Earthquake Emergency Management System
The Representatives,
Recognising the risks of seismic and volcanological activity for people and infrastructure in Antarctica and the importance of safeguarding operations in Antarctica;
Desiring that disaster risks in Antarctic operations be minimised;
Noting the need to perform monitoring and research on the increase in seismic activity in the Antarctic Peninsula and its connections with volcanological activity and to obtain data to assess the risks associated with a high-magnitude seismic or volcanological event;
Recognising the tradition of cooperation amongst the Parties to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Parties”);
Thanking the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (“COMNAP”) for its work on this matter;
Recommend that their Governments:
1. identify and share information with other Parties about their seismic volcanological research and potential natural disaster risks in Antarctica;
2. invite COMNAP to present a report to assess the general situation of emergency plans at Antarctic bases and its support operations, and the degree of implementation of natural disaster risk assessment programmes;
3. invite the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (“SCAR”) to present a report on seismic activity in Antarctica; and
4. review, as far as possible, their emergency management plans in order to evaluate their implementation and share their good practices with the other Parties.
The Representatives,
Recognising the risks of seismic and volcanological activity for people and infrastructure in Antarctica and the importance of safeguarding operations in Antarctica;
Desiring that disaster risks in Antarctic operations be minimised;
Noting the need to perform monitoring and research on the increase in seismic activity in the Antarctic Peninsula and its connections with volcanological activity and to obtain data to assess the risks associated with a high-magnitude seismic or volcanological event;
Recognising the tradition of cooperation amongst the Parties to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Parties”);
Thanking the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (“COMNAP”) for its work on this matter;
Recommend that their Governments:
1. identify and share information with other Parties about their seismic volcanological research and potential natural disaster risks in Antarctica;
2. invite COMNAP to present a report to assess the general situation of emergency plans at Antarctic bases and its support operations, and the degree of implementation of natural disaster risk assessment programmes;
3. invite the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (“SCAR”) to present a report on seismic activity in Antarctica; and
4. review, as far as possible, their emergency management plans in order to evaluate their implementation and share their good practices with the other Parties.
