European and Medterranean workshop on building safer school communities: abstract of presentations
European and Mediterranean workshop on disaster reduction at school, held on 29-30 October 2007 in Paphos, Cyprus.
Session 1: Ensuring safety of schools
Session 2: Building a culture of risk
Session 3: Raising awareness through new tools
Concluding session: Identifying future needs on risk education.
In June 2006, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and its partners launched a campaign entitled "2006-2007 Disaster Reduction begins at School”. To contribute to its success, the Council of Europe’s EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement, in close co-operation with the Government of Cyprus and EUR-OPA’s thematic group on Disaster Education and Awareness organised a European and Mediterranean workshop on Disaster Reduction at School.
Intended audience: experts in education, teachers and governmental civil protection experts working in disaster risk reduction and risk education.