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Educational materials include resources for children and adolescents, such as children's books, textbooks, lesson plans, activities, games, and online resources on disaster prevention and school safety.

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Play and learn to stop disasters: This online game teaches adults and children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. 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.

You can also explore the topic guide on games for disaster risk reduction.

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Science books from elementary to high school levels with lessons on disasters

Textbooks from Iranian schools covering disaster issues

Poster from the Islamic Republic of Iran showing covers of science books from elementary to high school levels with lessons on disasters and textbooks in use in the Iranian school curriculum in

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
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Paraffin Safety Association Southern Africa
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Gempa Bumi and tsunami: Tingkat SD

A booklet on tsunami for primary school students.

Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center
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Gempa Bumi and tsunami: Tingkat SMP

A booklet on tsunami for secondary school students.

Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center
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Gempa Bumi and tsunami: Tingkat SMA

A booklet on tsunami for high school students.

Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center
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Gempa Bumi and tsunami: Tingkat TK

A booklet on tsunami for kindergarten students.

Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center
Cover and source: United Nations Children's Fund
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Learning about disaster prevention! Children can contribute to risk reduction too (2nd edition)

This booklet aims to present an innovative interactive tool for disaster risk reduction for the educational community and children in Latin America and the Caribbean, but not only.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
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Journal des volcans

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.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)