Children and youth

Strategies and approaches to empower children and youth and engage them as actors and contributors in DRR and resilience-building policies, programmes and strategies.

Latest Children & youth additions in the Knowledge Base

Documents and publications

12 May 2011

Children’s charter: An action plan for disaster risk reduction for children by children

This charter aims to raise awareness of the need to put children at the heart of efforts to prepare for disasters before they strike, and calls for stronger commitment from governments, donors and agencies to take appropriate steps to protect children and

Educational materials

12 November 2009

Flood snakes and ladders

The game uses real data from our research (quotes, photographs, drawings and 3D models) to explore what it is like to experience and recover from flooding.

Educational materials

7 July 2008

Child-oriented participatory risk assessment and planning: a toolkit

Even though children are generally the most vulnerable population in most disaster situations, they are not usually considered separately when evaluating disaster risks. Usually, it is the adults who speak and act on their behalf. The purpose of this

Update

19 May 2008