Tsunami emergency planning in Australia
Source
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection: Handbook 11
This handbook is a guide to the key principles of tsunami preparedness. Its purpose is to enhance the capacity and knowledge of emergency managers with regards to emergency planning for tsunami in Australia. The handbook outlines the key scientific information and principles of risk assessment, warning systems, emergency planning, community education, response management and recovery, in the context of tsunami. The handbook may assist emergency and coastal managers to develop emergency risk management strategies to deal with the threat of tsunami.
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Hazards
Tsunami
Themes
Disaster risk management
Early warning
Recovery
Recovery planning
Risk identification and assessment
Country and region
Australia