Expo on Sumatera tsunami disaster and recovery 2011 in conjunction with 4th South China sea tsunami workshop

International Workshop AIWEST-DR

The AIWEST-DR is an annual event to commemorate the tragic event of the 2004 Sumatra Tsunami Disaster that have affected many countries around the Indian Ocean. The AIWEST-DR is also aimed at disseminating lessons learnt from the disaster contributing to a strong community resilience. The AIWEST-DR was started in December 2006 to inaugurate the establishment of Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) of Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh. The TDMRC is located in the middle of the most tsunami-devastated community in the region Syiah Kuala University losses not less than 190 faculty members and thousands of students and staff.

International Conference SCSTW-4

The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami have highlighted vulnerabilities to extreme natural hazardous events in the world coastal communities. Much of the damage occurred because neither a tsunami early warning system nor a simple communication network was put in place among the countries in the region. Public education, total risk management and coastal zone planning to mitigate tsunami hazard were also non-existent in the region. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, many countries have been working independently and collectively to develop early tsunami warning systems for the Indian Ocean region countries. USA has committed more than $50 millions over the next several years to deploy 29 new deep ocean sensor systems in the Pacific Ocean rim and Caribbean Sea.

Topics to be discussed and presented include:

* Engineering design and construction for tsunami impact reduction.
* Numerical simulations and physical modeling of tsunami evolutions.
* Tsunami community preparedness.
* Tsunami risk reduction.
* Tsunami rescue operation.
* Tsunami risk mapping and evacuation routes.
* Human resource program for tsunami education and outreach.
* Restoration program and city planning after earthquakes and tsunamis.
* Role of coastal vegetations and their recovery after tsunamis.
* Related subjects such as storm surge, typhoons and coastal flooding etc.
* Review of Recoveries in Tsunami-Affected Countries.
* Early Warning Systems.
* Geotechnical and Hydrodynamical Modeling.
* Disaster Risk Reduction & Management.
* Disaster Preparedness & Education.
* Community-Based Disaster Risk Management.
* Environmental Assessment and Management.
* Geohazard / Georisk DataBase Development.
* Climate Change Adaptation and DRR.
* Disasters and Food Security.
* GIS & Remote Sensing in DRR.
* Medical Service and Nursing in DRR.
* Contingency Planning.