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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.

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Latest Education and school safety additions in the Knowledge Base

Schoolchildren conducting earthquake drill
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For Fijian students, annual tsunami drills are just another part of their school life

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
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Why disaster resilient infrastructure education needs to be embedded in higher education curriculum

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
Research briefs

Effective visual communication of climate change

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
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How community maps can protect children from extreme heat

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)
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Editorial: California needs to protect schoolchildren from extreme heat

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
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Serious games helping tackle serious problems

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
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Guatemalan education

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
Street in Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu island, Tonga.
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Helping children in Tonga COPE with natural hazards and disasters

The Kingdom of Tonga makes up the 35 countries and over three million children that have access to the COPE disaster book series targeted at increasing their disaster resilience.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

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