THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made between The Environmental Emergency Response System of Canada (TEERS-canada), Inc., a humanitarian, not-for-profit corporation and the members, both present and future, of the (team name) Rescue Team of (location) , (country) , an humanitarian brother organization.

The signatories to this international, cooperative agreement hereby agree:

1. That a condition of this agreement is that we shall operate without regard to race, color, religion or politics;
2. That our rescue teams shall operate as local, national and international humanitarian rescue and educational organizations;
3. To become affiliated rescue organizations with full membership privileges in each organization extended to the membership of the cooperative organization and to work together as a joint team at international major disasters.
4. To cooperate fully as brother organizations dedicated to saving lives
5. To work jointly to develop a standard method of disaster management and response in order to create a more effective, unified international approach to the mitigation process from both man made and natural disasters; and to exchange technical training and expertise
6. To jointly undertake programs and projects, both national and international, that prevent environmental damage caused by man made and natural disasters in populated and remote areas;
7. To protect the safety and welfare of children during a major disaster;
8. To undertake to liaise with our respective countries government representatives and disaster planners, to help plan for a rapid acceptance of international assistance, should the need arise;
9. To undertake to run local responders programs in developing and remote areas of the world, therefore utilizing local resources during disasters;
10. To initiate and actively assist in the establishment of programs that preserve, conserve and enhance the environment and the ecological balance;
11. To provide opportunities for the development of potential urban and rural leaders through participation, training and actual field work;
12. To involve the general public in environmental emergency response through education.

If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or inoperative under national or international law, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes any and all previous agreements they may have made, whether orally or in writing. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands. TEERS-canada DATE

WITNESS:

Cooperative Rescue Team DATE

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