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INCOIS was selected for this Award (out of 297 entries), primarily for its role in Tsunami and other Ocean Hazard Early Warning Systems. INCOIS is a Tsunami Service Provider (TSP) of the UNESCO-IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS). 

This is an excellent recognition to the efforts of INCOIS in developing end-to-end early warning and mitigation system for tsunami and other related ocean-hazards. This is also a great recognition for the cooperation of INCOIS and India with the UNESCO-IOC, with INCOIS acting as a TSP for the IOTWMS, a UNESCO Category 2 Centre for training in operational oceanography as well as Decade Collaborative Centre for the Indian Ocean Region. 

Several recent advancements made at INCOIS act as a fine demonstration of the end-to-end ocean value chain spanning ocean observations, ocean data management, modelling and forecasting, ocean services and capacity development. These include multi-hazard early warning framework for ocean-related hazards (tsunami, storm surge, high waves, ocean climate indices, swell surges, search and rescue, oil spills, etc), State-of-the-art Synergistic Ocean Observations, Prediction and Services (SynOPS) system, Smart Access to Marine Users for ocean Data Resources and Advisories (SAMUDRA) mobile application, Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for ocean hazards, high performance computing system for operational ocean forecasting, etc. 

INCOIS also played a key role in implementing the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready recognition programme in 26 communities in Odisha State. In the future, there are plans to expand the programme to other coastal states of India, targeting more than 400 villages from the states of Odisha and Kerala by 2030. Additionally, INCOIS aims to initiate Service level 3 including tsunami inundation extents and run-up information for better decision making of disaster management officials. It also plans to deploy a cable-based observatory to improve the detection of earthquakes and identify near-source tsunamis. The warning centre will also expand its services to tsunamis generated by non-seismic sources such as volcanos. All these activities contribute to the Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme that is being coordinated under the UNESCO-IOC.