March 20, 2005
Tsunami Damage Assessment Protocol
An initial draft of a tsunami damage assessment protocol has been finalized by a number of contributors, particularly from the following organizations and programs. The provisional citation is:
ICRI/ISRS 2005. Tsunami Damage to Coral Reefs. Guidelines for Rapid
Assessment and Monitoring. January 2005. Seychelles. 30 pages.
The paper, which is actully quite an interesting read, can be downloaded here:
According to David Obura, who announced the publication of this paper on the CORAL-List:
We have attempted to cover many of the types of damage noted in initial surveys, especially from Thailand, Sri Lanka and India, and also tried to address the passage from rapid assessment to long term monitoring. Customized datasheets and guidelines for Reef Check and LIT-oriented programmes are included.Survey groups are encouraged to try the methodology, and adapt it to their survey programmes, while keeping the essential variables and sampling units consistent to allow for comparability among studies and sites.
This is very much a method under development improvements, problems and other issues will be welcomed, and can be submitted to any of the key coordinators/organizations listed in the document, or to me. The general plan is to incorporate improvements and revisions for a final version to be completed and table at the ICRI CPC meeting to be held from April 25-28 2005 in the Seychelles.
Contact info for Mr. Obura:
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CORDIO East Africa
8 Kibaki Flats, Kenyatta Beach, Bamburi Beach
P.O.BOX 10135 Mombasa, Kenya
Tel/fax: +254-41-548 6473; Mobile: 0733-851656
Email: dobura at cordio.info
Posted by Dida at March 20, 2005 10:31 AM
