INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI NATIONAL CONTACTS

Tsunami National Contacts (TNCs)

The person designated by an ICG Member State government to represent his/her country in the coordination of international tsunami warning and mitigation activities. The person is part of the main stakeholders of the national tsunami warning and mitigation system program. The person may be the Tsunami Warning Focal Point, from the national disaster management organization, from a technical or scientific institution, or from another agency with tsunami warning and mitigation responsibilities.

AUSTRALIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Rob Webb, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

BANGLADESH

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Shamsuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Meteorological Department

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

TNC not established

COMOROS

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Ms An-Ynaya Bintie Abdourazakou, National Agency of Civil Aviation and Meteorlogy

DJIBOUTI

TNC not established

FRANCE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr David Goutx, Météo France

INDIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr Satheesh Shenoi, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

INDONESIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr Masturyono, Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia

IRAN

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr Nasser Zaker, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science

KENYA

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr James G. Kongoti, Kenya Meteorological Service

MADAGASCAR

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Prof Gerard Rambolamanana, Observatory of Geophysics of Antananarivo

MALAYSIA

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Ms Dato' Che Gayah Ismail, Malaysia Meteorological Department

MALDIVES

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Mohamed Zuhair, National Disaster Management Centre

MAURITIUS

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Rajan Mungra, Mauritius Meteological Services

MOZAMBIQUE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)  

Mr Mussa Mustafa, Mozambique National Institute of Meteorology

MYANMAR

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr Hrin Nei Thaim, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

OMAN

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr Juma Al-Maskari, Directorate General of Meteorology and Air Navigation

PAKISTAN

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Zahid Rafi, Pakistan Meteorological Department

SEYCHELLES

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Paul Labeleine, Division of Risk and Disaster Management

SINGAPORE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Ms Patricia Ee Gek May, Meteorological Service Singapore

SOMALIA

TNC not established

SOUTH AFRICA

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Ken Terry, National Disaster Management Centre

SRI LANKA

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Maj. Gen. L.B.R. Mark (Retd), Disaster Management Centre

TANZANIA 

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Dr Agnes Kijazi, Tanzania Meteorological Agency

THAILAND

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Chayasarn Tonanon, National Disaster Warning Center

TIMOR-LESTE

TNC (Validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Alvaro Silva De Jesus, National Disaster Management Directorate

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

TNC not established

YEMEN

TNC (Not validated through diplomatic channels)

Mr Majed Al-Refai, Yemen Ministry of Water and Environment

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