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Displaying 15 of about 92 resultsThis simulation game from the UNISDR involves five scenarios requiring players to save lives by building upon an established community and providing defences and upgraded housing to prepare for an inevitable disaster. Each scenario can be played on easy, medium or hard difficulty levels, and takes between 10 and 20 minutes, depending on the disaster and…
This is a leaflet of Hellenic Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP) addressed to students, with guidelines on earthquake protection issues available in Greek and French.
You are cordially invited to participate in the Webinar on 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake-2005 Challenges, Resilience & Mitigation, jointly organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India and The Institution of Engineers (India), J&K State Centre, in collaboration with Divisional…
Held on the February 28th, the annual event, celebrates Romania's Civil Protection Day. The earthquake exercise, aims to provide information concerning the behaviour that should be adopted during an earthquake and immediately after its occurrence.
The event has been developed in cooperation with the County School Inspectorate, involving…
Este libro contiene lecciones y ejercicios sobre terremotos y tsunamis en Chile para los estudiantes en el nivel secundario.
Este libro es el resultado de la implementación de la Recomendación ITSU-XIII.3, de la Décimotercera Reunión del Grupo Internacional de Cooperación para el Sistema de Alarma de Tsunami en el Pacífico, y de la labor de varios expe…
This is a poster for kids on earthquake protection measures, available in Greek and French.
This booklet is a step-by-step guide on how to create school emergency plan. It includes a set of written and required safety procedures to be known and followed by teachers and students, in case of earthquake.
This 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.
This 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 study linked school risk reduction and disaster preparedness strategies using a designed automated study desk for kindergartens. This desk, LAMESA (Life-saving Automated “Mesa” to Endure Seismic Activity), aimed to provide the education system with a resilient study desk for kindergartens. Design and development research used lightweight but h…
This document presents the results of a training course on child-centered disaster risk management organised by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in China. The program introduced a new concept to the region by focusing on reducing risks and building resilience with a child-centered perspective.
Key elements contributed to the success of the t…
‘Be prepared’ are watchwords for all New Zealanders making emergency plans but revealing findings from Massey University’s Joint Centre for Disaster Research show that schools could be doing better.
Undertaking three separate but linked studies, doctoral researcher Karlene Tipler found there was a difference in the preparedness levels and response capa…
With an enrolment of 98 girls and boys, Kings Cross Primary School on Tanna island (Vanuatu), sits nestled at the base of the giant Yasur volcano and the foothill of a mountain to the other side. Due to its location it was not surprising that one of the first scenarios for the emergency drills was a volcanic eruption.
“We have to run up the road and in…
By Lyka Manalo
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region IV-A through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council spearheaded the observance of World Tsunami Awareness Day and nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill for the fourth quarter this year on Monday in Barangay Malabrigo here.
The tsunami and earthquake drills were participated in by s…
On the bright winter morning of 26th January, 2001, as India celebrated Republic Day, a massive earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale shook the Kutch region of eastern Gujarat. The shock waves spread across the state, causing massive devastation as far away Ahmedabad, some 250 kms from the epicentre.
The two minutes of upheaval led to a c…