Current systems are useless as they record data once every month or two months. You need to record the data every 30 seconds. |
During tsunamis the first casualty is power. So solar panels need to be used to broadcast data to a satellite. All the nations are changing their systems to record on real time. |
On December 26, we didn't have any network that would allow us the confirmation of the presence of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. |
Our commission was established during the height of the Cold War, |
The latter implies emergency preparedness planning, legal and administrative frameworks, awareness campaigns and education, and the development of the operational capabilities to act in an emergency. |
The system is based on international cooperation so we expect a full and open exchange of data and information among all the nations that participate. |
There is no use to have a very fine warning system if you don't have plans to prepare and evacuate populations and to communicate to them, alert the authorities and co-ordinate logistics to move people. |
We have long experience in dealing with sensitive material. |