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Displaying 15 of about 44 resultsThis case study explores how Iran mandated annual school eartquake drills and raised public awareness within and beyond schools in order to reduce injury and death during earthquakes. This case study is part of a series of case studies documenting how countries have been developing and implementing Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) policies that address…
This Children in a Changing Climate coalition report argues that children should be a focus of efforts to address climate change and play an active part in the decisions that shape their present and future.
In developing countries, climate change is projected to exacerbate the top 5 causes of death for children under 5. Children are the least res…
This case study makes the case for the effectiveness of early warning and the role of young people in flood preparedness in Jakarta, Indonesia. The document concludes that young people play a very important role in mobilizing peers so that their involvement could usefully increase the resilience towards floods.
The authors propose the following recomme…
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 document was prepared by the DKKV Young Professionals, the junior experts in the field of disaster risk reduction and management of the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV). The following is a compilation of the results of discussions of the DKKV Young Professionals about the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduct…
Save the Children, in partnership with the C&A Foundation and C&A, has supported a global research programme focusing on children and on urban resilience. We have produced over 30 publications categorised into 10 research topics and 3 themes. In this animated video for children, Dev and Cam teach young viewers important key messages that came ou…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 138, November 2015:
This issue highlights the ways in which children's rights to safety can be upheld in India and how Disaster Management Planning are the instruments to accomplish this objective. Traditional knowledge of communities in reducing the risks of hazards is also discussed in this issue, and how the Sendai F…
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 guidance note explores the key considerations for UNICEF country office staff when supporting child participation in local governance, with the focus on participation in local government structures and processes. The purpose of this note is to support UNICEF country offices to incorporate meaningful child participation in local governance. The guid…
A publication entitled “30 Innovations for Disaster Risk Reduction” was released at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva in May 2019, which stated that only high-tech tools should not be considered innovative and useful; rather, an appropriate strategy is imperative to change the current global situation and tackle the complexi…
Facing high earthquake risks and seismically susceptible school building stock, Uzbekistan intervened with a nationwide assessment of all schools and seismically retrofitted or reconstructed all schools needing structural intervention, with the goal of reducing earthquake-related death and injury.
This case study is part of a series of case studies doc…
With a high natural hazard risk and lack of comprehensive policy addressing the wellbeing of children in emergencies, Philippines developed a comprehensive policy of supporting the security and well-being of children in emergencies and enacted the Children's Emergency Relief and Protection Act, so as to support the physical and psychological health of c…
The focus on “Child protection and children’s rights” draws attention to a particularly vulnerable section of the population. The number of children who have had to flee because of disasters, who were exploited, abused, injured, or even killed over the last few years is alarming. About one out of every four children worldwide lives in a country affected…
This is a report highlighting key initiatives taken at EU level in support of the objectives on the occasion of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.This report, released to mark the Midterm Review at the UN in New York, presents some of the EU’s key initiatives on the road to strengthening global preparedness, reducing risk and building…
Save the Children’s series of National Data Snapshots explores data on the climate and inequality crisis is a collection of country briefings to support national advocacy to compliment the Generation Hope agenda for a greener and fairer future for children. The spotlight seeks to include data on climate change, finance policy and outcomes for children,…