Save the Date: UNESCO Press Briefing
The risk of tsunami on the Mediterranean Coast
When: Tuesday 21 June, 12.00 CET
Where: UNESCO Headquarters, 7 Place Fontenoy, Paris 75007 (and online)
Why? Tsunamis will be a major topic under discussion at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal 27 June-1st July.
Accreditation: Please follow this link for register
Press contact: Clare O'Hagan: c.o-hagan@unesco.org +33 (0) 1 45 68 17 29
UNESCO signals an urgent need to step up action to prepare for tsunamis in the Mediterranean.
Scientists calculate that there is 100% chance of Tsunami occurring in the Mediterranean within the next 30 years. Although tsunamis occur less frequently in the Mediterranean than in other regions of the world, authorities underestimate the gravity of the tsunami threat in this region. Are Mediterranean populations sufficiently sensitized and prepared?
The following experts will speak:
- Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- Bernardo Aliaga: UNESCO-IOC Programme Specialist Tsunamis
- Alexis Rosenfeld: UNESCO/1Ocean: Explorer and Photographer
UNESCO Ocean Programmes PRESS KIT
UNESCO, 7, place de Fontenoy, PARIS, NA FRANCE France
No comments:
Post a Comment