Education and school safety

Policies and activities in the education sector to protect students and educators from disasters impacts, ensure continuity of education through all expected hazards and strengthen risk reduction and resilience through education.

Play and learn to stop disasters: Build your risk knowledge and strengthen your disaster preparedness.

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Latest Education and school safety additions in the Knowledge Base

Cover and source: Education Cannot Wait
This 2023 background study presents estimates of the number of crisis-affected children and adolescents whose education was disrupted by climate shocks, as well as the number of forced displacements of school-aged children due to extreme weather events.
Schoolchildren conducting earthquake drill
The long whirring sound of a tsunami alert ringing out across Fiji’s capital of Suva is a familiar sound, thanks to annual drills practicing for a day residents hope never arrives.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Enhancing existing academic and training curricula, with respect to the evolving context of disaster and climate risks, will be a vital building block for securing infrastructure against disasters.
Hindu Business Line, the - The Hindu Group of Publications
How can climate change science be made most accessible to the general population, as well as decision-makers and educators?
Geological Society of America, the
Heatwaves claim tens of thousands of lives each year. Now a US mapping project is revealing those most at risk so they can get the help they need.
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Children are more vulnerable than adults to extreme heat, but at too many California schools authorities just aren’t moving with urgency to protect them from a fast-warming climate.
Los Angeles Times
Serious games offer a playful yet powerful way for scientists, engineers, policy makers, and community members to find the best solutions to complex problems.
Resilience to Nature's Challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our lives, and education has been no exception . It is critical to understand how the educational costs of this health crisis vary across different regions.
World Bank, the

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