*2.2.1. Desk review*

A thorough desk‐based review was conducted in order to carry out the project effectively. This comprises a literature review of reports drafted in the past that focuses on the same problem analysis, for example, Standard Operating Procedures of Tsunami Warning by National Seismic Monitoring and Tsunami Early Warning Centre Pakistan Meteorological Department 2010, Tsunami Risk Reduction for the Coastal Areas of Pakistan by National Disaster Man‐ agement Authority, reports of UNDP's pioneer project on "Strengthening TEWS in Pakistan," UNESCO‐IOC [5], Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center (IOTIC) project website "1945 Makran Tsunami" and policy documents of government organizations to understand mission and objective of various stakeholders.

Data relating to the geography, topography, and demography of the target areas were collected from the Deputy Commissioner offices, WWF‐Pakistan, Google imagery, and Survey of Pakistan's maps.
