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BY KENYA

DEVELOPMENT OF A TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR KENYA: EXPERIENCES, LIMITATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES. BY KENYA. EXPERIENCES. Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December 2005 hit the East African Coast within eight hours from the epicenter The region was unprepared One person was killed

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BY KENYA

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  1. DEVELOPMENT OF A TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR KENYA: EXPERIENCES, LIMITATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES BY KENYA

  2. EXPERIENCES • Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December 2005 hit the East African Coast within eight hours from the epicenter • The region was unprepared • One person was killed • Fishing boats destroyed

  3. Development of a multi hazard system Flooding Tropical cyclones Storm surges Experiences (cont.)

  4. Experiences (cont.)

  5. Limitations • Lack Of Early Warning System In The Indian Ocean • Inadequate network of tide gauges • lack of proper communication • Lack of regional modelling center in the region

  6. Existing sea-level network in the WIO region

  7. Opportunities

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