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Displaying 15 of about 27 resultsThis booklet is a template that aims to help childcare centres to comply with national regulations, ensure that all staff has a common understanding of seismic risk reduction, and empower kindergartens to improve their preparedness through a collaborative approach.
The Gifts of Culture board game is a role-playing simulation set in a diverse cultural community. Players represent various groups living in the flood-prone valley. Although their views and ideals differ, they are driven by the same goal - to improve living conditions in their communities. How will they achieve this goal under the constant threat of dev…
This paper explores what social protection measures can best build resilience in children within the district of Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia. The focus will be placed on the effectiveness of current government funded social protection schemes within Cianjur and suggestions will be made for future projects.
In the face of constant and destructive na…
This policy brief was developed by the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY) in the lead up to the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, and has also fed into discussion during the High Level Political Forum year 2017. In this policy brief, UN MGCY lays out its progress, emerging trends, challenges and way forward in key…
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) which has provided a clear path for building resilience at the global, regional and local levels. It was the first important conference in India to be held after the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR…
This DRR guide for public education provides advice on what to do in case of various emergencies due to natural hazards. It aims to support disaster management practitioners and non-specialists to build a culture of safety, develop public awareness campaigns, and contribute to the creation of educational resources.
These Key Action Messages for familie…
The Disaster Risk Reduction Edition of the Youth Science-Policy Interface Publication captures and promotes the role of young people in sharing knowledge of evidenceinformed best practices, science and technology, emerging trends, challenges, and solutions in the implementation, monitoring, follow-up, and review of intergovernmentally agreed and allied…
This 20th Anniversary, edition (Volume 21, No. 1) of the Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies (AJDTS) includes Research Papers on: disaster preparedness among wheelchair users; children coping with a sequence of earthquakes and aftershocks; and posttraumatic growth among psychologically healthy individuals. It also includes a Pr…
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net addresses an important theme that needs wider discussion and support at Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Cancun, Mexico.' Building Capacity for School Safety: ASDMA's School Safety Initiative'. Taking note of the need to enhance school safety in the state, the Assam State Disaster Managem…
This guide provides practical steps to reduce drowning – one of the world’s most preventable, neglected and pressing public health issues. Through evidence-based interventions and strategies it is designed to help drowning-prevention practitioners – from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and researchers to government officials and policy-makers – app…
This report discusses the impact on children’s rights when children are forced to flee from home because of climate change. Extreme weather, rising sea levels, drought and melting glaciers are just some of the changes that are already placing huge pressure on children and their communities.As in every crisis, children are the most vulnerable…
This document reports on the hazard risk assessment of 100 schools in three focused districts in Balochistan: Quetta, Jaffarabad and Naseerabad. During a span of two months (Oct and Nov 2016), child-centered hazard risk assessments took place with the main objective to prioritise and take necessary action in order to minimise the risk associ…
This newsletter features several updates and activities from the Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), an Indonesian think tank initiative that focuses on disaster, environmental change and sustainable development. Content in this issue includes:
Cianjur Field Survey: RDI collaborated with Save the Children in conducting a rapid risk ass…
Climate Game is an interactive online game that takes you on a quest to conquer a virgin island covered by green trees and thick forests. Harvest, utilise and plant trees. Manage your income to develop island infrastructure but mind the consequences of your actions! As with all human activities, progress comes with a price. Thus, the further in the game…
In December 2015, a resolution jointly proposed by 142 countries including Japan on the creation of a World Tsunami Awareness Day, was adopted by consensus at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The objectives of the World Tsunami Awareness Day are to raise public awareness of the risk caused by tsunamis and to enhance tsunami prepa…