Tsunami exercises in the NEAM region

The first tsunami warning and communication exercise for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and Connected Seas Region (NEAMWave 12) was conducted on 27 and 28 November 2012.

During the Tenth session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS-X/3s) held from 19 to 21 November 2013 in Rome, Italy, and following the success of the first tsunami exercise, it was decided to conduct a second exercise called NEAMWave 14 in the fourth quarter of 2014 to test the readiness of the system, to maximise the participation of the Member States to the exercise and particularly to improve the participation of the respective Civil Protection Agencies (CPA).

Past NEAMWAVE Exercises

• NEAMWAVE 12: A tsunami warning and communication exercise for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and Connected Seas Region, volume I: exercise manual, volume II: evaluation report. IOC. Technical series; 103 (IOC/2012/TS/103 VOL.1 + VOL.2)
• NEAMWAVE 14: A tsunami warning and communication exercise for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and Connected Seas Region, 28-30 October 2014, volume I: manual. IOC. Technical series; 114 (IOC/2014/TS/114VOL.1)
• NEAMWAVE 17: Tsunami Warning and Communication Exercise for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and Connected Seas Region, 31 October – 3 November 2017, Volume 1: Exercise Instructions. IOC. Technical series; 134 (IOC/2017/TS/134 Vol.1 Rev.)