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Displaying 15 of about 73 resultsThis manual was developed for the Nepal Safer Schools Project (NSSP), which will increase the safety of vulnerable schools infrastructure in Nepal, increasing protection for tens-of-thousands of children and building resilience throughout their communities. This work was funded by Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by a con…
While discussing school safety amidst the pandemic, it is important to deliberate upon not just the safe re-opening of schools but also on innovative mechanisms of education delivery to the vulnerable and at-risk children in the country. This issue of Southasiadisasters.net takes a look at all such diverse themes under the broad umbrella of school safet…
This collection includes a set of research and analysis reports intended to provide a brief and readable context analysis, providing the essential information for individuals and organisations to be able to advocate effectively for school safety at national level (or in federated countries, at sub-national level), and ensure that any expenditure of time…
Explore research products and tools documenting hazard impacts on educational continuity, attainment and investments, as well as individual, household and socio-economic consequences.
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.
Children worry their communities are becoming unlivable as deadly wildfires, heat waves, hurricanes and floods delay learning, devastate school buildings and exact a toll on mental health.
The wildfires that ripped through California towns torched school buildings and postponed the start of school as students and teachers were left homeless. A deadly d…
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The federal government traditionally funds programs pre-disaster to mitigate the effects of hazards and post-disaster to assist communities to recover and rebuild. While funding vehicles may operate under different names and emphasize resilience more today than a decade ago, little attention is paid beyond physical infrastructure improvements or…
The guidance in this handbook provides organisations with high-level principles and strategies to design, implement and evaluate learning programs and initiatives for young people. It provides a context for youth engagement and learning communities as part of a broader community engagement and capacity-building strategy to reduce disaster risk and enhan…
“We can help communities become earthquake safe by developing and implementing a procedure to manage and minimize risk,” Om says.
She has been working towards earthquake risk reduction since 2009. She says the focus of the program is building community resilience. Om started her career as a teacher in a remote part of Nepal but she knew early on…
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Climate change is the defining crisis of our generation, and it will be the lived reality for generations to come. Yet, many people still do not understand the issue or feel able to respond to it adequately, including the very young people who will be most affected.
Through their Mock COP Declaration, young people across the globe demand tha…
The COVID-19 pandemic has made evident the systemic nature of risk, and highlighted the exposure of different systems to multiple hazards, as its unprecedented cascading effects have impacted all sectors and levels of our economies and societies. The Global Assessment Report 2019 (GAR) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction reflect the cer…
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…
This is a poster for kids on earthquake protection measures, available in Greek and French.
The purpose of this report is to demystify the concept of humanitarian-development coherence. Using the New Ways of Working definition, or working over multiple years toward collective outcomes based on the comparative advantage of a diverse range of actors, this paper recapitulates the concept of humanitarian-development coherence and why it is critica…
From devising educational TV shows to rolling out online classes and delivering worksheets to far-flung villages, the pandemic has proved a steep learning curve for Caribbean teachers as they find innovative ways to keep pupils on track.
The disrup…