CURRENT AFFAIRS : IMPORTANT DAYS
World Tsunami Awareness Day Observed on 05 November
- World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on November 5 every year.
Purpose :
- To raise awareness in areas such as tsunami early warning, public action and building back better after a disaster to reduce future impacts.
- In 2021, World Tsunami Awareness Day will promote the ‘Sendai Seven Campaign’ which aims to Substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of the present Framework by 2030.
- The United Nations (UN) in December 2015 designated November 5 every year as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
