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Displaying 15 of about 55 resultsThis study aimed to complement other recent studies on the barriers to achieving children’s right to a free basic quality education, and to identify significant sources of inequities in educational participation, particularly as the result of hazards, disasters, and climate-change impacts.
The study sought to generate evidence-based documentation…
The goal of the research is to understand and reveal the impact of Dzud on Preschool, Primary and Secondary education in order to provide short- and long-term recommendations for education stakeholders in Mongolia. The research methods used include three interrelated components:
1. Case study research in 10 schools (including 6 that were “Extremely Aff…
The purpose of this research is to understand and identify the potential for child-centred disaster risk reduction (CCDRR) approaches to have measurable impact on household risk reduction and resilience. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) advocates promote educating children, parents, and teachers to identify hazards and risks, learn and implement risk reduc…
This study analyses HIV prevalence in rural Lesotho among adolescent girls exposed to severe drought, as well as the possible underlying causes of contraction, such as drought-responsive sex work and transactional marriages that inhibited educational attainment. To determine if there were any associations between drought and HIV-related outcomes, the au…
Ever wondered which parts of Child-Centred Risk Reduction (CCRR) programs create the greatest impact on household safety? Listen in to this webinar to understand more about CCRR programs’ impact on household safety, a toolkit that captures the direct impact of learning initiatives on household safety, and the results from testing this toolkit in India,…
The object of the evaluation is a joint venture of UNICEF and Save the Children Afghanistan titled: ‘Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) Project'. The CCDRR project was conceived and implemented with the aim to strengthen the capacities of communities, relevant government institutions (particularly those responsible for disaster management), c…
This book is a compilation of six country case studies that discusses the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Safe Schools Initiative's (ASSI) best practices and key learnings from the implementation of comprehensive school safety frameworks.
The first phase of ASSI involved a series of consultations in nine of the member States w…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 135, August 2015:
“It is smart to be safe” said Mihir R. Bhatt at 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRiM – TIFAC 2015 “Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth”. This was during the panel session on "Nepal: Beyond Disasters: B…
This plan outlines the concept of the Lake Chad as a rural hub for regional development in parallel to the restoration of peace and security. It intends to contribute significantly to food security, employment, and the social inclusion of the youth by improving, in a sustainable way, the living conditions of populations settled on the Lake’s banks and i…
This paper attempts to establish an evidence base for the effectiveness of child-centred adaptation actions. The assessment prioritised the four most effective adaptation actions and analysed their efficacy in terms of cost effectiveness, scalability, sustainability, contextual relevance, innovativeness and gender-differentiated impact.
The following r…
This study aims to conduct rigorously designed research on DRR education for children in Bangladesh by involving children’s active input and participation. In so doing, it aims to identify the specific elements of the DRR education programs for children that produce positive outcomes. Another aim is to examine implementation factors, including those str…
The report reflects the outcomes of a 2.5-day Regional Lessons Learned Workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, held from 19-21 July 2023 on disaster risk reduction in relation to women and children. This workshop served as a crucial platform for strengthening the partnership and coordination between UNICEF and IFRC/Red Crescent teams at sub-regional and nationa…
The booklet has been prepared by Plan International Asia Pacific Hub with the financial support of Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies. The aim of this booklet is to show how the ICDRM Project succeeded in supporting communities in the Asia Region to become more inclusive, especially in disaster risk management. It aims to provide examples of how to crea…
This research aims to understand what factors influence the production of maps from flood-prone areas in Bangladesh, both at the local level, and remotely, and how this impacts what is eventually represented in those maps. This will help to consider the most effective ways for volunteers to support truly participative mapping. The findings and recommend…
Save the Children is proud to present this webinar as part of their Disaster Risk Reduction & Education Research Webinar Series, sponsored by the C&A Foundation. Newcastle University was commissioned by Save the Children to investigate the critical factors for educational continuity in urban floods in South and Southeast Asia.
The research stud…