Top of the class! Governments can reduce the risks of disasters through schools

This article presents governments' engagement in the Hyogo Framework for Action, to ‘build the resilience of nations and communities to disasters,’ at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Kobe, 2005.

For governments to meet their commitment to the Hyogo Framework third priority for action, they should adopt a three-tiered core agenda: Risk and hazards in the national curriculum; Physical safety and resilience of schools; Promoting a ‘culture of safety’ through schools.