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Status Briefing: TsunamiReady Improvement

Status Briefing: TsunamiReady Improvement. NTHMP MES-EC Presented by: Chris Maier NWS TsunamiReady Program Manager NTHMP Annual Meeting, Pasadena, CA January 27, 2009. TsunamiReady Improvement - Drivers. GAO Report 06-519 – June 2006 Tsunami Warning and Education Act

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Status Briefing: TsunamiReady Improvement

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  1. Status Briefing: TsunamiReady Improvement NTHMP MES-EC Presented by: Chris Maier NWS TsunamiReady Program Manager NTHMP Annual Meeting, Pasadena, CA January 27, 2009

  2. TsunamiReady Improvement -Drivers • GAO Report 06-519 – June 2006 • Tsunami Warning and Education Act • NTHMP 5-Year Review Findings • Feedback from state and local community members • TR Summit, August 07 • NTHMP-CC Meeting, June 08 • TR Workshop, October 08, etc... Upcoming: • New GAO report (February 2010) • NAS review findings (March 2010)

  3. TsunamiReady Improvement - Strategy Overview Vision Strengthened TR program that encourages tsunami resilience rather than minimal readiness • RESILIENCE through TR: • Comprehensive mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery guidelines • Sustainability possible through new structure • Meaningful integration of social science in the new structure TR Improvement GAPS CHANGES OUTCOMES • Tsunami hazard preparedness better integrated into coastal community culture • TR communities more capable of dealing with tsunami events • Improved measurement of TR value to the American taxpayer • TR only promotes minimal readiness • Focus must be on high hazard tsunami regions • Need to “raise the bar” • NTHMP leadership on TR • New TR program structure 09 10 11 12 13

  4. TsunamiReady Improvement-Implementation Plan Timeline 2009 (MES-EC) Winter 2010 (MES-EC) Spring 2010 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Winter 2010-11 2011-12 Created and refined draft of new TR guidelines - Finalize TR ‘grandfathering’ strategy New TR web site/portal - Update briefing to NTHMP - Conduct stakeholder review of draft of new TR guidelines and integrate key findings Community Pilot Projects - Finalize point system for new TR guidelines Established Mandatory vs. optional guidelines OMB TR application approval Present final draft of new TR guidelines to NTHMP-CC for final approval Resolved population guidelines - Create and review supporting documentation (explanations, examples, etc) for each guideline (200) TR Policy & Operating Plan update Developed Implementation plan for new TR guidelines - Integrate NAS and GAO recommendations and finalize draft of new TR guidelines for full review National roll-out National inventory of target TR communities Implementation - Establish web mechanism and database to capture stakeholder review feedback or = planned = completed = in progress

  5. “Evolving TsunamiReady to encourage tsunami resilience rather than minimal readiness.” QUESTIONS? chris.maier@noaa.gov 301-713-0090 x175

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