SAINT LUCIA Tsunami Preparedness, Readiness and Resilience Programmes and Activities IOC Seventh Session of ICG/CARIBE EWS-VII A L Dawn French & Alison Brome

 Tsunami National Contact: Director, National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)  Tsunami Warning Focal Point: Saint Lucia Meteorological Service (SLMS) Alternates: o Saint Lucia Fire Service o Royal Saint Lucia Police Force  National Tsunami Warning Centre: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) NATIONAL DESIGNATIONS

AWARENESS & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES  (CDEMA, USAID, EU)  National Tsunami Reports rts/tsunami_reports.htm  In partnership with Postal Service, 8,600 flyers produced & distributed into all private postal boxes

AWARENESS & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Cont’d District Disaster Committees  Presentations shared to be used as part of education program in communities Tsunami Signage  Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards is undertaking the adoption process of the ISO Standard for Tsunami Signs  Request for the development of a new standard submitted in 2009  Technical Committee formed 2010  Process will include public consultation and review

AWARENESS & EDUCATIONAL (MULTI-LINGUAL) ACTIVITIES Cont’d  Distribution of tsunami materials in Spanish and French to Secondary Schools for integration into their language lessons  Distribution of French materials to Governor General and French Ambassador  In collaboration with AusAID and CDEMA, PSAs addressing the French and creole needs of the community developed and distributed to 19 radio stations, 11 television stations and some supermarkets with e-Advertising

TRAINING: TWFP and Alternates Training program developed by TNC and tested in conjunction with USAID/OFDA Ops Officers of TWFP and alternate agencies Police) underwent 2-day training o Unit 1: National Response Mechanism o Unit 2: Regional Response Mechanism – ICG/CARIBE EWS, SRC, CDEMA, RSS, CDRU, ECDG o Unit 3: Basics of Geography o Unit4: Tsunamis Explained (History in C’bean, sources, classification o Unit 5: Tsunami Messages & SOPs – No threat, Local, & Regional, No potential for tsunami, Cancellation, Test o Unit 6: Crisis Communications o Unit 7: Group Exercise

 Players – Prime Minister’s Office, Met, Police, Government Information Service, Ministry of Physical Development-Sustainable and Environment Department, Fire Service, NEMO Secretariat CARIBEWAVE 11 Tsunami Simulation Exercise

 Results: 1.Participants effectively demonstrated the capability to manage a tsunami event 2.Message transmission objective partially met as only 3 agencies received message: NEMO, Met and Fire. Evaluation needed re: relaying to Police 3.Reviewed and critiqued the Draft Tsunami Contingency Plan 4.Warning dissemination & communication to be enhanced – emergency vehicle sirens and horns, standardisation of messages necessary 5.Public awareness to be enhanced for more effective response 6.Exercise covered by electronic media only 7.Beneficial to include other decision-makers in future exercises e.g. Ministry of Health CARIBEWAVE 11 Tsunami Simulation Exercise

 The Tsunami Warning Focal Point held discussion on the Tsunami Decision Matrix with the Meteorological Forecasters who are the primary receivers of the tsunami advisories. Orientation

 Proposed Five Year Strategy ( ) for Building Resilience to Tsunamis is being adopted (HFA & CDEMA’s CDM Strategy) 1.Promoting integration of DRR in Coastal Zone Management 2.Completion of the National Tsunami Plan 3.Support PAE campaigns and development of culture and language specific public information material 4.Website launch 5.Engagement on adoption of DM related educational materials in education system & teacher training 6.Knowledge exchange and training on tsunami hazard map and its application strategy NEXT STEPS

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