Documents and publications

In this game users learn through playing how the location and the construction materials of houses make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education save lives.

The booklet provides relevant tsunami facts and explains both how to identify a tsunami and how to cope with one.

This guide offers a child-friendly version of the Sendai Framework. It was developed in consultation with children by the Children in a Changing Climate coalition (ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF, and World Vision).

UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 4, issue 1:

This booklet targets primary school children to sensitize them to the causes, impacts and mitigation of coastal and marine hazards, such as cyclone, tsunami, storm surge and flood, as well as other

This first publication in the series deals with disaster preparedness and response focusing on earthquake, drought, flooding, extreme heat and drought.

This Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Educational Kit (NDRR) in Arabic has been developed with the view to enhancing the coping capabilities of disaster prone communities in the Arab States region as well as the dissemination of the technical knowledge in

La Radionovela: Tiempos de Huracanes fue desarrollada con el objectivo de fomentar una cultura de gestíon de riesgo a través de radiodifusión y ofrecer una herramienta novedosa para los procesos de capacitación en materia de desastres.

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Volcano Daily is a UNISDR publication to raise awareness among young people of the dangers that volcanoes represent and, in particular, all the measures that can be undertaken to prevent and protect against volcanic disaster. The subject was chosen as

The video shows how school children in Central America have been affected by the impact of natural hazards. Their education suffers when schools are turned into temporary shelters, often for an extended period of time. Education in disaster preparedness

This booklet was elaborated as "questions & answers" between a volcanologist and a volcano. It teaches children what a volcano is, the different types of volcanoes, and their level of risk.

ISDR-Africa educational series, vol. 1, Issue 1

The book explains that a landslide occurs when the soil and rock on a hill become loose and weak. When it rains heavily, a large amount of earth can slide down the hill with great force. The soil and rock

This guide shows that water in Africa is two-sided: it generates both life and death. It aims to help teachers and students to know more about the water risks, water disasters, and what should be done to protect the community and their assets.

UN/ISDR Africa educational series, vol. 1, issue 4

The present booklet seeks to help school teachers and students understand how land becomes degraded, what to do about it, and the link between good use of land, disaster risk reduction and sustainable

UN/ISDR Africa educational series, vol. 1, issue 3

This booklet describes us what can be done to protect the environment and in turn reduce the impact of disasters. It also provides definitions and explanations in school-friendly language, supported by

UNISDR as a part of the World Disaster Campaign and the "Disaster Risk Reduction begins in School" program, has created the Toolkit, a resource providing informative documents and interactive learning tools from various organizations who have partnered

UN/ISDR AFRICA educational series, vol. 1, issue 2

The book describes the difference between flash flood and river or lake flood.

UN/ISDR Africa educational series , vol. 1, issue 3

Teacher explains about drought and how people can reduce the impacts of drought, “Water and life cannot be separated. When there is little or no water for a long period of time, it is hard to survive

UNDRR and UNICEF have together produced an educational kit for children called “Let’s learn to prevent disasters!”.