World Tsunami Awareness Day
Promoting a culture of information and prevention as a key focus for tsunami risk mitigation. This is the goal of World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD), an annual event established by the United Nations in 2015, which highlights the importance of the topic every November 5th.
On this occasion, the National Tsunami Warning System (SiAM), consisting of the Department of Civil Protection (DPC), the Tsunami Warning Center of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CAT-INGV), and the National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), renews its commitment to mitigating tsunami risk along the Italian coast and contributing to the safety of coastal communities in the Euro-Mediterranean Area (NEAM).
- https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/en/news/world-tsunami-awareness-day
- World Tsunami Awareness Day
- 2025-11-05T00:00:00+01:00
- 2025-11-05T23:59:59+01:00
- Promoting a culture of information and prevention as a key focus for tsunami risk mitigation. This is the goal of World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD), an annual event established by the United Nations in 2015, which highlights the importance of the topic every November 5th. On this occasion, the National Tsunami Warning System (SiAM), consisting of the Department of Civil Protection (DPC), the Tsunami Warning Center of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CAT-INGV), and the National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), renews its commitment to mitigating tsunami risk along the Italian coast and contributing to the safety of coastal communities in the Euro-Mediterranean Area (NEAM).
- When Nov 05, 2025 (Europe/Berlin / UTC100)
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Throughout 2025, SiAM completed numerous initiatives spanning the entire tsunami warning system chain, from technological to logistical and communications components. These activities included seismic and marine monitoring, the analysis of sea level signals, and the development of new methodologies for the early detection of potential tsunamis. At the same time, awareness-raising and training initiatives were promoted for the public, through European and national projects, with the aim of strengthening the preparedness and resilience of coastal communities.
ISPRA completed the installation of new monitoring stations along the Italian coast, improving data acquisition, transmission, and sharing systems. With the launch of the PNRR MER (Marine Ecosystem Restoration) project, it also began a campaign of high-resolution topographical and barimetric surveys along the national coastline, which are essential for coastal planning and risk management.
Further information web site INGV