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Wildfires can disrupt education systems by damaging schools, interrupting learning and affecting the wellbeing of students, teachers and communities.

Beyond physical damage, wildfire smoke, evacuations and displacement can create prolonged challenges for access to education and learning continuity, particularly for vulnerable groups. Explore the latest research, insights and resources on the impacts of wildfires on education and the measures needed to build safer, more resilient learning environments.

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Teaching resilience with the Stop Disasters game: a teacher's guide

This Teacher’s Pack supports the use of the Stop Disasters online game as a practical way to introduce disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience in the classroom.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Training course
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COPE Wildfires
The COPE squad travels to Pretoria, South Africa, to meet experts and learn all about wildfires.
  • COPE Disaster Champions
Children in Colombia colouring in COPE Disaster Champion books
Blog
Martha Keswick Lina Suárez
Empowering children with free DRR materials: COPE Disaster Champions, 10 years in the making
In each of the COPE books, the squad heads off on missions to disaster-prone areas to teach other kids how to be ready for disasters, how to become agents of change in their communities and deliver a clear key DRR message.
How virtual reality helps prepare for real-life disaster risks - image with two people in VR goggles infant of wildfire
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Six real-world disaster risks being tackled with virtual reality

Virtual reality (VR) offers immersive and interactive experiences that bring a multitude of scenarios to life – offering rich possibilities for disaster risk reduction.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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2025 RISK Award goes to an indigenous children and youth DRR project in Bolivia

A project aimed at empowering indigenous children and youths on the front line of emergency preparedness and climate resilience in Bolivia was announced today as the winner of the 2025 RISK Award.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Munich Re Foundation
A man overlooks a wildfire visible from San Francisco under a hazy sky turned orange
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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires

Rebuilding after a disaster is about restoring a sense of security for families, especially children. Much is needed to respond consequences of the wildfires for children and discussion of the unique challenges they face surrounding disasters.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Educational materials
'Are you prepared?' game

The game is a tool for sparking conversations within classrooms and communities around natural hazards in Scotland.

National Centre for Resilience (University of Glasgow)
A fire ecologist records post-fire information on tree mortality, fuel consumption, and vegetation communities to better understand and predict fire impacts.
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California wildfires force students to think about the connections between STEM and society

A new "STEM & Social Impact: Climate Change" course at Harvey Mudd College helps students critically analyze proposed interventions for increasing wildfire risks.

Conversation Media Group, the
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