The Tampere Convention (fully entitled ''The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations'') is a multilateral

treaty A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations An international organization or international o ...

governing the provision and availability of communications equipment during

disaster relief Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...

operations, particularly as regards the transport of radio and related equipment over international boundaries by

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. It was concluded at the First Intergovernmental Conference on Emergency Telecommunications (ICET-98) in Tampere, Finland, in 1998, and went into effect on 8 January 2005. As of September 2014, there are 48 state parties to the agreement. The first treaty of its kind, the convention was conceived primarily as a means to influence party states to pursue a set of common expectations regarding freedom and access of persons providing emergency services in disaster situations. Hindrances to the deployment of telecommunications equipment and operators across borders have cost lives in past disasters."Tampere Convention Eases International Emergency Telecommunications" in ''The ARRL Letter'' Vol. 24, No. 04, 28 January 2005 http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0128/ Accessed 12 May 2008 Issues pertinent to the jurisdiction of the Tampere Convention are discussed at the

Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference The Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference or GAREC is a yearly conference held by the International Amateur Radio Union for discussion of amateur radio operation during natural disasters and other emergencies with the motto, "Sa ...

(GAREC), which is held yearly at different international locations.

References

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External links

The Tampere Convention full text in English, French and Spanish

Signatories and ratifications

The Tampere Declaration on Disaster Communications
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