Institutionalizing and sustaining early warning systems – technical, human and operational capacity, and localization
Measuring early warning effectiveness and ongoing evaluation
Multi – Hazard Early Warning (MHEW) Systems, including exploring the potential for synergizing tsunami early warning with other hazards
Using GIS technology for disaster preparedness and early warning
Local ownership, enhancing response capacity and community awareness
Simulation exercises, drills and standard operating Procedures (SOPs)
Disaster emergency food and sanitation
Early warning interface – legal and institutional framework, clearly defined actors, governance and institutional arrangements, vertical and horizontal coordination
Reaching the last mile – Technical, legal and socio – cultural complexities involved in communicating early warning to communities
Next generation of TEW dissemination