The Caribbean countries are considering the establishment of a regional
tsunami early warning system for preventing huge losses in such disasters as
that in Asia, said press reports on Wednesday.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CEDRA) is nowholding talks
with several organizations such as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the
University of Puerto Rico Seismic Network on the establishment of a tsunami
early warning system forthe Caribbean, the reports said.
Some experts have analyzed the feasibility and availability of such a system,
saying its basic framework already exists as several offices have been set up
for studying climate change and underwater volcanoes.
Established in September 1991 and serving the Caribbean Community and Common
Market, the regional inter-governmental CEDRAgroups 16 countries in the region
and its main function is to makeimmediate and coordinated response to any
disaster affecting its member states.
