National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program :
"A coordinated national effort to assess tsunami threat, prepare community response, issue timely and effective warnings, and mitigate damage". "Primary goals of NTHMP are to: 1) raise awareness of the affected population; 2) develop integrated tsunami maps and models that can be used to develop improved warning guidance and evacuation maps; 3) improve tsunami warning systems; 4) incorporate tsunami planning into state and federal multi-hazard programs. Because tsunami mitigation is applicable beyond tsunamis and is integral to the nation's overall effort to reduce coastal losses and improve resilience, the mitigation capability takes a multi-hazards physical, commercial and ecological approach that responds to socio-economic and disaster management priorities". (Executive Office of the President. About the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP).
