In December 2015, a resolution jointly proposed by 142 countries to designate November 5 as “World Tsunami Awareness Day” was adopted by consensus at the United Nations General Assembly. Tsunami museums and other disaster related museums have been established around the world, preserving images of tsunami and disaster damage and records of measures taken. It is important to pass on these records kept in tsunami and disaster museums to the next generation, to share these experiences and lessons learned with the world, and to prepare against future tsunamis and other types of natural hazards, which may strike at any moment.
Thus, the World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC) was initiated by the UNDRR receiving financial and substantive support from the Government of Japan. The objectives of the WTMC is to share and discuss experiences, good practices and lessons learned among existing disaster-related museums as well as to foster an international network of disaster museums to learn from each other.
Building on the four previous World Tsunami Museum Conferences, the Fifth World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC5) will be held within APMCDRR with the focus on “Empowering the Next Generation - Roles of Disaster Museums for a Resilient Future”.
Organizers:
• United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan
• The Government of the Philippines
Cooperation:
• International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) Tohoku University
• Japanese Association for Museums
• Japan National Committee for International Council of Museums (ICOM)
Date and time
October 14th, 2024, at 13:30 – 16:00
Venue: Summit Hall F
Within the venue of APMCDRR 2024 (The International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines)
Documents
Agenda
Location
Philippine International Convention Center