It is responsible for coordinating the tsunami warning system, for facilitating international marine scientific cooperation, setting agreed standards among the international marine science community and providing access to international marine science data.

UNESCO: UK helps turn the tide at the IOC

Also following the 2004 tsunami, UNESCO-IOC and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) agreed to explore the potential of using data from the International Monitoring System (IMS) for tsunami warning purposes.

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