Curacao,
November 18-21 2003 The Second International
Conference on the Preservation of Archival Material in
Tropical Climates has noted the implementation of some
of the resolutions identified at the First
International Conference held in Jakarta, Indonesia in
November 2001, namely:
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The
development of agreed appropriate preservation
standards in the design of archival buildings with the
publication of the Guidelines for Archival Buildings
published by ALA |
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The
development of an holistic preservation approach with
the development of disaster planning in the Caribbean
and integral pest management planning in Gran Cayman
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The
development of conservation research on problems in
tropical climates in particular the effect of climate
on iron-gall ink and the use of storage containers for
cheap short-term storage |
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addition it identifies the following priority areas
for further development which it brings to the
attention of Unesco, NGO’s as well as archives,
libraries and museums to ensure that the corporate
memory of cultures, nations and organizations which we
enjoy today is still accessible for future
generations, namely
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The
development of research on and promotion of special
storage for tropical climates at low cost, using
locally available materials in keeping with local
buildings standards |
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The
developments of local networks for advice on
preservation issues and support for colleagues in
tropical climates by developing the CARBICA website.
This should form the basis for developing post-Curacao
conference discussion until the next international
conference |
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The
development of further preservation workshops in
conjunction with ICCROM and another willing partners
including museums, with particular emphasis on the
problems caused to archives by tropical climates
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The
development of disaster control plans for all national
archives in tropical countries in response to, and as
appropriate in conjunction with the resolutions passed
at the IFLA Conference in 2002 |
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The
development of sessions on preservation in tropical
climates to contribute to the ICA Congress in Vienna
in 2004 and to ensure that urgent attention is given
to the problems created by tropical climates in the
work programs of relevant ICA committees |
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The
development of plans for a further international
conference on preservation problems in tropical
climates in response to the Cape Town Declaration on
Archives in Africa (2003) in which the African Union
(through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development,
NEPAD) authorized the establishment of a steering
committee to promote co-operation in building archive
preservation and archive preservation training
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