How can the involvement of intergovernmental organizations in setting up warning systems be strengthened?
Michel Jarraud (Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization) presented early warning systems for the protection of coastal communities.
Many of the enabling technologies, such as adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning systems, already exist.
Effective warning systems had been put in place following the 1984-85 famine in Ethiopia, said Mr Gormley.
Lane departure warning systems have been around, in some form or another, for more than a decade.
The Odyssey also has some new optional safety equipment, including forward collision and lane departure warning systems.
Created under the banner of the IOC, the ICGs support Member States in implementing Tsunami Early Warning Systems.
The provisional arrangement between the two organizations proved effective in the development phase of the new tsunami warning systems.
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Progammes include the Global Sea Level Observing System ( GLOSS), regional tsunami warning systems and the Harmful Algal Bloom Programme ( IOC-HAB).
Electronic warning systems would be exempt from the rules, the NHTSA said.
Now efforts are made to develop operational integrated forecasting and warning systems, considering various hazards in coastal zones altogether that cause coastal inundation.
Tsunami warning centres and regional tsunami warning systems build on existing detection, verification and communication networks such as international seismic and sea level networks.
Mr Rato has also urged the IMF to improve its early warning systems so that it gets wind of future crises in good time.
The company's test vehicle, a BMW 7 Series, uses a camera mounted behind the windscreen, similar to those used in cars with lane-departure warning systems.
In Shenzhen, the Nebulae, which is still being tested, is expected to improve storm warning systems and help genetics companies search for the causes of disease.
When setting up tsunami warning systems, for instance, the scientific aspect is primordial, but education, culture, social organization and communication are just as important in saving lives.
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The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) is the UN body for ocean science, observations, data and information exchange, and ocean services such as tsunami warning systems.
At present, only a few cars have lane-departure warning systems.
Economic incentives and early-warning systems say donors should act early.
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The proposals include measures that would require medical helicopters to carry new warning systems that alert the pilot to approaching terrain and up the amount of training for pilots.
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She said that the commission, which will deliver an interim report in August and full findings in a year, would assess warning systems, government planning and the emergency response.
The Environment Agency said that, despite major improvements to sea defences and warning systems, 1.3m people, or one in 25 homes in England and Wales, remained at risk of coastal flooding.
To make this transition will require greater scientific research and cooperation, as well as observation and monitoring systems, including early warning systems, to gain a better understanding of this complex system.
The purpose of the Group is to coordinate the ongoing development and enhancement of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Systems and to promote the establishment of national risk assessments, alert and response programmes.
After forty years of experience coordinating the Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PTWS), UNESCO-IOC is leading a global effort to establish ocean-based tsunami warning systems as part of an overall multi-hazard disaster reduction strategy.
She spoke of the vital role UNESCO plays, notably concerning education in conflict and disaster-affected communities and the establishment of Early Warning Systems (EWS) for tsunami and other ocean-related hazards around the world.
To help save lives, JCOMM is looking for ways to improve weather and ocean observations for the coastal zones of the developing world, to increase local forecasting capability and to improve warning systems.
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