First World Tsunami Awareness Day celebrated
Q. The first World Tsunami Awareness Day theme was ________.- Published on 07 Nov 16a. Effective Evacuation and Education
b. Effective Education and Evacuation
c. Effective Education and Evacuation Drills
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Effective Education and Evacuation Drills
The first
World Tsunami Awareness Day was celebrated worldwide on
Nov 5, 2016.- The theme for the year was Effective Education and Evacuation Drills.
- In December 2015, the UNGA designated 5th Nov as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
- World tsunami awareness can be traced to 1854, when the first tsunami early warning system was documented.
- A villager in Wakayama in Japan was concerned about the impending tsunami following a high intensity earthquake on Nov 5, 1854.
- Fire was set to the rice sheaves atop the hill and villagers who went to put off the fire were saved as their village was destroyed by the tsunami.
- To celebrate the day of Inamura no Hi (the burning of rice sheaves), a resolution was jointly prepared by 142 countries including Japan as a follow-up of the third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- The United Nations designated 5th Nov as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
- Observing this day will spread awareness among people for dangers of tsunami.
- This will stress the importance of early warning systems to mitigate damage from devastating natural hazard.
- The day also aims at reviving traditional knowledge about tsunamis.
- Awareness raising activities will be organised throughout the Conference through thematic events, exhibitions and distribution of awareness materials.
