Tsunami emergency planning in Australia

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.