New Delhi, July 30 -- The 8.8 M earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Russian Far East on July 30, 2025, barely nine months after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged governments and policymakers worldwide to bolster investments in tsunami preparedness.

The organisation had unveiled a roadmap at an international conference in Banda Aceh, Indonesia to achieve 100 per tsunami-ready coastal communities globally by 2030.

The four-day conference was held to mark 20 years since the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

It culminated with the adoption of the Banda Aceh Statement, a global commitment to improving tsunami warning and mitigation systems. The initiative calls on states an...