chance to be there tsunami over the next thirty years in the Mediterraneanwaves with a height of more than one meter and a depth of seven hundred, and “disaster”“Very high,” according to statistics collected by UNESCO.
Vladimir Ryabinin, Secretary of the Unesco Oceanographic Commission (IOC), at a press conference on the world tsunami warning system “Tsunami Ready,” said, “The probability of this happening is not 100%, but they are It’s very high and we have to be prepared for it”.
Currently, there are 40 coastal areas out of 21 countries considered by UNESCO to be prepared to suffer a tsunami that will be the main character at the United Nations (UN) ocean summit to be held in Lisbon on June 27. reports Efe.
The “Tsunami Ready” initiative aims to prepare coastal communities for tsunamis in all regions of the world. In the case of the Mediterranean region, experts warn that authorities are underestimating the tsunami risk. and therefore, these populations are not very susceptible.
This EU-funded project started to be launched on the Greek island of Kos in 2020, following the minor tsunami in 2017. Now UNESCO joins the EU and wants to take this education and conservation initiative to all coastal communities of Greece. World.
“The goal is to prepare 100 percent of coastal areas for a tsunami experience. “Many of these are vulnerable areas and they need to be prepared when faced with this threat,” said Bernardo Aliaga, expert on the IOC-UNESCO tsunami program.
To prepare education programs for the population to cope with a tsunami, a set of criteria is taken into account that assesses the risks in each region, such as the socio-economic level of the communities, the composition of the land or the vegetation.
Aliağa emphasized the vital importance of owning. good coordination between research communities and security and emergency agencies and organizations to provide an effective response to a tsunami.
70% of these events are caused by seismic movements, 20% by volcanic activity and the remaining 10% by meteorological events.
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