Other positions included : Following retirement , Grundy used his reputation and technical knowledge to assist with and to disseminate information about disaster mitigation and relief in developing countries . This initiative was prompted by the disastrous Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004 after which he helped form the ' Joint Working Commission for Disaster Reduction on Coasts ' at the IABSE Conference New Delhi in February 2005 , to develop and implement a Guide for Disaster Reduction on the Coasts of the Indian Ocean , now expanded to encompass disasters globally
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Paul Grundy (engineer)