Tsunami Risk Management in the Context of the Pacific Islands

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dc.creatorDominey-Howes, Dale
dc.creatorGoff, James
dc.date2012-08-13T10:22:37Z
dc.date2012-08-13T10:22:37Z
dc.date2011-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:11:24Z
dc.descriptionTsunamis can be devastating. The 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Tohoku disasters provide frightening examples of the power of tsunamis. The Pacific has long been recognized as a place where tsunamis occur - the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' (PRF) contains regions of volcanoes and large earthquakes associated with tectonic plate motions that are ideal breeding grounds for tsunamis. The Pacific Ocean covers an area of 30 million km. Some 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) are dotted throughout the Pacific and are vulnerable to varying degrees, to the effects of tsunamis generated locally, regionally and distantly tsunamis in the Pacific have claimed numerous lives, caused widespread damage to coastal infrastructure and heavily impacted natural ecosystems.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/14617117/tsunami-risk-management-context-pacific-islands
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10085
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/10085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415955
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationEAP DRM Knowledge Notes; No. 25
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBATHYMETRY
dc.subjectBREEDING GROUNDS
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOASTAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectDAMAGE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectDAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER SITUATIONS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEMERGENCY PLANNING
dc.subjectEMERGENCY RESPONSE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY SERVICES
dc.subjectERUPTION
dc.subjectEVACUATION
dc.subjectFIRE
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectISLAND
dc.subjectLANDSLIDE
dc.subjectLANDSLIDES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARD
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectOCEAN RIDGES
dc.subjectOCEANOGRAPHERS
dc.subjectORANGE
dc.subjectPACIFIC OCEAN
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectRESCUE
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRISK EXPOSURE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEA FLOOR
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA LEVELS
dc.subjectSEDIMENTS
dc.subjectSURVIVORS
dc.subjectTECTONIC PLATE
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectTSUNAMI
dc.subjectTSUNAMIS
dc.subjectVOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
dc.subjectVOLCANO
dc.subjectVOLCANOES
dc.subjectWATER DEPTH
dc.titleTsunami Risk Management in the Context of the Pacific Islands

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