St Johns, Antigua, February 25, 2010 - Media houses on the island can expect to each receive a copy of the Tsunami Smart Information Kit for the Media. The initiative is brought to the twin-island state through the National Office of Disaster Services’ (NODS) partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency (CEDMA), the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St. Augustine campus and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
At a recent three-day “Tsunami and other Costal Hazards” workshop hosted by NODS, the final version of the information kit was presented in draft form. The document includes substantial amounts of need-to-know information relating to tsunami preparedness as well as actions that should be taken during and after one occurs.
Highlighting the media’s role in the movement, the information kit noted that in order for the correct information to get across to the masses, the media is the ideal tool needed for executing this task. Director of NODS, Philmore Mullin said that information coming out of Trinidad & Tobago has guaranteed the delivery of the media information kit by the end of this month.
Members of the media as well as those from within the general public are being asked to visit www.weready.org for information on tsunamis, earthquakes and all other natural disasters that could possibly affect our shores.