Children and youth

The effects of a changing global climate are already being felt in Bangladesh, which is ranked second on the climate change vulnerabilities index

The Disaster Risk Reduction Edition of the Youth Science-Policy Interface Publication captures and promotes the role of young people in sharing knowledge of evidenceinformed best practices, science and technology, emerging trends, challenges, and

Lesly, from the Piura region of Peru, covers her face in a blanket during the hour long walk through the dusty desert to reach school. A few months

This policy brief was developed by the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY) in the lead up to the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, and has also fed into discussion during the High Level Political Forum year 2017. In

The 2015 haze in Indonesia was one of the 21st century’s worst environmental disaster. This acrid air pollution spread by agricultural fires not only creates economic losses, greenhouse gas emissions, and wildlife death, but poses major respiratory health risks, especially to children. UNICEF works with local communities in order to identify solutions to protect children.

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net addresses an important theme that needs wider discussion and support at Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Cancun, Mexico.' Building Capacity for School Safety: ASDMA's School Safety Initiative'

The occurrence of extreme weather events has not been fully incorporated into education sector planning, education program design, and donor funding models, which makes it difficult for the sector to anticipate and/or respond to such natural crises.

This 20th Anniversary, edition (Volume 21, No. 1) of the Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies (AJDTS) includes Research Papers on: disaster preparedness among wheelchair users; children coping with a sequence of earthquakes and aftershocks