Preparations are underway for the mock tsunami drill that will be carried out on September 7th in Indonesia to test standard operating procedures of emergency services.
On September 7th, 2016, Indonesia is participating in the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami drill which includes being put in a tsunami warning situation to test SOPs and communication links.
Tsunamis can be extremely deadly: in the past 100 years, more than 260,000 people have perished in 58 separate tsunamis. The UN General Assembly has designed 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
The objective of the forum is to reflect on and recognize various efforts and initiatives on resilience building in the private sector, and learn from the challenges and good practices in the region.