Immediate relief
Coordinate emergency medical aid, search and rescue, and cross-border logistics when every hour matters.
International cooperation for seismic emergencies
When the ground shifts, the world moves together.
SERA brings States, science, and relief networks into one operational system - protecting lives across the full cycle of seismic emergencies.
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
MandateOperational
ReachGlobal
One shared mission
State sovereigntyRapid cooperationEffective relief
Our mandate
Relief is not a moment. It is a continuum.
SERA is designed for the full cycle of seismic risk: preparedness, urgent response, reconstruction, and long-term resilience.
Our role is to make international assistance faster and more coherent, while respecting national authority and strengthening the capacity of States most exposed to earthquakes.
BeforePrepare
→DuringCoordinate
→AfterRecover
How we work
Four connected fields of action
From the first alert to the last repaired bridge, SERA keeps expertise, information, and relief moving across borders.
Recovery
Support reconstruction, infrastructure rehabilitation, and long-term social and economic recovery.
Preparedness
Strengthen early-warning systems, training, structural resilience, and national response capacity.
Shared knowledge
Coordinate seismic research, scientific consultation, and trusted international data sharing.
Cooperation by design
Specialized partners. One coordinated response.
SERA is designed to work with organizations that already hold deep expertise - giving them a formal voice while preserving Member State decision-making.
International organizations and national disaster agencies may join meetings as non-voting observers, contributing technical advice and proposals.
Public health
Health expertise and emergency medical coordination.
Humanitarian coordination
Alignment across the wider international relief system.
Operational relief
Global field networks and practical relief delivery.
Governance
Member State led. Operational by design.
All Member States
The Council
Sets policy, approves programmes and budgets, and elects the Director-General.Limited-member organ
Executive Board
Coordinates emergency operations and turns Council decisions into action.FinancialOperationsResearch
Seismic emergencies cross borders
Our response should, too.
SERA turns international solidarity into a prepared, accountable, and effective operational system.
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