November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day

On November 5th, every year the World Tsunami Day is marked by the United Nations. UN designated the day in 2015. The day will promote Target (d) of the Sendai Seven Campaign that focuses in reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services. Global Actions After 3 weeks of the deadly December ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Climate change • Global warming • IPCCC • Sendai Framework • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction • Tsunami • Tsunami warning system • United Nations • World Tsunami Awareness Day

World Tsunami Awareness Day: November 5

The World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed every year across the world on 5 November 2016 to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami. This year it was third edition of World Tsunami Awareness Day after it was instituted in 2015. 2018 World Tsunami Awareness Day is aligned with International Day for Disaster ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Topics: Days and Events • Disaster Management • International • Tsunami • World Tsunami Awareness Day

November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day

The First World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed across the world on 5 November 2016 to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) had constituted the day by adopting a resolution in December 2015. The proposal was first mooted by Japan after the 3rd UN Conference on ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016

Topics: Days and Events • Disaster Management • Japan • National • Tsunami • United Nations • World Tsunami Awareness Day

First World Tsunami Awareness Day to be celebrated at AMCDRR 2016

The first World Tsunami Awareness Day will be celebrated on November 5, 2016 at the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016. The conference will organised from November 3 to 5, 2016 in New Delhi by the Union Government in collaboration with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). To commemorate the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016

Topics: AMCDRR 2016 • Disaster Management • International • Japan • National • Tsunami • World Tsunami Awareness Day