Communigué "GEOCHANGE"
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Scientific knowledge is accumulated in many countries, and experience in long-, mid-, and short-term prediction of different natural cataclysms is available. At the same time, in most cases there aren’t definite rules for making decisions and particular acts of state agencies when a need is indicated by forecasts of possible natural cataclysms. The incorrect decisions and uncoordinated actions of governmental and international structures upon receipt of such forecasts can bring panic to the population and disorganization of actions by state agencies and rescue services. It not only decreases effectiveness of preparation for natural cataclysms, but also can cause complication of social and moral and psychological situations in the regions of the expected cataclysms.
In case there is a lack of specific decision making rules during short-time forecasting, all responsibility for making decisions after a forecast is received about a natural cataclysm lies with the governments of countries.
Yet existence of precise rules of making decisions by the governments of countries following reception of short-term forecasts for earthquakes, volcano eruptions and other natural cataclysms will allow to protect the governments of countries from groundless accusations and stimulate development and application of new natural cataclysm forecasting technologies.
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AFOREMENTIOND INITIATIVE, THE TEAM ON ISSUES OF GLOBAL CHANGES OF GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT “GEOCHANGE” PROPOSES:
- To adopt a UNO Framework Convention on «Global Changes in the Geological Environment» and to establish a UNO special Intergovernmental Commission on this problem.
- To develop and confirm a UNO International Program for the Study and Prediction of Global Changes in the Geological Environment.
- To develop and confirm international and legal norms and mechanisms for effective management and coordination of actions of governments of countries and
international humanitarian organizations upon receipt of forecasts of natural cataclysms and oncoming emergency situations as a result of global changes
in the geological environment.
- To establish a UNO International Centre for the Prediction of Natural Cataclysms and quick notification of countries about arising risks.
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