The “Second International Coordination Meeting for the development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean” is meant to:

1. Inform Indian Ocean countries on the status of the interim advisory information system and how it satisfies the needs of the participating countries;

2. Share information on the progress with the development of national tsunami warning and mitigation initiatives;

3. Inform Indian Ocean countries on the progress of the upgrading and expansion of the sea level observing network in the Indian Ocean;

4. Consider ways and means towards the networking of national tsunami warning centres in a regional operational framework;

5. Seek coordination of donors in support of the development of the warning system and related activities at the national level.

(Source: http://ioc.unesco.org/indotsunami/ )