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Displaying 15 of about 236 resultsThis third book refers to a well-planned process of emergency building evacuation of the population to safe places in order to prevent and mitigate earthquake disasters in Greece.
Training Book, published in an abstract version for the training of the volunteers of the cyclone preparedness program in preparedness activities. It covers subjects like analysis capacity and vulnerability, introduction to cyclones, warning signals and their meaning, evacuation planning, management process, among other things. (UNEsCO)
Schools have important roles to play in disaster risk reduction and their importance is recognized at all stages of disaster risk reduction cycle: from prevention to response. Communities in seismic region need earthquake resistant schools to protect the lives of children. Strongly built schools are safe haven and can also be used as relief and rehabili…
This paper introduces the concept of school safety and describes some of its approaches in Nepal, a country vulnerable to many disasters, in which schools are particularly at risk, because they are not built with earthquake resistant technologies, are often overcrowded and located in hazardous spots.
The School Safety Approach wants to serve two purpos…
This is one of a series of assembly kits intended for educational use. It provides pretty much all you need to start planning a school assembly. It is also intended more broadly for any session with young people, particularly informal education outside the classroom or as part of citizenship education.
This assembly kit comprises a series of five quest…
The procedure presented in this Handbook is meant to be the preliminary screening phase of a multi-phase procedure for identifying potentially hazardous buildings. Buildings identified by this procedure must be analyzed in more detail by an experienced seismic design professional. Because rapid visual screening is designed to be performed from the stree…
The paper outlines the road to a 1.5 billion, 15 year commitment by the government of British Columbia to school seismic safety. Over the course of a concerted one and a half year public education, media and lobbying campaign, school seismic safety has come to grip the collective social conscience and is becoming a focal point for promoting broader miti…
Community Maintenance of Schools is one of 6 non-technical manuals aimed at promoting community-based disaster risk reduction activities.
This is intended for school administrators and personnel and volunteers involved in school facilities maintenance.
Developed by IFRC and OAS, with support from ProVention Consortium, developed this set of 6 non-techn…
A DVD with short cartoon, song and rap about simple preparation for fires and floods.
A variation of information regarding earthquakes for kids, including puzzles and games.
This pocket set of 11 pages focuses on how to be prepared at school in the event of an earthquake and how to behave when it comes. It includes advice and simulation drills. (UNEsCO)
Introduction to disaster services, a video-based course, includes a videotape and this workbook. This course will introduce the reader to disasters and how they affect people and their communities; the community response; and the role of Red Cross Disaster services in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. It will also enable the r…
Provides some tips to children in the event of earthquake and asks them to remind their parents about the insurance against disasters
A Masters of Disaster curriculum featuring activities that will help students learn how to prevent wildland fires and stay safe if one occurs.