavour.

This year's Human Development Reporttakes stock of human development,including progress towards the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs). Lookingbeyond statistics, it highlights the humancosts of missed targets and brokenpromises. Extreme inequality betweencountries and within countries is identifiedas one of the main barriers to humandevelopment-and as a powerful brake onaccelerated progress towards the MDGs.

This report provides a basis forconsidering the scale of the challenge. Byfocusing on three pillars of internationalcooperation it highlights some of theproblems that need to be tackled andsome of the critical ingredients forachieving success.

ID: 9775Humanitarian Exchange, Number 32,December 2005By the Humanitarian Practice Network(HPN) and the Overseas DevelopmentInstitute (ODI)ODI, 200547 pages

This issue of Humanitarian Exchangefocuses on the emergency response to thedevastation caused by the earthquake andtsunami in the Indian Ocean on 26December 2004. As a natural disaster, thetsunami was unparalleled, hitting 13countries in Asia and east Africa. Theunprecedented scale of the destructionand the immediacy of the images beamedaround the world led to an outpouring offunding by governments and individuals,with aid pledges to affected countriestopping $11 billion. Within thehumanitarian community, there are diverseviews about whether all that money hasbeen wisely spent.

This issue of Humanitarian Exchangeincludes articles on the response frominternational and local NGOs, donors andthe Red Cross movement, highlighting thechallenges, opportunities and risks theemergency response encountered. Thearticles in this issue also focus attention onthe nature of accountability, and the needfor the humanitarian sector to invest moretime and energy in ensuring that affectedpopulations are at the centre of ouraccountability practices.

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ID: 9193International Coordination Meeting forthe Development of a Tsunami Warningand Mitigation System for the IndianOcean within a Global Framework:Workshop Report No. 196By the Intergovernmental OceanographicCommission (IOC)UNESCO, 2005, 97 pages

The meeting was held at UNESCOHeadquarters between 3 and 8 March2005. It was attended by nearly 300participants from 21 countries in the IndianOcean region, 25 other IOC MemberStates, 24 organizations, and 16observers. The Meeting ensured thatIndian Ocean Member States are fullyinformed, at the technical level, on tsunamiwarning and mitigation programmes at thenational, regional and global levels.

The meeting adopted a communiquéthat provides guidance to all partnersregarding the required actions that willlead towards the establishment of anIndian Ocean Tsunami Warning andMitigation System. It also recommendedthe establishment of an "IntergovernmentalCoordination Group for the Indian OceanTsunami Warning and Mitigation System(ICG/IOTWS) and drafted Terms ofReference for the Group

ID: 9846Maldives: Post-Tsunami EnvironmentalAssessmentBy the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), 2005100 pagesISBN 92-807-2579-3

In the immediate aftermath of theenormous devastation and sufferingcaused by the 26 December 2004 IndianOcean Tsunami, UNEP established theAsian Tsunami Disaster Task Force. At therequest of the governments of affectedcountries, the Task Force has assessedtsunami-related environmental damage,worked to ensure that environment is apart of national recovery agendas, andmobilised environmental recoveryassistance. This report elaborates thefindings of the rapid assessment in theRepublic of Maldives, based on a detailedexpert investigation of the tsunami'senvironmental impacts.

ID: 9614Moving Beyond the Tsunami: The WHO StoryBy the World Health Organization (WHO),2005143 pages

Some dates and events are stampedforever in the world's collective memory.26 December 2004 is one such date,when hundreds of thousands of peoplewere killed, and millions were affected, bya severe earthquake and tsunami. Amongthe countries affected were six MemberStates of WHO's South-East Asia Region.The scale of devastation and the largenumber of people affected, across somany countries, was unprecedented.

The disaster left in its wake formidablepublic health challenges which neededimmediate response. These challenges,however, have been used as opportunitiesto improve health systems to address theneeds of the people in the long term. Aswe move from the emergency phase to therehabilitation phase, local health capacityand infrastructure have been fortified, andpeople trained to serve their communitiesbetter.

"Moving beyond the Tsunami: The WHOstory" narrates how the health needs ofthe affected people are being met. Thisbook enables us to keep in mind thelessons learnt from the disaster, so that wemay serve the people better.

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ID: 9765Responding to Communicable Diseasesfollowing the Tsunami in South-EastAsiaBy the World Health Organization (WHO),200595 pages

Communicable diseases, especiallythose that are epidemic-prone, are themost significant health threat to theinternally displaced population after acatastrophe like the Tsunami. It is adocument that highlights the challengesfaced and describes the key technicalactivities that were carried out by WHOand national counterparts in all the sixtsunami-affected countries to detectprevent and control the communicablediseases.

ID: 9770Responses to young children in post-emergency situationsBy the Bernard van Leer Foundation, 200567 pages

Articles on topics including early childhooddevelopment in emergency situations,addressing the rights and needs oftsunami-affected children, rapid childprotection assessments in emergencycontexts, the impact of conflict on childrenand care for separated children. It is a jointproduction with the International CatholicChild Bureau.

ID: 9847Seychelles: Post-TsunamiEnvironmental AssessmentBy the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), 200560 pagesISBN 92-807-2654-4

The Seychelles island group was struckby a series of powerful tidal surges,resulting from the tsunami, generated bythe earthquake off Indonesia on 26December 2004. As a direct consequenceof these tidal surges two people lost theirlives, and hundreds of families suffereddamage to their home and livelihoods. Theeffects of the tsunami were compoundedby exceptionally heavy rainfall on 29December, causing flooding, landslidesand tree/rock falls.

The Seychelles are globally recognizedfor the richness of their marine andterrestrial ecosystems, which in turnsupport the islands' main economicactivities; tourism and fishing. There wasconcern that in addition to its directimpacts on human communities, thetsunami may have caused damage to theislands' environmental values, therebyindirectly affecting livelihoods.

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ID: 9622Sri Lanka, Post-Tsunami EnvironmentalAssessmentBy the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), 200584 pagesISBN 92-807-2653-6

Following the launch of "RapidEnvironmental Assessment Report" on22nd February 2005, where UNEPadvised countries hit by the tsunami torebuild in a manner that preserves naturalresources for the benefit of the localcommunities, a new report was issued inColombo focusing on Post-tsunamiassessments in the Maldives and SriLanka.

The Maldives report reveals that theIndian Ocean tsunami caused a number ofsignificant impacts on the Maldivesenvironment. The UNEP report concludedthat the tsunami generated approximately290,000 cubic meters of waste on thecountry's 69 inhabited islands that wereseverely damaged by the tsunami.

The Sri Lanka report, on the other hand,confirms that in those areas with healthycoral reefs and mangroves, the impacts ofthe devastating events of December 2004were significantly reduced. Klaus Toepfer,UNEP's Executive Director, said: "Thetsunami in the Indian Ocean taught theworld some hard, shocking but importantlessons which we ignore at our peril".

ID: 9792Sri Lanka: Post Tsunami Recovery andReconstructionBy the Government of Sri Lanka andDevelopment PartnersGovernment of Sri Lanka, 200566 pages

This report aims at providing anobjective joint assessment of post-tsunamirelief, recovery and reconstructioninterventions and the way forward. A teamcomprised of representatives from thegovernment, civil society, and theinternational community prepared thisdocument, with 20 government institutions,20 bilateral and multilateral organizationsand 18 national and international NGOscontributing relevant details. DuringOctober 2005, more than 100 experts andpractitioners from these institutions metand prepared detailed summaries of foursectors and seven thematic areas.

ID: 9848Status of Coral Reefs in TsunamiAffected Countries: 2005By the Australian Institute of MarineScience (AIMS) and the AustralianGovernmentAIMS, 2006154 pages

The tsunamis of Sunday 26 December2004 caught many people unprepared andunaware in Indian Ocean countries. Thisunexpected event struck without apparentwarning on a clear day; many local peopleand tourists were on the beach and somewalked over coral reef flats as the waterreceded to investigate a hidden realm.Within minutes, a series of massive wavesreturned to carry them away and invadethe land. The tsunamis caused massivedestruction to coastal resources andinfrastructure. This book focuses on theimpacts on the natural coastal resources,especially the coral reefs and associatedecosystems, and the responses by theinternational community. But we cannotignore that far more damage was done tothe lives of people of the region and theworld.

The tsunamis however were not totallynovel and there has been a long history ofprevious earthquakes and tsunamis in theIndian Ocean (summarised in Chapter 1, p17). These are firmly embedded in thefolklore of many indigenous communities,who retreated to higher ground before thewaves; most of the victims, however,lacked experience of the potentialconsequences of earthquakes andtsunamis.

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ID: 9764Survivors of the Tsunami, One YearLater: UNDP Assisting Communities toBuild Back BetterBy the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP), 200624 pages

UNDP has published a report on its assistanceto the tsunami recovery and reconstruction effortsfor the past year. It is meant to provide examplesof how UNDP is helping people who survived thetsunami rebuild their lives now, and for the future.

Few events send a universal shockwave, asthe scenes of devastation caused by lastDecember's Indian Ocean tsunami did. Yet, assilently as the waves that caused the damageblended back into the seas, the legacy of thetsunami has now largely faded from public view.For the people who lived through the tsunami,however, the devastation wrought by the disaster,one year later, is still very much part of their lives.

The one-year mark is hardly an endpoint on theroad to full recovery, and reconstruction is likely totake several years. As the tsunami itself, the hugeoutpouring of generosity that it generated, wasunprecedented, but there is a need to seewhether the funds made available did, in fact, helpthe people who lived through this nightmare.

Much has been achieved this year, but there isstill more to be done. Many homes still needbuilding; roads and ports need repairing, andbetter livelihoods and safer living conditions needto be developed. Working with the governmentsand communities of the affected countries, as wellas with the multitude of donors and other aidorganizations, the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP) remains committed tosupporting the recovery and longer-termreconstruction process.

This report is a snapshot of UNDP's assistanceto the recovery and reconstruction efforts for thepast year. It is meant to provide examples of howUNDP is helping people who survived thetsunami rebuild their lives now, and for the future.

ID: 9624The EU's contribution to the internationalresponse to the 2004 Asian Tsunami,achievements, next steps and lessonslearned: Discussion Paper, High-levelMeeting, Brussels, 20 December 2005By the Department for InternationalDevelopment, United Kingdom and theEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission, 2005

The European Union was among theleaders of an unprecedented internationaleffort, reacting rapidly and generously. InJanuary 2005 the President of theCommission Mr Barroso assured 473million euro for 2005 and 2006 to helpcountries affected by the Tsunami.

The European Commission has kept itspromises. Only hours after the news broke,the European Commission fundedhumanitarian assistance. This aid - food,medicines, temporary shelter - will continueto mid 2006 for those families who still needhelp. As of 15 November 2005, a total of$103 million in humanitarian assistance hasbeen committed. A further $20 million will becommitted before the end of the year andcomplete the Commission's pledge of $123million for humanitarian aid. More than $73million have already been spent.

Soon after, the Commission pledged asupport programme of $350 million to helpin the longer-term reconstruction work,particularly in the worst-affected countries.Nearly half of this amount will be committedby the end of the year and the total pledgeis expected to be delivered in 2006 asforeseen. More than $75 million havealready been disbursed.

To ensure speed of delivery theCommission coordinates its aid with thegovernments and pools its funds with otherdonors. Projects are underway, focusing onrebuilding communities, restartinglivelihoods and reconstructing infrastructure.

ID: 9793The Maldives: One Year After theTsunamiBy the Ministry of Planning and NationalDevelopmentGovernment of Maldives, 200539 pagesISBN 99915-55-51-X

One year on, the impact of the tsunamiis still felt across the country, but the spiritof unity and of communities pullingtogether in the face of adversity continuesto define the recovery efforts in theMaldives. The spirit of cooperation hasseen new partnerships forged and existingpartnerships strengthened. There is acommon commitment to ensure that theMaldives not only recovers from thedevastating effects of the tsunami but usesthe opportunities presented to makestrategic investments in the future and to'build back better'. These commitments arereflected in the preparation of the SeventhNational Development Plan which willencapsulate the tsunami recovery over thenext three to five years, as well as lay thefoundation for the achievement of theMillennium Development Goals by 2015.

Like the efforts of the past year, this jointreport reflects the high levels ofcooperation of all those involved in therecovery process. The Government of theRepublic of Maldives, the United Nations,the World Bank, the Asian DevelopmentBank, the International Federation of theRed Cross and Red Crescent Societies(IFRC) and members of the Red Crossfamily, the Government of Japan, nationalnon-governmental organisations and otherstakeholders have all come together andmade this a genuinely collaborative effort.

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ID: 9423Topics Geo Annual Review: Naturalcatastrophes 2004By the Munich Re GroupMunich Re, 200556 pages

Shortly before the end of the year, SouthAsia was hit by one of the mostdevastating natural catastrophes of recentdecades. An earthquake off the west coastof Sumatra in the Indian Ocean triggered atsunami (a series of seismic sea waves)which was so strong that it causeddevastation on sections of coastthousands of kilometres away.

By and large, however, 2004 wasdominated by extreme atmospheric eventsand weather-related natural catastrophes,both in terms of the number of events andthe monetary losses they generated. Thepast year thus confirmed the fear that aslong been expressed by Munich Re: globalwarming - very probably triggered byhuman activity - is leading not only to anincrease in the frequency and intensity ofexceptional weather events but also tonew kinds of weather risks and greaterloss potentials.

The gigantic catastrophes of the pastyear are an emphatic confirmation that theinsurance industry must be prepared fornew loss dimensions from naturalcatastrophes.

ID: 9620Tsunami 12 Months AfterBy Plan, 200540 pages

The follow up of the Tsunami 6 monthsafter report tells the stories of childrenaffected by the tsunami and explains whywe should listen to children in times ofdisaster.

ID: 9585Tsunami 26.12.2004: A tribute, Unhommage, Un homenajeBy the International Federation of RedCross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC),200589 pagesISBN 92-9139-117-4Multilingual English-French-Spanish-Arabic

These photographs are an insight intoeight months that follow the tsunami, andare published as a tribute to all thosepeople whose lives it affected and inmemory of those who died.

We can only support those who lostrelatives, homes, jobs and possessions.We can only admire their resilience andcourage as they pick up the pieces of theirlives in the most painful of circumstances.We can only thank those who reached outto help friends and strangers in theaftermath; putting humanity into action.

For the Red Cross Red Crescent, thetsunami became its largest ever reliefoperation. Across the affected countries,some 25,000 Red Cross Red Crescentvolunteers offered help, distributing food,tents and toiletries, collecting dead bodies,clearing rubble and carrying out first aid.Many of them were themselves victims ofthe tsunami, yet their dedication neverfailed.

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ID: 9790Tsunami Evaluation Coalition: InitialFindings By the Active Learning Network forAccountability and Performance inHumanitarian Action (ALNAP), 200520 pages

This document presents the initialfindings of the Tsunami EvaluationCoalition (TEC) in the wake of theearthquake and tsunamis of 26 December2004. The TEC is a collaborative effort byaid agencies (donor governments' aiddepartments, United Nations agencies,non-governmental organisations, and theRed Cross and Red Crescent Movement)to improve humanitarian systems bylearning from the response to theseevents. Another aim of the TEC is toprovide some accountability for thehumanitarian system to both the givingand receiving publics.

ID: 9794Tsunami Thailand, One Year Later:National Response and theContribution of International PartnersBy the United Nations Country Team inThailandWorld Bank/UNDP, 2005122 pages

The report documents the efforts takenby the Thai Government, public,businesses and civil society in respondingto the disaster. Unlike the other affectedcountries, Thailand did not formally appealfor international support, and theGovernment led an effective emergencyresponse to the disaster including amassive forensic operation to identify thebodies of thousands of victims, whichincluded Thai citizens and foreign visitors.The basic humanitarian needs of theaffected communities were addressedwithin days. The Government put in placespecial assistance programs andcompensation schemes for the victims.The longer-term recovery of the affectedcommunities and the local economy arenow the focus of the national response.International partners are playing astrategic role here, and the World Bank isassisting through three Japanese SocialDevelopment Fund grants.

ID: 9797Working Out of Disaster: ImprovingEmployment and Livelihood inCountries Affected by the TsunamiBy the International Labour Organization(ILO), 2005100 pagesISBN 92-2-117766-1

Following the devastation caused by thetsunami, the ILO very quickly set up a taskforce headed by the Regional Director forAsia and the Pacific to provide immediatesupport to the work of ILO offices in thefour affected countries: India, Indonesia,Sri Lanka and Thailand. ILO was pro-active in its response to the disaster,concentrating efforts on the worst affectedareas of Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Itquickly reinforced the technical staffcapacity and support facilities of its officesin Jakarta and Colombo to provide theimmediate responses required, includingparticipation in needs assessmentmissions, undertaking dialogue andpartnership with governments, agenciesand workers' and employers' organizationsand initiating rapid action programmesfocusing on employment creation and theprotection of vulnerable groups.

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ID: 9421World Disasters Report 2005: focuseson information in disasters By the International Federation of RedCross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC),2005251 pagesISBN 9291391093

People need information as much aswater, food, medicine or shelter.Information can save lives, livelihoods andresources. It may be the only form ofdisaster preparedness that the mostvulnerable can afford. The right kind ofinformation leads to a deeperunderstanding of needs and ways torespond. The wrong information can leadto inappropriate, even dangerousinterventions.

Information bestows power. Lack ofinformation can make people victims ofdisaster. Do aid organizations useinformation to accumulate power forthemselves or to empower others? Thereport calls on agencies to focus less ongathering information for their own needsand more on exchanging information withthe people they seek to support.

The World Disasters Report 2005features:• Data or dialogue? The role of

information in disasters• Hurricane early warning in the

Caribbean• Locusts in West Africa: early

warning, late response• Information black hole in Aceh• Sharing information for tsunami

recovery in South Asia• Humanitarian media coverage in the

digital age• Radio in Afghanistan: challenging

perceptions, changing behaviour• Disaster data: key databases, trends

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ID: 7770Coastal Zone Management: HandbookBy John R. ClarkLewis Publishers 1998694 pagesISBN 1-56670-092-2

Coastal Zone Management Handbookcomprises the first complete manual oncoastal resource planning and managementtechnology. This handbook reflects a globalperspective on the natural resources,sensitivities, economics, development,productivity, and diversity of coastal zones.The emphasis is on tropical and subtropicalcoastal ecosystems, but the information iswidely applicable. In addition to itscomprehensive coverage of general conceptsrelated to coastal regions, the book describesthe strategic basis for coastal management,provides a set of working tools formanagement and planning activities, andpresents case histories of managementprojects around the globe. Extensivereferences are provided for each managementanalysis, practice, technique, and solution.

Coastal Zone Management Handbook ismade up of four sections: • Management Strategies - a description of

the Integrated Coastal Zone Management(ICZM) system, standardized in 1989, whichbalances conflicting needs, maximizesresource benefits, and protects coastalenvironments.

• Management Methods - a presentation ofspecific management approaches. Thissection describes techniques, includesplanning instructions, and proposes specificmanagement objectives.

• Management Information - a generalcompilation of information about coastalresources and management.

• Case Histories - a collection of projecthistories of coastal zone management from28 countries.

ID: 9390Coastal zone space, Prelude toconflict?: IOC Ocean ForumBy the Intergovernmental OceanographicCommission (IOC)UNESCO Publishing, 1994138 pagesISBN 9-789231-029530

This series, managed by UNESCO'sIntergovernmental OceanographicCommission (IOC), not only presents thescientific aspects of the themes in questionbut also the issues as debated by societyat large. Science is therefore set within thewider context of economics, politics andsociety.

It is a comprehensive overview ofproblems related to the coastal zone. Thestudy covers the rising population in thecoastal zone; tourism and recreation; therole of the oceans in waste management;farming and raching the sea;transportation; energy from the sea;commercial fishing; offshore minerals; use-conflicts and regulatory mechanisms.

ID: 9869Environmentally Friendly CoastalProtection: Series Nato Science SeriesIV, Earth and Environmental Sciences,Vol. 53Edited by Claus Zimmermann, Robert G.Dean, Valeri Penchev and Henk Jan VerhagenSpringer, 2005, 276 pagesISBN 1-4020-3299-4

Coast lines have been and still are thecentre lines of civilization around the worldwith still increasing pressure from bothsides, the hinterland and the sea, with allits foreseeable and unforeseeable impactsgiven by nature or mankind. Whileresponse of nature to such impacts isflexible in the way that all morphologicalchanges with all the consequences aretolerated as part of the system, mancannot tolerate short-term or long-termchanges without being threatened in itsphysical and economical existence. Theobjectives of this Advanced ResearchWorkshop (ARW) on EnvironmentallyFriendly Coastal Structures were:• to contribute to the critical assessment of

existing knowledge in the field of coastaland environmental protection;

• to identify directions for future researchin that area;

• to promote close working relationshipsbetween scientists from differentcountries and with different professionalexperience.

Latest trends in research in coastal andenvironmental protection have beensummarized and developed during themeeting. Seventeen papers are presented inthis book, attempting to cover as completelyas possible all related aspects - coast,engineering structures, water, sediments,ecosystems in their complicated interaction.

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ID: 8611GIS for Coastal Zone ManagementBy Darius Bartlett and Jennifer L. SmithCRC Press, 2004310 pagesISBN 0415319722

Increasingly used to analyze andmanage marine and coastal zones,Geographical Information Systems (GIS)provide a powerful set of tools forintegrating and processing spatialinformation. These technologies areincreasingly used in the management andanalysis of the coastal zone. Supplying theguidance necessary to use these tools,GIS for Coastal Zone Managementexplores key technical, theoretical, andapplications issues. Drawing on thepractical experience of experts in the field,the book discusses recent developmentsand specific applications.

A comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date overview of the state-of-the-art incoastal zone GIS applications, this down-to-earth and practical book puts thescience in a management context. Thechapters present groundbreaking coastalapplications of GIS based decision supporttools, spatial data infrastructures, remotesensing technology including LiDAR andCASI, and more. Covering a broad rangeof topics by international experts, thelogical organization supplies a flow andstructure to the entire book that makes theinformation not only easily accessible butimmediately applicable.

ID: 9409Sea-Level Changes and Their Effects:Ocean and Atmosphere Pacific, OAP 95By John Noye and Marcus Grzechnik World Scientific Publishing, 2001303 pagesISBN 981-02-3618-2

The articles in this volume will find anaudience among coastal developers,marine biologists and environmentalists.They cover a range of topics including theefforts of long-term sea-level rise oncoastal flows and its impact on mangrovecommunities, the determination of long-term sea-level change relative to thevertical motion of the land, to thenumerical modelling of short term sea-level changes due to tides, tsunamis andthe weather.

ID: 9410Mangrove management andconservation: present and futureBy Marta VannucciUnited Nations University, 1994324 pagesISBN 92-808-1084-7

This book contains the highlights of aworkshop organized by UNU, theInternational Society for MangroveEcosystems (Japan), and UNESCO's Manand the Biosphere programme (MAB), inMarch 2000.

A long-term management plan for thesustainable use of mangrove ecosystemsis urgently needed. Monitoring, research,and evaluation are vital components of asuccessful conservation strategy fornatural, managed, and man-mademangrove forests.

The contributors to this book outline thekey areas for future focus in thestewardship of this vital ecosystem,including appropriate legislation,community participation andempowerment, management agreementsbetween communities, governments andNGOs, and local responsibility forsupervision and enforcement of rules andregulations. An Action Plan for theworldwide conservation and use ofmangroves concludes the volume.

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ID: 9789Tsunami Disaster In Indonesia, 2004:Natural DisastersBy John Albert TorresMitchell Lane Publishers, 2005ISBN 1-58415-415-2

December 26, 2004 will long beremembered throughout the countries nearthe Indian Ocean. That was the day that akiller tsunami struck several countrieskilling thousands of people. This is thestory of that disaster and the remarkableway that the world responded. It is a storyof horror and disaster as normal everydaypeople were forced to become heroes andhelp save lives as well as rebuild theirown.

Hopefully the story will teach people tolisten to nature's signs and to be preparedfor disasters like this.

Educational Kit on 'Earthquakes andTsunamis'By the International Tsunami InformationCenter (ITIC)Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico dela Armada de Chile (SHOA)Intergovernmental OceanographicCommission (IOC)SHOA/IOC/ITIC, 1997All available on the ITIC websitehttp://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/

A series of 8 publications in English(also available in Spanish andRussian) covering pre-elementary tohigh school levels:

ID: 9165Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Pre-Elementary School Textbook, 27 pagesID: 9147Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Teacher'sGuidebook Pre-Elementary School, 11 pages

ID: 9089I Invite You to Know the Earth I: Textfor Elementary School 2nd. to 4th.Grade, 29 pagesID: 9107 I Invite You to Know the Earth I:Elementary School 2nd. to 4th. Grade Teacher's Guidebook, 7 pages

ID: 9090I Invite You to Know the Earth II: 5th. to8th. Grade of Preparatory SchoolTextebook, 49 pagesID: 9110I Invite You to Know the Earth II: 5th. to8th. Grade of Preparatory SchoolTeacher's Guide, 6 pages

ID: 9108Earthquakes and Tsunamis: HighSchool Textbook112 pagesID: 9109Earthquakes and Tsunamis: HighSchool Teacher's Guidebook, 29 pages

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ID: 9114, 9119-9122, 9128, 9131, 9145,9146, 9167-9168, 9185-9186Tsunami Education KitBy World Vision of Australia, 2005

On 26 December 2004 an underwaterearthquake just off the coast of Sumatradisplaced a massive body of water causingan enormous tsunami to race across theIndian Oce|an. The tsunami itself touchedand unleashed immense devastation in 12countries and affected many more.

In order to support the desire tounderstand the causal factors and the longterm consequences of the disaster, WorldVision, the Australian Red Cross andAusAID have put together this schools kit.The kit goes beyond the immediatedisaster and examines how the disasterfits with bigger picture issues of poverty,development and aid.

The kit provides a background forteachers and students on these issuesthrough information and key questions, aswell as providing activity suggestions forall age groups.

The kit is divided into primary andsecondary worksheets, denoted by a P oran S. However teachers may find it usefulto look through the whole kit to give athorough grounding in all of the issues andto find further activity suggestions.

ID: 9581TsunamisBy Margaret W. CarruthersWatts Library, 200564 pagesISBN 0-531-12286-7

Tsunamis appear as walls of water thatsometimes rise as tall as the Empire StateBuilding. They are rare but have the powerto wipe out entire coastal villages. Theearthquakes, volcanic eruptions,landslides, and asteroids that cause oceanwaters to shift can create waves that areextremely fast, strong and unpredictable.Young readers receive an in-depth look atthe various ways that tsunamis form andthe destruction they're capable of causing.Perhaps most importantly, they discoverhow disaster planning can mean thedifference between life and deth for peoplein a tsunami's path.

ID: 9561Tsunamis By Peggy J. ParksKidHaven Press, 200548 pagesISBN 0-7377-3380-2

This book examines tsunamis,explaining what they are, what causesthem, how scientists study them and thedestruction they leave in their wake.

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ID: 9558Tsunamis: Natural disasters By Samantha BonarCapstone Books, 200248 pagesISBN 0736809023

This book explains why tsunamis occur,the damage they inflict, some famoustsunamis, and how people can protectthemselves against these giant waves.

ID: 9559Tsunamis: Natural disasters By Luke ThompsonChildren's Press, 200048 pagesISBN 0516235680

This book defines tsunamis anddescribes the geologic forces that causethem, as well as the damage they caninflict when the huge walls of ocean waterstrike land.

ID: 9404What's Derolin? A Story of Earthquakeand Tsunami By Kouzou ShindouPARI, 200531 pagesISBN 4-901391-61-5Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese,Japanese and Arabic version.

"Danger of Earthquake Reminds us thatOur Life Is Naive."

This book is a picture-book made fromthe suggestion of the researcher of PARIwith cooperation of many persons.

Reading this picture-book, not onlychildren but also their parents can enjoythe story and discuss the necessity ofdisaster prevention.

Yoshi met Derolin, a strange creature, ina midnight. An earthquake follows Derolin,and Yoshi needs to survive by himself.

ID: 4658Riskland Game and Educational Kit: "Let's learn to preventdisasters!"By the Inter-Agency secretariat of the International Strategy for DisasterReduction (UN/ISDR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 200424 pages and game kit

UN/ISDR and UNICEF have together produced an educational kit forchildren called "Let's learn to prevent disasters!". It includes the boardgame "Riskland" whereby players learn about what they can do toreduce disaster impacts by answering questions and advancing alongthe board's winding path. The kit and game may be adapted accordingto the different hazards communities face, and translated into multiplelanguages. To date, the kit is available in English, Haitian Creole, MayaKackchiquel, Nepali, Portuguese and Spanish, with translations intoover 15 others currently underway.

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ID: 9425-9442Tsunami, Lessons Learnt from Japanese Story "Inamura No Hi" By the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)Government of Japan, 200515 pagesAvailable in English, Malay, Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Hindi and Nepalese.

Tsunami Awareness Educational Materials "Inamura no Hi""Inamura no Hi" means fire of rice sheaves. "Inamura no Hi" is a story of a man who noticed a precursor of a large tsunami at the earliest

stage and led village inhabitants to a high ground by burning harvested rice sheaves. This story was based on a true story at the time ofAnsei-Nankai Tsunami (1854), which claimed around 3,000 lives in the coastal areas of Western Japan.

Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) developed Tsunami educational materials with basic knowledge of Tsunami in 8 countries, using"Inamura no Hi" story, funded by the Government of Japan.

"Inamura no Hi" booklets have been produced in 9 languages in 8 countries, in collaboration with the members, belonging to the AsianDisaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), a network of NGOs for disaster reduction and response in the Asian region. Theydistributed 1,000 copies of adult version and 1,000 copies of children version in each country.

Outline of Story of "Inamura no hi"A big earthquake occurred in the evening. Mr. Gohei, a village chief, became very much worried about tsunami. From the garden of his

house on the top of the hill, Gohei looked down at houses situated along the coast. The villagers did not seem to notice that tsunami wascoming. "I should warn the villagers at once!" He decided to set a fire to inamura (rice sheaves,) which were made of just-harvested ricecrops.

The villagers saw the fire and shouted, "There is fire at the house of the village chief!" They made their way up to the hill. They wereshocked to see the burning inamura. They tried to put out the fire at once. But Gohei exclaimed in a loud voice, "Leave the fire as it is. Telleveryone hurry up to the hill. A disaster is coming." They could not understand what was happening. Just then, Gohei pointed out to the sea,and shouted. "Look. Tsunami is coming." The sea water stood up like a wall.

The villagers saw the terrible white water destroying their village. They finally understood that it was the fire that saved their lives. Theycould not find the words to thank Gohei.

"Inamura no Hi" booklets also include basic knowledge on Tsunami. In order for the tragedy not to repeat itself, we need to share thelessons with other people and teach them about tsunami disaster.

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ID: 9868"An Implementation Strategy for theCoastal Module of the Global OceanObserving System", GOOS Report No148By the Intergovernmental OceanographicCommission (IOC)UNESCO, 2005144 pages

Coastal nations worldwide are experiencingchanges in their coastal marine and estuarinesystems that jeopardize sustainabledevelopment, human health and safety, andthe capacity of marine ecosystems to supportproducts and services valued by society.Changes of concern include increases in thesusceptibility of coastal populations toflooding, tsunamis, erosion and disease,habitat loss, declines in living resources,harmful algal blooms, and mass mortalities ofmarine mammals and birds. Such trendsreflect the combined effects of both naturalprocesses and human uses.

The coastal module of the Global OceanObserving System (GOOS) is intended todevelop an integrated and holistic approach toaddressing six goals for the public good:• improve the capacity to detect and predict

the effects of global climate change oncoastal ecosystems;

• improve the safety and efficiency of marineoperations;

• control and mitigate the effects of naturalhazards more effectively;

• reduce public health risks;• protect and restore healthy ecosystems

more effectively; and• restore and sustain living marine resources

more effectively.

ID: 9807Big Waves: Tracking Deadly TsunamisIn 2004 Science Year, The World BookAnnual Science Supplement, 2003.By Dr. Laura KongWorld Book, 200316 pages

Scientists hope to save more lives bylearning better ways to predict theapproach of killer waves. This specialOceanography report was published in2004 Science Year by World Book.

ID: 9388Waves, Tides and Shallow-WaterProcesses By Evelyn BrownThe Open University, 2005227 pagesISBN 0750642815

This book begins by describing waves,their measurement and characteristics,their behaviour in shallow water, andunusual waves. Next, the book considersmainly theoretical aspects of sedimentmovement and deposition by currents,before discussing wave action in the littoralzone, tidal current action on tidal flats andin estuaries, and the interaction of waves,tides and river flow in deltas. Finally, shelf-sea processes are examined, including anoutline of their mineral resources.

This Volume belongs to a series onoceanography. It begins by describing thecharacteristics of waves and tides, andtheir behaviour in shallow-water. Afteroutlining the sources of sediment supply tothe oceans, it considers some theoreticalaspects of sediment movement anddeposition by currents. After looking atwave action in the littoral zone, it exploresthe interplay of tidal currents, river flowand wave action in estuaries and deltas.The final Chapter provides an overview ofshelf processes.

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Le dessous des cartes: Tsunamis, unphénomène naturelProposé par Jean-Christophe VictorArte France, 2005Duration: 11 minuteshttp://www.arte-tv.com/ddc

Le Tsunami qui a touché l'Asie endécembre 2004 a choqué par sonampleur, sa force de destruction et sasoudaineté. Mais il n'est pas unphénomène exceptionnel, tout simplementparce que nous vivons sur une terredynamique en mouvement. Les cartespermettent de comprendre cesmouvements régis par la techtonique desplaques.

The power of knowledgeStory of a little boy from Semilieu,Indonesia Produced by the Inter-Agency secretariatof the International Strategy for DisasterReduction (UN/ISDR), 2005Duration: 3 minutes

When the Indian Ocean Tsunami hit inDecember 2004 over 250,000 people werekilled throughout Asia, but on one smallisland, just 40km from the epicenter of theearthquake, almost the entire populationsurvived, thanks to the people's inheritedknowledge of tsunamis, handed down fromeach generation to the next. The 26thDecember 2004 looked like just anothernormal day on Simeulue. Eleven year oldAnto Suryanto and his friends were on thebeach playing football when the island washit by a major earthquake. Anto tells hisstory and how traditional knowledge savedhis life.

Everybody's businessFilm on the Hyogo Framework for ActionProduced by the Inter-Agency secretariatof the International Strategy for DisasterReduction (UN/ISDR), 2005Duration: 10 minuteshttp://www.unisdr.org/eng/media-room/video/hf-everybody-business.wmv

Every year more than 200 million peopleare affected by drought, floods, cyclones,earthquakes, wildfires and other disastersassociated with natural hazards. Growingpopulations, environmental degradationand global warming are making theimpacts worse, creating greater disastersand making the need to find better ways toprotect people more urgent.

In January 2005, a month after theIndian Ocean tsunami, the worlds' 168governments adopted a ten-year plan tomake the worldplanet safer from futuredisasters. The Hyogo Framework forAction sets out ways to make nations andcommunities more resilient, and betterable to cope with such continuous set-backs to their development.

At it's heart is collaboration: disastersaffect everyone, and are thereforeeverybody's business. Disaster reductionis part of everyday's decisions- choices onhow we do agriculture, build healthcenters, educate our children, plan ourcities- can either make us more vulnerableor more resilient.

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Lessons save lifeStory of Tilly SmithProduced by the Inter-Agency secretariatof the International Strategy for DisasterReduction (UN/ISDR), 2005Duration: 5 minuteshttp://www.unisdr.org/eng/media-room/video/tilly-tsunami-hr.wmv

Tilly Smith, an eleven year old schoolgirlwas on holiday in Thailand with her familywhen the tsunami hit in December 2004.She recognized the signs of the recedingsea and warned her parents of theimpending tsunami, which led to hotelguests being rapidly cleared from thebeach and saved the life of dozens ofpeople. Tilly's story highlights the criticalimportance of basic education inpreventing the tragic impacts of naturaldisasters.

120 Days After Tsunami Dec 26, 04:Experiences and Lessons Learn ofThailandBy the Health Technical Office, TheBureau of Policy and Strategy, Office ofthe Permanent Secretary, The Ministry ofPublic Health, ThailandEdited by Luecha Wanaratna, MD, 2005

Save Your Lives from Tsunami! Planned and produced by JapanMeteorological Agency (JMA), 2004

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